diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/OcelotDesktop.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/OcelotDesktop.scala
index 0844fd6..868e98b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/OcelotDesktop.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/OcelotDesktop.scala
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ object OcelotDesktop extends LoggingConfiguration with Logging {
   def emulationPaused_=(paused: Boolean): Unit = {
     _emulationPaused = paused
     // avoid sudden jumps of TPS counter after a pause
-    if (!paused) tpsCounter.skipFrame()
+    if (!paused) tpsCounter.skipSecond()
   }
 
   private val TickerIntervalHistorySize = 5
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/LogWidget.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/LogWidget.scala
index b9953b6..17932c5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/LogWidget.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/LogWidget.scala
@@ -3,28 +3,59 @@ package ocelot.desktop.ui.widget
 import ocelot.desktop.ColorScheme
 import ocelot.desktop.color.RGBAColorNorm
 import ocelot.desktop.geometry.{Padding2D, Rect2D, Size2D, Vector2D}
-import ocelot.desktop.graphics.Graphics
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.layout.{Layout, LinearLayout}
+import ocelot.desktop.graphics.{Graphics, IconSource}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.UiHandler
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.handlers.MouseHandler
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{ClickEvent, MouseEvent}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.layout.{CopyLayout, Layout}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.LogWidget.{BorderThickness, EntryMargin, EntryPadding, LogEntry}
-import ocelot.desktop.util.{DrawUtils, Orientation}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.contextmenu.{ContextMenu, ContextMenuEntry}
+import ocelot.desktop.util.DrawUtils
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.collection.mutable
 
 abstract class LogWidget extends Widget {
-  override protected val layout: Layout = new LinearLayout(this, orientation = Orientation.Vertical)
+  override protected val layout: Layout = new CopyLayout(this)
 
-  private object MessageListWidget extends Widget { messageList =>
-    override protected val layout: Layout = new Layout(this)
+  private object MessageListWidget extends Widget with MouseHandler { messageList =>
+    override protected val layout: Layout = new Layout(this) {
+      override def recalculateBounds(): Unit = {
+        super.recalculateBounds()
+      }
+    }
 
     private val entries = mutable.ArrayDeque.empty[Entry]
+    private var needRelayout = false
 
     val dummyEntry: Entry = new RxEntry("", nextMessageY)
 
+    override def receiveClickEvents: Boolean = true
+
+    eventHandlers += {
+      case ClickEvent(MouseEvent.Button.Right, mouse) =>
+        visibleEntries.find(_.absoluteBounds.contains(mouse)).foreach {
+          case entry: MessageEntry =>
+            val menu = new ContextMenu
+            menu.addEntry(ContextMenuEntry("Copy", IconSource.Icons.Copy) {
+              UiHandler.clipboard = entry.message
+            })
+            root.get.contextMenus.open(menu)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // when entries are removed from the head, all consecutive entries need to be shifted up.
+    // doing that for every single removal is **very** inefficient.
+    // instead, we keep the widgets where they are without shifting, having the offset accumulate, and update their
+    // positions only once per frame (in `draw`).
     private def removedOffset: Float = entries.headOption.map(_.y - EntryMargin).getOrElse(0)
 
     private def applyRemovedOffset(): Unit = {
       val offset = removedOffset
+      
+      if (offset == 0) {
+        return
+      }
 
       for (entry <- entries) {
         entry.y -= offset
@@ -36,6 +67,8 @@ abstract class LogWidget extends Widget {
       nextMessageY - removedOffset,
     )
 
+    override def maximumSize: Size2D = minimumSize
+
     private def nextMessageY: Float = {
       entries.lastOption.map(_.maxY).getOrElse(0f) + EntryMargin
     }
@@ -46,7 +79,7 @@ abstract class LogWidget extends Widget {
         case LogEntry.Tx(message) => new TxEntry(message, nextMessageY)
       })
 
-      parent.get.recalculateBoundsAndRelayout()
+      needRelayout = true
     }
 
     def removeFirst(count: Int): Unit = {
@@ -56,7 +89,7 @@ abstract class LogWidget extends Widget {
         entries.dropInPlace(count)
       }
 
-      parent.get.recalculateBoundsAndRelayout()
+      needRelayout = true
     }
 
     @tailrec
@@ -72,15 +105,25 @@ abstract class LogWidget extends Widget {
       }
     }
 
