diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index f907515..409e21e 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -3049,6 +3049,10 @@ impl Component for SectionLineView<'_> {
     fn draw(&self, viewport: &mut Viewport<Self::Id>, x: isize, y: isize) {
         fn replacement_characters(character: char) -> Option<&'static str> {
             match character {
+                // Characters end up writing over each-other and end up
+                // displaying incorrectly if ignored. Replacing tabs
+                // with a known length string fixes the issue for now.
+                '\t' => Some("→   "),
                 '\n' => Some("⏎"),
                 _ => None,
             }