diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index f246f52..4a184f8 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ _patches=("st-clipboard-0.8.3.diff"
           "st-scrollback-mouse-altscreen-20200416-5703aa0.diff"
           "st-vertcenter-20180320-6ac8c8a.diff"
           "st-alpha-0.8.2.diff"
+          "st-ligatures-alpha-scrollback-20200430-0.8.3.diff"
           )
 
 source=("http://dl.suckless.org/st/st-$pkgver.tar.gz"
@@ -24,13 +25,14 @@ source=("http://dl.suckless.org/st/st-$pkgver.tar.gz"
         "${_patches[@]}")
 
 sha256sums=('d42d3ceceb4d6a65e32e90a5336e3d446db612c3fbd9ebc1780bc6c9a03346a6'
-            '2842d6e1030ff0afad7420c4a93062e6da4e498295222005eae2581a38c45913'
+            '7dad11c04d2c869bc14f70ee23dd27cbb1b88934f12ae59a39b59ecbbf1b2291'
             '0f5ce33953abce74a9da3088ea35bf067a9a4cfeb9fe6ea9800268ce69e436c0'
             '1e41fe17a5ef5a8194eea07422b49d815e2c2bb4d58d84771f793be423005310'
             '319458d980195d18fa0f81a6898d58f8d046c5ff982ab872d741f54bb60e267d'
             'cb87eb654985da46ff63663407184402393ad3d3013c8795570552fe56a15b9d'
             '04e6a4696293f668260b2f54a7240e379dbfabbc209de07bd5d4d57e9f513360'
-            '9c5b4b4f23de80de78ca5ec3739dc6ce5e7f72666186cf4a9c6b614ac90fb285')
+            '9c5b4b4f23de80de78ca5ec3739dc6ce5e7f72666186cf4a9c6b614ac90fb285'
+            'a7b3681d849fd8cca75cd38022a14fef2e26dc085bed1ebd8dcf0a65baa14898')
 
 prepare() {
   cd $srcdir/st-$pkgver
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index b65226b..e6fc7b1 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 
 - [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/alpha/][alpha]]
 - [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/clipboard/][clipboard]]
-- [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/vertcenter/][vertcenter]]
+- [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/ligatures/][ligatures]]
 - [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/scrollback/][scrollback]]
 - [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/scrollback/][scrollback-mouse]]
 - [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/scrollback/][scrollback-mouse-altscreen]]
+- [[https://st.suckless.org/patches/vertcenter/][vertcenter]]
 