-    override def draw(g: Graphics): Unit = {
-      applyRemovedOffset()
-
+    private def visibleEntries: Iterator[Entry] = {
       val firstVisibleIdx = firstVisibleIdxSearch(parent.get.asInstanceOf[ScrollView].offset.y)
+      entries.iterator.drop(firstVisibleIdx).takeWhile(_.absoluteBounds.y <= clippedBounds.max.y)
+    }
 
-      for (entry <- entries.iterator.drop(firstVisibleIdx).takeWhile(_.absoluteBounds.y <= clippedBounds.max.y)) {
-        entry.draw(g)
+    override def update(): Unit = {
+      if (needRelayout) {
+        recalculateBoundsAndRelayout()
+        needRelayout = false
       }
 
+      super.update()
+    }
+
+    override def draw(g: Graphics): Unit = {
+      applyRemovedOffset()
+      for (entry <- visibleEntries) {
+        entry.draw(g)
+      }
       super.draw(g)
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +143,7 @@ abstract class LogWidget extends Widget {
       final def absoluteBounds: Rect2D = Rect2D(position + messageList.position, size)
     }
 
-    private abstract class MessageEntry(message: String, override var y: Float) extends Entry {
+    private abstract class MessageEntry(val message: String, override var y: Float) extends Entry {
       private val lines = Text.wrap(message, Some(textWidth))
 
       def minimumSize: Size2D = Size2D(
@@ -203,12 +246,16 @@ object LogWidget {
 
   sealed trait LogEntry
 
+  sealed trait TextLogEntry extends LogEntry {
+    val message: String
+  }
+
   object LogEntry {
 
     /** A message received from a log source. */
-    case class Rx(message: String) extends LogEntry
+    case class Rx(message: String) extends TextLogEntry
 
     /** A message sent to a log source. */
-    case class Tx(message: String) extends LogEntry
+    case class Tx(message: String) extends TextLogEntry
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
index 4f35a7b..fc16c2f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/TextInput.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{DoubleClickEvent, DragEvent, KeyEvent, MouseEven
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.TextInput.{Cursor, Selection, Text}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.contextmenu.{ContextMenu, ContextMenuEntry}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.traits.HoverAnimation
-import ocelot.desktop.util.{DrawUtils, Register, Watcher}
+import ocelot.desktop.util.{BaseWatcher, DrawUtils, Register, Watcher}
 import ocelot.desktop.util.animation.ColorAnimation
 import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard
 
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
   // model
   private val _text: Text = new Text(initialText.codePoints().toArray)
   private val cursor: Cursor = new Cursor()
-  private val selectionWatcher = new Watcher[Option[Selection]](None)
+  private val selectionWatcher = Watcher[Option[Selection]](None)
 
   // updated after all events are processed so that event handlers can refer to the previous position.
   private val prevCursorPosition = Register.sampling(cursor.position)
 
   // view
-  private var isFocused = false
+  protected var isFocused = false
   private var scroll = 0f
   private var blinkTimer = 0f
   private var cursorOffset = 0f
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
     selectionWatcher.value = newValue
   }
 
-  cursor.onChange(position => {
+  cursor.onChange = { position =>
     cursorOffset = charsWidth(_text.chars, 0, position)
-    blinkTimer = 0
-    adjustScroll()
-  })
+      blinkTimer = 0
+      adjustScroll()
+  }
 
-  selectionWatcher.onChange(newValue => {
+  selectionWatcher.onChange = { newValue =>
     selectionOffsets = newValue.map {
       case Selection.Ordered(start, end) =>
         (
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
           charsWidth(_text.chars, 0, end),
         )
     }
-  })
+  }
 
   private val foregroundAnimation = new ColorAnimation(targetForegroundColor, 7f)
   private val borderAnimation = new ColorAnimation(targetBorderColor, 7f)
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
   def text_=(value: String): Unit = {
     _text.chars = value.codePoints().toArray
     selection = None
-    cursor.position = cursor.position max 0 min _text.chars.length
+
+    val desiredPosition = cursor.desiredPosition
+    cursor.position = desiredPosition max 0 min _text.chars.length
+    cursor.desiredPosition = desiredPosition
   }
 
   private def selectedText: String = selection match {
@@ -448,14 +451,20 @@ class TextInput(val initialText: String = "") extends Widget with MouseHandler w
 }
 
 object TextInput {
-  class Text(initialValue: Array[Int]) extends Watcher(initialValue) {
+  class Text(initialValue: Array[Int]) extends BaseWatcher(initialValue) {
     def chars: Array[Int] = value
     def chars_=(newValue: Array[Int]): Unit = value = newValue
   }
 
