diff --git a/internal/action/bufpane.go b/internal/action/bufpane.go
index 054f3933..b6dbdd97 100644
--- a/internal/action/bufpane.go
+++ b/internal/action/bufpane.go
@@ -663,9 +663,13 @@ func (h *BufPane) DoRuneInsert(r rune) {
 func (h *BufPane) VSplitIndex(buf *buffer.Buffer, right bool) *BufPane {
 	e := NewBufPaneFromBuf(buf, h.tab)
 	e.splitID = MainTab().GetNode(h.splitID).VSplit(right)
-	MainTab().Panes = append(MainTab().Panes, e)
+	currentPaneIdx := MainTab().GetPane(h.splitID)
+	if right {
+		currentPaneIdx++
+	}
+	MainTab().AddPane(e, currentPaneIdx)
 	MainTab().Resize()
-	MainTab().SetActive(len(MainTab().Panes) - 1)
+	MainTab().SetActive(currentPaneIdx)
 	return e
 }
 
@@ -673,9 +677,13 @@ func (h *BufPane) VSplitIndex(buf *buffer.Buffer, right bool) *BufPane {
 func (h *BufPane) HSplitIndex(buf *buffer.Buffer, bottom bool) *BufPane {
 	e := NewBufPaneFromBuf(buf, h.tab)
 	e.splitID = MainTab().GetNode(h.splitID).HSplit(bottom)
-	MainTab().Panes = append(MainTab().Panes, e)
+	currentPaneIdx := MainTab().GetPane(h.splitID)
+	if bottom {
+		currentPaneIdx++
+	}
+	MainTab().AddPane(e, currentPaneIdx)
 	MainTab().Resize()
-	MainTab().SetActive(len(MainTab().Panes) - 1)
+	MainTab().SetActive(currentPaneIdx)
 	return e
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/action/tab.go b/internal/action/tab.go
index bde667a3..235cb361 100644
--- a/internal/action/tab.go
+++ b/internal/action/tab.go
@@ -349,6 +349,16 @@ func (t *Tab) SetActive(i int) {
 	}
 }
 
+// AddPane adds a pane at a given index
+func (t *Tab) AddPane(pane Pane, i int) {
+	if len(t.Panes) == i {
+		t.Panes = append(t.Panes, pane)
+		return
+	}
+	t.Panes = append(t.Panes[:i+1], t.Panes[i:]...)
+	t.Panes[i] = pane
+}
+
 // GetPane returns the pane with the given split index
 func (t *Tab) GetPane(splitid uint64) int {
 	for i, p := range t.Panes {