diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index af6a44594..64daabc69 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -288,30 +288,39 @@ void goto_commands(Context& context, NormalParams params)
             }
             case 'f':
             {
-                auto filename = content(buffer, context.selections().main());
                 static constexpr char forbidden[] = { '\'', '\\', '\0' };
-                if (any_of(filename, [](char c){ return contains(forbidden, c); }))
-                    return;
+                const auto& paths_opt = context.options()["path"].get<Vector<String, MemoryDomain::Options>>();
+                const auto paths = context.selections() | transform([&](const auto& sel) {
+                    auto filename = content(buffer, sel);
+                    if (any_of(filename, [](char c){ return contains(forbidden, c); }))
+                        throw runtime_error(format("filename contains invalid characters: '{}'", filename));
 
-                auto paths = context.options()["path"].get<Vector<String, MemoryDomain::Options>>();
-                const StringView buffer_dir = split_path(buffer.name()).first;
-                String path = find_file(filename, buffer_dir, paths);
-                if (path.empty())
-                    throw runtime_error(format("unable to find file '{}'", filename));
+                    const StringView buffer_dir = split_path(buffer.name()).first;
+                    String path = find_file(filename, buffer_dir, paths_opt);
+                    if (path.empty())
+                        throw runtime_error(format("unable to find file '{}'", filename));
 
-                Buffer* buffer = BufferManager::instance().get_buffer_ifp(path);
-                if (not buffer)
-                {
-                    buffer = open_file_buffer(path, context.hooks_disabled() ?
-                                                      Buffer::Flags::NoHooks
-                                                    : Buffer::Flags::None);
-                    buffer->flags() &= ~Buffer::Flags::NoHooks;
+                    return path;
+                });
+
+                Buffer* buffer_main = nullptr;
+                for (auto&& [i, path] : paths | enumerate()) {
+                    Buffer* buffer = BufferManager::instance().get_buffer_ifp(path);
+                    if (not buffer)
+                    {
+                        buffer = open_file_buffer(path, context.hooks_disabled() ?
+                                                          Buffer::Flags::NoHooks
+                                                        : Buffer::Flags::None);
+                        buffer->flags() &= ~Buffer::Flags::NoHooks;
+                    }
+
+                    if (i == context.selections().main_index())
+                        buffer_main = buffer;
                 }
-
-                if (buffer != &context.buffer())
+                if (buffer_main and buffer_main != &context.buffer())
                 {
                     context.push_jump();
-                    context.change_buffer(*buffer);
+                    context.change_buffer(*buffer_main);
                 }
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/ranges.hh b/src/ranges.hh
index bd3edd9bf..8666510c5 100644
--- a/src/ranges.hh
+++ b/src/ranges.hh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <tuple>
 
 #include "constexpr_utils.hh"
 
@@ -155,6 +156,52 @@ inline auto filter(Filter f)
     });
 }
 
+template<typename Range>
+struct EnumerateView
+{
+    using RangeIt = IteratorOf<Range>;
+
+    struct Iterator : std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,
+                                    typename std::iterator_traits<RangeIt>::value_type>
+    {
+        Iterator(size_t index, RangeIt it)
+            : m_index{index}, m_it{std::move(it)} {}
+
+        decltype(auto) operator*() { return std::tuple<size_t, decltype(*m_it)>(m_index, *m_it); }
+        Iterator& operator++() { ++m_index; ++m_it; return *this; }
+        Iterator operator++(int) { auto copy = *this; ++(*this); return copy; }
+
+        friend bool operator==(const Iterator& lhs, const Iterator& rhs)
+        {
+            return lhs.m_it == rhs.m_it;
+        }
+
+        friend bool operator!=(const Iterator& lhs, const Iterator& rhs)
+        {
+            return not (lhs == rhs);
+        }
+
+        const RangeIt& base() const { return m_it; }
+
+    private:
+        size_t m_index;
+        RangeIt m_it;
+    };
+
+    Iterator begin() const { return {0, std::begin(m_range)}; }
+    Iterator end()   const { return {(size_t)-1, std::end(m_range)}; }
+
+    Range m_range;
+};
+
+inline auto enumerate()
+{
+    return make_view_factory([](auto&& range) {
+        using Range = decltype(range);
+        return EnumerateView<decay_range<Range>>{std::forward<Range>(range)};
+    });
+}
+
 template<typename Range, typename Transform>
 struct TransformView
 {