diff --git a/src/blame.c b/src/blame.c
index 86f646826..6df2a09e1 100644
--- a/src/blame.c
+++ b/src/blame.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ blame_read(struct view *view, struct buffer *buf, bool force_stop)
 	if (!state->commit) {
 		state->commit = read_blame_commit(view, buf->data, state);
 		string_format(view->ref, "%s %2zd%%", view->vid,
-			      view->lines ? state->blamed * 100 / view->lines : 0);
+			      view->lines ? 5 * (size_t) (state->blamed * 20 / view->lines) : 0);
 
 	} else if (parse_blame_info(state->commit, state->author, buf->data)) {
 		bool update_view_columns = true;
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 2431a9d3d..fff9c5c9b 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -665,7 +665,10 @@ update_view_title(struct view *view)
 		wprintw(window, " - %s %d of %zd",
 					   view->ops->type,
 					   line->lineno,
-					   view->lines - view->custom_lines);
+					   MAX(line->lineno,
+					       view->pipe
+					       ? 100 * (size_t) ((view->lines - view->custom_lines) / 100)
+					       : view->lines - view->custom_lines));
 	}
 
 	if (view->pipe) {