-  class Cursor(initialValue: Int = 0) extends Watcher(initialValue) {
+  class Cursor(initialValue: Int = 0) extends BaseWatcher(initialValue) {
+    var desiredPosition: Int = initialValue
+
     def position: Int = value
-    def position_=(newValue: Int): Unit = value = newValue
+
+    def position_=(newValue: Int): Unit = {
+      value = newValue
+      desiredPosition = newValue
+    }
   }
 
   case class Selection(start: Int, end: Int) {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/FPSCalculator.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/FPSCalculator.scala
index b051b68..196d8d6 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/FPSCalculator.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/FPSCalculator.scala
@@ -9,29 +9,31 @@ class FPSCalculator {
 
   def fps: Float = _fps
 
-  private var _skipFrame = false
+  private var _skipSecond = false
 
   /**
-    * Next tick will not count towards the overall statistics.
+    * Current second will not count towards the overall statistics.
+    * (In case the measurements were corrupted or distorted somehow.)
     */
-  def skipFrame(): Unit = _skipFrame = true
+  def skipSecond(): Unit = _skipSecond = true
 
   var dt: Float = 0
 
   def tick(): Unit = {
     val currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
 
-    if (!_skipFrame) {
-      dt = (currentTime - prevFrameTime) / 1000f
+    dt = (currentTime - prevFrameTime) / 1000f
+    numFrames += 1
 
-      numFrames += 1
-
-      if (currentTime - prevTime > 1000) {
-        val delta = currentTime - prevTime
-        prevTime = currentTime
-        _fps = numFrames.asInstanceOf[Float] / delta * 1000f
-        numFrames = 0
+    if (currentTime - prevTime > 1000) {
+      val delta = currentTime - prevTime
+      prevTime = currentTime
+      if (!_skipSecond) {
+        _fps = numFrames.toFloat / delta * 1000.0f
+      } else {
+        _skipSecond = false
       }
+      numFrames = 0
     }
 
     prevFrameTime = currentTime
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/OcelotInterfaceLogStorage.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/OcelotInterfaceLogStorage.scala
index 820e81b..c498120 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/OcelotInterfaceLogStorage.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/OcelotInterfaceLogStorage.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package ocelot.desktop.util
 
 import ocelot.desktop.entity.traits.OcelotInterface
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{BrainEvent, EventAware}
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.LogWidget.LogEntry
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.LogWidget.{LogEntry, TextLogEntry}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.window.Windowed
 import ocelot.desktop.util.OcelotInterfaceLogStorage._
 import ocelot.desktop.windows.OcelotInterfaceWindow
@@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ trait OcelotInterfaceLogStorage extends EventAware with Persistable with Windowe
     window.onMessagesRemoved(count)
   }
 
+  def getEntry(index: Int): LogEntry = _entries(index)
+
+  def findFirstTextEntry(exclude: String, start: Int): Int = {
+    _entries.indexWhere(it => it.isInstanceOf[TextLogEntry] && it.asInstanceOf[TextLogEntry].message != exclude, start)
+  }
+
+  def findLastTextEntry(exclude: String, end: Int): Int = {
+    _entries.lastIndexWhere(it => it.isInstanceOf[TextLogEntry] && it.asInstanceOf[TextLogEntry].message != exclude, end)
+  }
+
   private def addEntry(entry: LogEntry): Unit = {
     ensureFreeSpace(1)
     _entries += entry
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala
index 0e8831a..959d8b4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Watcher.scala
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 package ocelot.desktop.util
 
 /**
-  * Keeps a reference to an object
-  * and tells whether there were any changes to the value since the last check.
+  * Keeps a value and tracks its changes.
   */
-class Watcher[T](initialValue: T) {
+abstract class BaseWatcher[T](initialValue: T) {
   private var dirty = false
   private var _callback: Option[T => Unit] = None
   private var _value: T = initialValue
 
-  def value: T = _value
-  def value_=(newValue: T): Unit = {
+  protected def value: T = _value
+  protected def value_=(newValue: T): Unit = {
     dirty = _value != newValue
     if (dirty) {
       _callback.foreach(_(newValue))
     }
     _value = newValue
   }
+  
+  def onChange: Option[T => Unit] = _callback
 
