diff --git a/data/core/docview.lua b/data/core/docview.lua
index 7697dbbe..8f8c77ff 100644
--- a/data/core/docview.lua
+++ b/data/core/docview.lua
@@ -98,18 +98,15 @@ end
 
 
 function DocView:get_scrollable_size()
-  local xmargin = 3 * self:get_font():get_width(' ') -- from DocView:scroll_to_make_visible
-  local long_line = 1
-  for l,_ in pairs(self.doc.long_lines.line_numbers) do -- get any of the longest lines
-    long_line = l
-    break
-  end
-  local size_v = self:get_line_height() * (#self.doc.lines - 1) + self.size.y
-  local size_h = self:get_col_x_offset(long_line, self.doc.long_lines.length)
-                 + self.size.x - (self.size.x - self:get_gutter_width()) + xmargin
-  return size_v, size_h
+  return self:get_line_height() * (#self.doc.lines - 1) + self.size.y
 end
 
+function DocView:get_h_scrollable_size()
+  local xmargin = 3 * self:get_font():get_width(' ') -- from DocView:scroll_to_make_visible
+  local long_line = next(self.doc.long_lines.line_numbers) or 1
+  return self:get_col_x_offset(long_line, self.doc.long_lines.length)
+         + self:get_gutter_width() + xmargin
+end
 
 function DocView:get_font()
   return style[self.font]
@@ -281,8 +278,8 @@ end
 function DocView:on_mouse_moved(x, y, ...)
   DocView.super.on_mouse_moved(self, x, y, ...)
 
-  local overlap_v, overlap_h = self:scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y)
-  if overlap_v or overlap_h or self.dragging_v_scrollbar or self.dragging_h_scrollbar then
+  if self:scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y) or self.dragging_scrollbar
+     or self:h_scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y) or self.dragging_h_scrollbar then
     self.cursor = "arrow"
   else
     self.cursor = "ibeam"
@@ -453,6 +450,7 @@ function DocView:draw()
   core.pop_clip_rect()
 
   self:draw_scrollbar()
+  self:draw_h_scrollbar()
 end
 
 
diff --git a/data/core/view.lua b/data/core/view.lua
index 292284e1..52a5ddfd 100644
--- a/data/core/view.lua
+++ b/data/core/view.lua
@@ -51,77 +51,84 @@ function View:get_name()
   return "---"
 end
 
--- Returns `y, x` for compatibility
+
 function View:get_scrollable_size()
-  return math.huge, 0 -- TODO: invert y and x
+  return math.huge
 end
 
 
-function View:get_scrollbar_rect() -- TODO: make plugins use `View:get_scrollbars_rect`
-  local rect = self:get_get_scrollbars_rect()
-  return rect.x, rect.y, rect.w, rect.h
+function View:get_h_scrollable_size()
+  return 0
 end
 
-function View:get_scrollbars_rect()
-  local v_sizes = { x = 0, y = 0, w = 0, h = 0 }
-  local h_sizes = { x = 0, y = 0, w = 0, h = 0 }
-  local v_sz, h_sz = self:get_scrollable_size()
-  h_sz = h_sz or 0 -- FIXME: not every subclass returns the second value
 
-  if v_sz > self.size.y and v_sz ~= math.huge then
-    local h = math.max(20, self.size.y * self.size.y / v_sz)
-    v_sizes.x = self.position.x + self.size.x - style.scrollbar_size
-    v_sizes.y = self.position.y + self.scroll.y * (self.size.y - h) / (v_sz - self.size.y)
-    v_sizes.w = style.scrollbar_size
-    v_sizes.h = h
+function View:get_scrollbar_rect()
+  local sz = self:get_scrollable_size()
+  if sz <= self.size.y or sz == math.huge then
+    return 0, 0, 0, 0
   end
+  local h = math.max(20, self.size.y * self.size.y / sz)
+  return
+    self.position.x + self.size.x - style.scrollbar_size,
+    self.position.y + self.scroll.y * (self.size.y - h) / (sz - self.size.y),
+    style.scrollbar_size,
+    h
+end
 
-  if h_sz > self.size.x and h_sz ~= math.huge then
-    local w = math.max(20, self.size.x * self.size.x / h_sz)
-    h_sizes.x = self.position.x + self.scroll.x * (self.size.x - w) / (h_sz - self.size.x)
-    h_sizes.y = self.position.y + self.size.y - style.scrollbar_size
-    h_sizes.w = w
-    h_sizes.h = style.scrollbar_size
+
+function View:get_h_scrollbar_rect()
+  local sz = self:get_h_scrollable_size()
+  if sz <= self.size.x or sz == math.huge then
+    return 0, 0, 0, 0
   end
-
-  return v_sizes, h_sizes
+  local w = math.max(20, self.size.x * self.size.x / sz)
+  return
+    self.position.x + self.scroll.x * (self.size.x - w) / (sz - self.size.x),
+    self.position.y + self.size.y - style.scrollbar_size,
+    w,
+    style.scrollbar_size
 end
 
