diff --git a/commands.c b/commands.c
index 97cadf2..3257b1e 100644
--- a/commands.c
+++ b/commands.c
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ bool cg_switch_mode(arg_t _)
 		load_image(fileidx);
 		mode = MODE_IMAGE;
 	}
-	close_info();
-	open_info();
-	title_dirty = true;
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -415,12 +412,7 @@ bool ci_slideshow(arg_t _)
 
 bool ct_move_sel(arg_t dir)
 {
-	bool dirty = tns_move_selection(&tns, dir, prefix);
-	if (dirty) {
-		close_info();
-		open_info();
-	}
-	return dirty;
+	return tns_move_selection(&tns, dir, prefix);
 }
 
 bool ct_reload_all(arg_t _)
diff --git a/image.c b/image.c
index 5e2a7a0..6020e93 100644
--- a/image.c
+++ b/image.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static bool img_fit(img_t *img)
 
 	if (ABS(img->zoom - z) > 1.0 / MAX(img->w, img->h)) {
 		img->zoom = z;
-		img->dirty = title_dirty = true;
+		img->dirty = true;
 		return true;
 	} else {
 		return false;
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ bool img_zoom_to(img_t *img, float z)
 		img->y = y - (y - img->y) * z / img->zoom;
 		img->zoom = z;
 		img->scalemode = SCALE_ZOOM;
-		img->dirty = img->checkpan = title_dirty = true;
+		img->dirty = img->checkpan = true;
 		return true;
 	} else {
 		return false;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 2514237..a050aa8 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ int alternate;
 int markcnt;
 int markidx;
 int prefix;
-bool title_dirty;
 const XButtonEvent *xbutton_ev;
 
 static void autoreload(void);
@@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ static void open_title(void)
 	char *argv[8];
 	char w[12] = "", h[12] = "", z[12] = "", fidx[12], fcnt[12];
 
-	if (wintitle.f.err || !title_dirty)
+	if (wintitle.f.err)
 		return;
 
 	close_title();
@@ -331,7 +330,6 @@ static void open_title(void)
 	               fidx, fcnt, w, h, z, NULL);
 	if ((wintitle.pid = spawn(&wintitle.fd, NULL, argv)) > 0)
 		fcntl(wintitle.fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-	title_dirty = false;
 }
 
 void close_info(void)
@@ -402,10 +400,7 @@ void load_image(int new)
 	files[new].flags &= ~FF_WARN;
 	fileidx = current = new;
 
-	close_info();
-	open_info();
 	arl_add(&arl, files[fileidx].path);
-	title_dirty = true;
 
 	if (img.multi.cnt > 0 && img.multi.animate)
 		set_timeout(animate, img.multi.frames[img.multi.sel].delay, true);
@@ -443,9 +438,33 @@ static void update_info(void)
 	const char *mark;
 	win_bar_t *l = &win.bar.l, *r = &win.bar.r;
 
+	static struct {
+		const char *filepath;
+		int fileidx;
+		float zoom;
+		appmode_t mode;
+	} prev;
+
+	if (prev.fileidx != fileidx || prev.mode != mode ||
+	    (prev.filepath == NULL || !STREQ(prev.filepath, files[fileidx].path)))
+	{
+		close_info();
+		open_info();
+		open_title();
+	} else if (mode == MODE_IMAGE && prev.zoom != img.zoom) {
+		open_title();
+	}
+
 	/* update bar contents */
 	if (win.bar.h == 0 || extprefix)
 		return;
+
+	free((char *)prev.filepath);
+	prev.filepath = estrdup(files[fileidx].path);
+	prev.fileidx = fileidx;
+	prev.zoom = img.zoom;
+	prev.mode = mode;
+
 	for (fw = 0, i = filecnt; i > 0; fw++, i /= 10)
 		;
 	mark = files[fileidx].flags & FF_MARK ? "* " : "";
@@ -520,7 +539,6 @@ void redraw(void)
 		tns_render(&tns);
 	}
 	update_info();
-	open_title();
 	win_draw(&win);
 	reset_timeout(redraw);
 	reset_cursor();
@@ -669,8 +687,6 @@ static bool run_key_handler(const char *key, unsigned int mask)
 	if (mode == MODE_IMAGE && changed) {
 		img_close(&img, true);
 		load_image(fileidx);
-	} else {
-		open_info();
 	}
 	free(oldst);
 	reset_cursor();
diff --git a/nsxiv.h b/nsxiv.h
index 949fc4b..e137bfe 100644
--- a/nsxiv.h
+++ b/nsxiv.h
@@ -468,6 +468,5 @@ extern int alternate;
 extern int markcnt;
 extern int markidx;
 extern int prefix;
-extern bool title_dirty;
 
 #endif /* NSXIV_H */
diff --git a/thumbs.c b/thumbs.c
index d2f91a7..500446f 100644
--- a/thumbs.c
+++ b/thumbs.c
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ void tns_render(tns_t *tns)
 	}
 	tns->dirty = false;
 	tns_highlight(tns, *tns->sel, true);
-	title_dirty = true;
 }
 
 void tns_mark(tns_t *tns, int n, bool mark)
@@ -516,7 +515,6 @@ bool tns_move_selection(tns_t *tns, direction_t dir, int cnt)
 		tns_check_view(tns, false);
 		if (!tns->dirty)
 			tns_highlight(tns, *tns->sel, true);
-		title_dirty = true;
 	}
 	return *tns->sel != old;
 }