-  def onChange(callback: T => Unit): Unit = _callback = Some(callback)
+  def onChange_=(callback: T => Unit): Unit = {
+    _callback = Some(callback)
+  }
 
   def changed(): Boolean = {
     if (dirty) {
@@ -29,5 +32,10 @@ class Watcher[T](initialValue: T) {
 }
 
 object Watcher {
-  def apply[T](value: T) = new Watcher(value)
+  def apply[T](initialValue: T) = new Watcher(initialValue)
+
+  class Watcher[T](initialValue: T) extends BaseWatcher(initialValue) {
+    override def value: T = super.value
+    override def value_=(newValue: T): Unit = super.value_=(newValue)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/windows/OcelotInterfaceWindow.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/windows/OcelotInterfaceWindow.scala
index 985481d..5aa19f1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/windows/OcelotInterfaceWindow.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/windows/OcelotInterfaceWindow.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package ocelot.desktop.windows
 
 import ocelot.desktop.geometry.{Padding2D, Size2D}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.KeyEvent
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.layout.{AlignItems, Layout, LinearLayout}
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.LogWidget.LogEntry
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.LogWidget.{LogEntry, TextLogEntry}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.window.PanelWindow
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.{Button, Checkbox, Filler, Label, LogWidget, PaddingBox, TextInput, Widget}
 import ocelot.desktop.util.{OcelotInterfaceLogStorage, Orientation}
+import ocelot.desktop.windows.OcelotInterfaceWindow.ScrollToEndTag
+import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard
+import totoro.ocelot.brain.nbt.NBTTagCompound
 
 class OcelotInterfaceWindow(storage: OcelotInterfaceLogStorage) extends PanelWindow {
   override protected def title: String = s"${storage.name} ${storage.ocelotInterface.node.address}"
@@ -21,10 +25,36 @@ class OcelotInterfaceWindow(storage: OcelotInterfaceLogStorage) extends PanelWin
 
     children :+= logWidget
 
+    var historyPosition = 0
+    var unfinishedEntryBackup: Option[String] = None
+
     children :+= new TextInput() {
+      eventHandlers += {
+        case event @ KeyEvent(KeyEvent.State.Press | KeyEvent.State.Repeat, Keyboard.KEY_UP | Keyboard.KEY_DOWN, _) if isFocused =>
+          val currentInput = text
+          val index = if (event.code == Keyboard.KEY_UP) {
+            storage.findLastTextEntry(currentInput, storage.entryCount - historyPosition)
+          } else {
+            storage.findFirstTextEntry(currentInput, storage.entryCount - historyPosition + 1)
+          }
+          if (index != -1) {
+            if (unfinishedEntryBackup.isEmpty) {
+              unfinishedEntryBackup = Some(currentInput)
+            }
+            historyPosition = storage.entryCount - index
+            text = storage.getEntry(index).asInstanceOf[TextLogEntry].message
+            event.consume()
+          } else if (event.code == Keyboard.KEY_DOWN && unfinishedEntryBackup.nonEmpty) {
+            text = unfinishedEntryBackup.get
+            unfinishedEntryBackup = None
+          }
+      }
+
       override def onConfirm(): Unit = {
         pushLine(text)
         text = ""
+        unfinishedEntryBackup = None
+        historyPosition = 0
       }
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +105,11 @@ class OcelotInterfaceWindow(storage: OcelotInterfaceLogStorage) extends PanelWin
 
       children :+= new Button {
         override def text: String = "Clear"
-        override def onClick(): Unit = clear()
+        override def onClick(): Unit = {
+          unfinishedEntryBackup = None
+          historyPosition = 0
+          clear()
+        }
       }
     }
   })
@@ -95,4 +129,20 @@ class OcelotInterfaceWindow(storage: OcelotInterfaceLogStorage) extends PanelWin
   def pushLine(line: String): Unit = {
     storage.ocelotInterface.pushMessage(line)
   }
+
+  override def save(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
+    super.save(nbt)
+    nbt.setBoolean(ScrollToEndTag, logWidget.scrollToEnd)
+  }
+
+  override def load(nbt: NBTTagCompound): Unit = {
+    super.load(nbt)
+    if (nbt.hasKey(ScrollToEndTag)) {
+      logWidget.scrollToEnd = nbt.getBoolean(ScrollToEndTag)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+object OcelotInterfaceWindow {
+  private val ScrollToEndTag = "scrollToEnd"
 }