 
 function View:scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y)
-  local v, h = self:get_scrollbars_rect()
-  local v_overlap = x >= v.x - v.w * 3 and x < v.x + v.w and y >= v.y and y < v.y + v.h
-  local h_overlap = x >= h.x and x < h.x + h.w and y >= h.y - h.h * 3 and y <= h.y + h.h
-  return v_overlap, not v_overlap and h_overlap -- precedence to vertical scrollbar
+  local sx, sy, sw, sh = self:get_scrollbar_rect()
+  return x >= sx - sw * 3 and x < sx + sw and y >= sy and y <= sy + sh
+end
+
+
+function View:h_scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y)
+  local sx, sy, sw, sh = self:get_h_scrollbar_rect()
+  return x >= sx and x <= sx + sw and y > sy - sh * 3 and y <= sy + sh
 end
 
 
 function View:on_mouse_pressed(button, x, y, clicks)
-  self.dragging_v_scrollbar, self.dragging_h_scrollbar = self:scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y)
-  self.dragging_scrollbar = self.dragging_v_scrollbar -- TODO: make plugins use `self.dragging_v_scrollbar`
-  return self.dragging_v_scrollbar or self.dragging_h_scrollbar
+  if self:scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y) then
+    self.dragging_scrollbar = true
+    return true
+  elseif self:h_scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y) then
+    self.dragging_h_scrollbar = true
+    return true
+  end
 end
 
 
 function View:on_mouse_released(button, x, y)
-  self.dragging_v_scrollbar = false
+  self.dragging_scrollbar = false
   self.dragging_h_scrollbar = false
-  self.dragging_scrollbar = self.dragging_v_scrollbar -- TODO: make plugins use `self.dragging_v_scrollbar`
 end
 
 
 function View:on_mouse_moved(x, y, dx, dy)
-  if self.dragging_v_scrollbar then
-    local v_sz,_ = self:get_scrollable_size()
-    local delta = v_sz / self.size.y * dy
+  if self.dragging_scrollbar then
+    local delta = self:get_scrollable_size() / self.size.y * dy
     self.scroll.to.y = self.scroll.to.y + delta
   elseif self.dragging_h_scrollbar then
-    local _,h_sz = self:get_scrollable_size()
-    local delta = h_sz / self.size.x * dx
+    local delta = self:get_h_scrollable_size() / self.size.x * dx
     self.scroll.to.x = self.scroll.to.x + delta
   end
-  self.hovered_v_scrollbar, self.hovered_h_scrollbar = self:scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y)
-  self.hovered_scrollbar = self.hovered_v_scrollbar -- TODO: make plugins use `self.hovered_v_scrollbar`
+  self.hovered_scrollbar = self:scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y)
+  self.hovered_h_scrollbar = self:h_scrollbar_overlaps_point(x, y)
 end
 
 
@@ -156,10 +163,8 @@ end
 
 
 function View:clamp_scroll_position()
-  local scrollsize_y, scrollsize_x = self:get_scrollable_size()
-  scrollsize_x = scrollsize_x or 0 -- FIXME: not every subclass returns the second value
-  local max_x = scrollsize_x - self.size.x
-  local max_y = scrollsize_y - self.size.y
+  local max_x = self:get_h_scrollable_size() - self.size.x
+  local max_y = self:get_scrollable_size() - self.size.y
   self.scroll.to.x = common.clamp(self.scroll.to.x, 0, max_x)
   self.scroll.to.y = common.clamp(self.scroll.to.y, 0, max_y)
 end
@@ -180,13 +185,19 @@ end
 
 
 function View:draw_scrollbar()
-  local v, h = self:get_scrollbars_rect()
-  local v_highlight = self.hovered_v_scrollbar or self.dragging_v_scrollbar
-  local h_highlight = self.hovered_h_scrollbar or self.dragging_h_scrollbar
-  local v_color = v_highlight and style.scrollbar2 or style.scrollbar
-  local h_color = h_highlight and style.scrollbar2 or style.scrollbar
-  renderer.draw_rect(v.x, v.y, v.w, v.h, v_color)
-  renderer.draw_rect(h.x, h.y, h.w, h.h, h_color)
+  local x, y, w, h = self:get_scrollbar_rect()
+  local highlight = self.hovered_scrollbar or self.dragging_scrollbar
+  local color = highlight and style.scrollbar2 or style.scrollbar
+  renderer.draw_rect(x, y, w, h, color)
+end
+
+
+function View:draw_h_scrollbar()
+  local x, y, w, h = self:get_h_scrollbar_rect()
+  local highlight = self.hovered_h_scrollbar and not self.hovered_scrollbar
+                    or self.dragging_h_scrollbar
+  local color = highlight and style.scrollbar2 or style.scrollbar
+  renderer.draw_rect(x, y, w, h, color)
 end