diff --git a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
index 475a68f7d..a4dc7412d 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
+++ b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
@@ -896,6 +896,39 @@ describe('TextEditorComponent', () => {
       expect(component.getLineNumberGutterWidth()).toBe(originalLineNumberGutterWidth)
     })
 
+    it('gracefully handles edits that change the maxScrollTop by causing the horizontal scrollbar to disappear', async () => {
+      const rowsPerTile = 1
+      const {component, element, editor} = buildComponent({rowsPerTile, autoHeight: false})
+
+      await setEditorHeightInLines(component, 1)
+      await setEditorWidthInCharacters(component, 7)
+
+      element.focus()
+      component.setScrollTop(component.measurements.lineHeight)
+
+      component.scheduleUpdate()
+      await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
+
+      editor.setSelectedBufferRange(new Range(Point(0,1),Point(12,2)))
+      editor.backspace()
+
+      // component.scheduleUpdate()
+      await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
+
+      expect(component.getScrollTop()).toBe(0)
+
+      const renderedLines = queryOnScreenLineElements(element).sort((a, b) => a.dataset.screenRow - b.dataset.screenRow)
+      const renderedLineNumbers = queryOnScreenLineNumberElements(element).sort((a, b) => a.dataset.screenRow - b.dataset.screenRow)
+      const renderedStartRow = component.getRenderedStartRow()
+      const expectedLines = editor.displayLayer.getScreenLines(renderedStartRow, component.getRenderedEndRow())
+
+      expect(renderedLines.length).toBe(expectedLines.length)
+      expect(renderedLineNumbers.length).toBe(expectedLines.length)
+
+      element.remove()
+      editor.destroy()
+    })
+
     describe('randomized tests', () => {
       let originalTimeout
 
@@ -908,38 +941,7 @@ describe('TextEditorComponent', () => {
         jasmine.getEnv().defaultTimeoutInterval = originalTimeout
       })
 
-      it('failing test', async () => {
-        const rowsPerTile = 1
-        const {component, element, editor} = buildComponent({rowsPerTile, autoHeight: false})
-
-        await setEditorHeightInLines(component, 1)
-        await setEditorWidthInCharacters(component, 7)
-
-        element.focus()
-        component.setScrollTop(component.measurements.lineHeight)
-
-        component.scheduleUpdate()
-        await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
-
-        editor.setSelectedBufferRange(new Range(Point(0,1),Point(12,2)))
-        editor.backspace()
-
-        component.scheduleUpdate()
-        await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
-
-        const renderedLines = queryOnScreenLineElements(element).sort((a, b) => a.dataset.screenRow - b.dataset.screenRow)
-        const renderedLineNumbers = queryOnScreenLineNumberElements(element).sort((a, b) => a.dataset.screenRow - b.dataset.screenRow)
-        const renderedStartRow = component.getRenderedStartRow()
-        const expectedLines = editor.displayLayer.getScreenLines(renderedStartRow, component.getRenderedEndRow())
-
-        expect(renderedLines.length).toBe(expectedLines.length)
-        expect(renderedLineNumbers.length).toBe(expectedLines.length)
-
-        element.remove()
-        editor.destroy()
-      })
-
-      xit('renders the visible rows correctly after randomly mutating the editor', async () => {
+      it('renders the visible rows correctly after randomly mutating the editor', async () => {
         const initialSeed = Date.now()
         for (var i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
           let seed = initialSeed + i
diff --git a/src/text-editor-component.js b/src/text-editor-component.js
index 8dda2297d..a6505d760 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-component.js
+++ b/src/text-editor-component.js
@@ -266,9 +266,13 @@ class TextEditorComponent {
     if (useScheduler === true) {
       const scheduler = etch.getScheduler()
       scheduler.readDocument(() => {
-        this.measureContentDuringUpdateSync()
+        const restartFrame = this.measureContentDuringUpdateSync()
         scheduler.updateDocument(() => {
-          this.updateSyncAfterMeasuringContent()
+          if (restartFrame) {
+            this.updateSync(true)
+          } else {
+            this.updateSyncAfterMeasuringContent()
+          }
         })
       })
     } else {
@@ -391,15 +395,16 @@ class TextEditorComponent {
     this.measureHorizontalPositions()
     this.updateAbsolutePositionedDecorations()
 
+    const isHorizontalScrollbarVisible = (
+      this.canScrollHorizontally() &&
+      this.getHorizontalScrollbarHeight() > 0
+    )
+
     if (this.pendingAutoscroll) {
       this.derivedDimensionsCache = {}
       const {screenRange, options} = this.pendingAutoscroll
       this.autoscrollHorizontally(screenRange, options)
 
-      const isHorizontalScrollbarVisible = (
-        this.canScrollHorizontally() &&
-        this.getHorizontalScrollbarHeight() > 0
-      )
       if (!wasHorizontalScrollbarVisible && isHorizontalScrollbarVisible) {
         this.autoscrollVertically(screenRange, options)
       }
@@ -408,6 +413,8 @@ class TextEditorComponent {
 
     this.linesToMeasure.clear()
     this.measuredContent = true
+
+    return wasHorizontalScrollbarVisible !== isHorizontalScrollbarVisible
   }
 
   updateSyncAfterMeasuringContent () {