diff --git a/sublime_input_view.py b/sublime_input_view.py
index 33a2306..832db7c 100644
--- a/sublime_input_view.py
+++ b/sublime_input_view.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 class RequestViewInputCommand(RequestInputCommand): # this command should be overidden, and not used directly
     """Create an input panel specific to the view that this command was run on (by default, Sublime's API makes it apply to the whole window)."""
     input_panel_hidden = None
+    last_selections = None
     
     def parse_args(self):
         super().parse_args()
@@ -23,11 +24,16 @@ def show_input_panel(self, initial_value):
     
     def hide_input_panel(self):
         self.input_panel_hidden = True
+        self.last_selections = [cursor for cursor in self.input_panel.sel()]
         self.close_input_panel()
     
     def restore_input_panel(self):
         self.current_value = None
         self.show_input_panel(self.pending_value)
+        if self.last_selections is not None:
+            self.input_panel.sel().clear()
+            self.input_panel.sel().add_all(self.last_selections)
+        self.input_panel.window().focus_view(self.input_panel)
     
     def on_activated_async(self, view):
         if view is None: