diff --git a/src/js/browser.ts b/src/js/browser.ts
index aa30346..33ceeba 100644
--- a/src/js/browser.ts
+++ b/src/js/browser.ts
@@ -4,23 +4,31 @@
 
 import { $, $$ } from "./dom"
 import { focusInput } from "./focus"
+import { scrollback } from "./dom"
+import { addInput } from "./scrollback"
+import { randomId } from "../shared/utils"
+
+const HEIGHT = 540
+const WIDTH = 960
 
 const controls = $("browser-controls") as HTMLDivElement
 const address = $("browser-address") as HTMLSpanElement
 let iframe: HTMLIFrameElement
-let iframeWindow: Window
+let realUrl = ""
+let showInput = true
 
 export function isBrowsing(): boolean {
   return document.querySelector("iframe.browser.active") !== null
 }
 
-export function openBrowser(url: string) {
+export function openBrowser(url: string, openedVia: "click" | "command" = "click") {
+  showInput = openedVia === "click"
+
   iframe = $$("iframe.browser.active") as HTMLIFrameElement
-  iframeWindow = iframe.contentWindow as Window
   iframe.src = url
   iframe.sandbox.add("allow-scripts", "allow-same-origin", "allow-forms")
-  iframe.height = "540"
-  iframe.width = "960"
+  iframe.height = String(HEIGHT)
+  iframe.width = String(WIDTH)
   iframe.tabIndex = 0
 
   window.addEventListener("message", handleAppMessage)
@@ -35,6 +43,28 @@ export function openBrowser(url: string) {
   setAddress(url)
 }
 
+function closeBrowser() {
+  window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleBrowserKeydown)
+  window.removeEventListener("message", handleAppMessage)
+  controls.removeEventListener("click", handleClick)
+  iframe.removeEventListener("load", handlePageLoad)
+
+  const id = randomId()
+  if (showInput)
+    addInput(id, "browse " + realUrl, "ok")
+
+  iframe.height = String(HEIGHT / 2)
+  iframe.width = String(WIDTH / 2)
+  iframe.style.pointerEvents = "none"
+  iframe.tabIndex = -1
+  iframe.classList.remove("fullscreen", "active")
+  iframe.style.border = "2px solid var(--c64-light-blue)"
+  scrollback.append(iframe)
+
+  controls.style.display = "none"
+  focusInput()
+}
+
 function handleAppMessage(event: MessageEvent) {
   const origin = event.origin
   if (!origin.includes('localhost') && !origin.match(/\.local$/)) {
@@ -74,20 +104,6 @@ function handleAppMessage(event: MessageEvent) {
   }
 }
 
-function closeBrowser() {
-  window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleBrowserKeydown)
-  window.removeEventListener("message", handleAppMessage)
-  controls.removeEventListener("click", handleClick)
-  iframe.removeEventListener("load", handlePageLoad)
-
-  iframe.src = 'about:blank'
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    iframe.remove()
-    controls.style.display = "none"
-    focusInput()
-  }, 0)
-}
-
 function handleBrowserKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
   if (e.key === "Escape" || (e.ctrlKey && e.key === "c")) {
     e.preventDefault()
@@ -123,6 +139,7 @@ function handlePageLoad() {
 }
 
 function setAddress(url: string) {
+  realUrl = url
   address.textContent = url.replace(/https?:\/\//, "")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/js/commands.ts b/src/js/commands.ts
index 117ba49..1c55d37 100644
--- a/src/js/commands.ts
+++ b/src/js/commands.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 // temporary hack for browser commands
 
 import type { CommandOutput } from "../shared/types"
+import { openBrowser } from "./browser"
 import { scrollback, content } from "./dom"
+import { focusInput } from "./focus"
 import { resize } from "./resize"
-import { autoScroll } from "./scrollback"
 import { sessionId } from "./session"
 import { send } from "./websocket"
-import { focusInput } from "./focus"
 
 export const commands: string[] = []
 
 export const browserCommands: Record<string, (...args: string[]) => void | Promise<void> | CommandOutput> = {
+  browse: (url: string) => openBrowser(url, "command"),
   "browser-session": () => sessionId,
   clear: () => scrollback.innerHTML = "",
   commands: () => {
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ export const browserCommands: Record<string, (...args: string[]) => void | Promi
     content.style.display = ""
     document.body.dataset.mode = mode
     resize()
-    autoScroll()
     focusInput()
   },
   reload: () => window.location.reload(),
diff --git a/src/js/scrollback.ts b/src/js/scrollback.ts
index 87c9853..d488375 100644
--- a/src/js/scrollback.ts
+++ b/src/js/scrollback.ts
@@ -7,25 +7,26 @@ import { scrollback, cmdInput, $$ } from "./dom"
 import { randomId } from "../shared/utils"
 
 type InputStatus = "waiting" | "streaming" | "ok" | "error"
+const statusColors = {
+    waiting: "yellow",
+    streaming: "purple",
+    ok: "green",
+    error: "red"
+}
 
 export function initScrollback() {
     window.addEventListener("click", handleInputClick)
 }
 
-export function autoScroll() {
-    // requestAnimationFrame(() => scrollback.scrollTop = scrollback.scrollHeight - scrollback.clientHeight)
-    // scrollback.scrollTop = scrollback.scrollHeight - scrollback.clientHeight
-}
-
 export function insert(node: HTMLElement) {
     scrollback.append(node)
 }
 
-export function addInput(id: string, input: string) {
+export function addInput(id: string, input: string, status?: InputStatus) {
     const parent = $$("li.input")
-    const status = $$("span.status.yellow", "•")
+    const statusSpan = $$(`span.status.${statusColors[status || "waiting"]}`, "•")
     const content = $$("span.content", input)
-    parent.append(status, content)
+    parent.append(statusSpan, content)
     parent.dataset.id = id
 
     insert(parent)
@@ -36,15 +37,8 @@ export function setStatus(id: string, status: InputStatus) {
     const statusEl = document.querySelector(`[data-id="${id}"].input .status`)
     if (!statusEl) return
 
-    const colors = {
-        waiting: "yellow",
-        streaming: "purple",
-        ok: "green",
-        error: "red"
-    }
-
-    statusEl.classList.remove(...Object.values(colors))
-    statusEl.classList.add(colors[status])
+    statusEl.classList.remove(...Object.values(statusColors))
+    statusEl.classList.add(statusColors[status])
 }
 
 export function addOutput(id: string, output: CommandOutput) {
@@ -65,8 +59,6 @@ export function addOutput(id: string, output: CommandOutput) {
     } else {
         insert(item)
     }
-
-    autoScroll()
 }
 
 export function addErrorMessage(message: string) {
@@ -87,8 +79,6 @@ export function appendOutput(id: string, output: CommandOutput) {
         item.innerHTML += content
     else
         item.textContent += content
-
-    autoScroll()
 }
 
 export function replaceOutput(id: string, output: CommandOutput) {
@@ -105,8 +95,6 @@ export function replaceOutput(id: string, output: CommandOutput) {
         item.innerHTML = content
     else
         item.textContent = content
-
-    autoScroll()
 }
 
 function processOutput(output: CommandOutput): ["html" | "text", string] {