3 files changed, 49 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
index 188a7ed0f3..9d61921988 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
@@ -336,6 +336,50 @@ func Test_window_width()
   bw Xa Xb Xc
 endfunc
 
+func Test_equalalways_on_close()
+  set equalalways
+  vsplit
+  windo split
+  split
+  wincmd J
+  " now we have a frame top-left with two windows, a frame top-right with two
+  " windows and a frame at the bottom, full-width.
+  let height_1 = winheight(1)
+  let height_2 = winheight(2)
+  let height_3 = winheight(3)
+  let height_4 = winheight(4)
+  " closing the bottom window causes all windows to be resized.
+  close
+  call assert_notequal(height_1, winheight(1))
+  call assert_notequal(height_2, winheight(2))
+  call assert_notequal(height_3, winheight(3))
+  call assert_notequal(height_4, winheight(4))
+  call assert_equal(winheight(1), winheight(3))
+  call assert_equal(winheight(2), winheight(4))
+
+  1wincmd w
+  split
+  4wincmd w
+  resize + 5
+  " left column has three windows, equalized heights.
+  " right column has two windows, top one a bit higher
+  let height_1 = winheight(1)
+  let height_2 = winheight(2)
+  let height_4 = winheight(4)
+  let height_5 = winheight(5)
+  3wincmd w
+  " closing window in left column equalizes heights in left column but not in
+  " the right column
+  close
+  call assert_notequal(height_1, winheight(1))
+  call assert_notequal(height_2, winheight(2))
+  call assert_equal(height_4, winheight(3))
+  call assert_equal(height_5, winheight(4))
+
+  only
+  set equalalways&
+endfunc
+
 func Test_window_jump_tag()
   help
   /iccf
diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index f4984864f3..80b8b03258 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static const int included_patches[] = {
   // 681,
   // 680,
   // 679,
-  // 678,
+  678,
   // 677,
   // 676,
   // 675,
diff --git a/src/nvim/window.c b/src/nvim/window.c
index faf5bceb56..6a21844812 100644
--- a/src/nvim/window.c
+++ b/src/nvim/window.c
@@ -1878,6 +1878,7 @@ int win_close(win_T *win, int free_buf)
   int dir;
   int help_window = FALSE;
   tabpage_T   *prev_curtab = curtab;
+  frame_T *win_frame = win->w_frame;
 
   if (last_window()) {
     EMSG(_("E444: Cannot close last window"));
@@ -2027,7 +2028,9 @@ int win_close(win_T *win, int free_buf)
     check_cursor();
   }
   if (p_ea && (*p_ead == 'b' || *p_ead == dir)) {
-    win_equal(curwin, true, dir);
+    // If the frame of the closed window contains the new current window,
+    // only resize that frame.  Otherwise resize all windows.
+    win_equal(curwin, curwin->w_frame->fr_parent == win_frame->fr_parent, dir);
   } else {
     win_comp_pos();
   }