 ** Terminal-specific mappings
 - Scroll through history -- Shift+PageUp/PageDown or Shift+Mouse wheel
diff --git a/st-ligatures-alpha-scrollback-20200430-0.8.3.diff b/st-ligatures-alpha-scrollback-20200430-0.8.3.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfd59ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/st-ligatures-alpha-scrollback-20200430-0.8.3.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 470ac86..38240da 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
+ 
+ include config.mk
+ 
+-SRC = st.c x.c
++SRC = st.c x.c hb.c
+ OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
+ 
+ all: options st
+@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ config.h:
+ 	$(CC) $(STCFLAGS) -c $<
+ 
+ st.o: config.h st.h win.h
+-x.o: arg.h config.h st.h win.h
++x.o: arg.h config.h st.h win.h hb.h
++hb.o: st.h
+ 
+ $(OBJ): config.h config.mk
+ 
+diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
+index ddc65ae..07a3d14 100644
+--- a/config.mk
++++ b/config.mk
+@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config
+ # includes and libs
+ INCS = -I$(X11INC) \
+        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags fontconfig` \
+-       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags freetype2`
++       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags freetype2` \
++       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags harfbuzz`
+ LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lm -lrt -lX11 -lutil -lXft -lXrender\
+        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs fontconfig` \
+-       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs freetype2`
++       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs freetype2` \
++       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs harfbuzz`
+ 
+ # flags
+ STCPPFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600
+diff --git a/hb.c b/hb.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..7df2828
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/hb.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <stdio.h>
++#include <math.h>
++#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
++#include <hb.h>
++#include <hb-ft.h>
++
++#include "st.h"
++
++void hbtransformsegment(XftFont *xfont, const Glyph *string, hb_codepoint_t *codepoints, int start, int length);
++hb_font_t *hbfindfont(XftFont *match);
++
++typedef struct {
++	XftFont *match;
++	hb_font_t *font;
++} HbFontMatch;
++
++static int hbfontslen = 0;
++static HbFontMatch *hbfontcache = NULL;
++
++void
++hbunloadfonts()
++{
++	for (int i = 0; i < hbfontslen; i++) {
++		hb_font_destroy(hbfontcache[i].font);
++		XftUnlockFace(hbfontcache[i].match);
++	}
++
++	if (hbfontcache != NULL) {
++		free(hbfontcache);
++		hbfontcache = NULL;
++	}
++	hbfontslen = 0;
++}
++
++hb_font_t *
++hbfindfont(XftFont *match)
++{
++	for (int i = 0; i < hbfontslen; i++) {
++		if (hbfontcache[i].match == match)
++			return hbfontcache[i].font;
++	}
++
++	/* Font not found in cache, caching it now. */
++	hbfontcache = realloc(hbfontcache, sizeof(HbFontMatch) * (hbfontslen + 1));
++	FT_Face face = XftLockFace(match);
++	hb_font_t *font = hb_ft_font_create(face, NULL);
++	if (font == NULL)
++		die("Failed to load Harfbuzz font.");
++
++	hbfontcache[hbfontslen].match = match;
++	hbfontcache[hbfontslen].font = font;
++	hbfontslen += 1;
++
++	return font;
++}
++
++void
++hbtransform(XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, const Glyph *glyphs, size_t len, int x, int y)
++{
++	int start = 0, length = 1, gstart = 0;
++	hb_codepoint_t *codepoints = calloc(len, sizeof(hb_codepoint_t));
++
++	for (int idx = 1, specidx = 1; idx < len; idx++) {
++		if (glyphs[idx].mode & ATTR_WDUMMY) {
++			length += 1;
++			continue;
++		}
++
++		if (specs[specidx].font != specs[start].font || ATTRCMP(glyphs[gstart], glyphs[idx]) || selected(x + idx, y) != selected(x + gstart, y)) {
++			hbtransformsegment(specs[start].font, glyphs, codepoints, gstart, length);
++
++			/* Reset the sequence. */
++			length = 1;
++			start = specidx;
++			gstart = idx;
++		} else {
++			length += 1;
++		}
++
++		specidx++;
++	}
++
++	/* EOL. */
++	hbtransformsegment(specs[start].font, glyphs, codepoints, gstart, length);
++
++	/* Apply the transformation to glyph specs. */
++	for (int i = 0, specidx = 0; i < len; i++) {
++		if (glyphs[i].mode & ATTR_WDUMMY)
++			continue;
++
++		if (codepoints[i] != specs[specidx].glyph)
++			((Glyph *)glyphs)[i].mode |= ATTR_LIGA;
++
++		specs[specidx++].glyph = codepoints[i];
++	}
++
++	free(codepoints);
++}
++
++void
++hbtransformsegment(XftFont *xfont, const Glyph *string, hb_codepoint_t *codepoints, int start, int length)
++{
++	hb_font_t *font = hbfindfont(xfont);
++	if (font == NULL)
++		return;
++
++	Rune rune;
++	ushort mode = USHRT_MAX;
++	hb_buffer_t *buffer = hb_buffer_create();
++	hb_buffer_set_direction(buffer, HB_DIRECTION_LTR);
++
++	/* Fill buffer with codepoints. */
++	for (int i = start; i < (start+length); i++) {
++		rune = string[i].u;
++		mode = string[i].mode;
++		if (mode & ATTR_WDUMMY)
++			rune = 0x0020;
++		hb_buffer_add_codepoints(buffer, &rune, 1, 0, 1);
++	}
++
++	/* Shape the segment. */
++	hb_shape(font, buffer, NULL, 0);
++
++	/* Get new glyph info. */
++	hb_glyph_info_t *info = hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos(buffer, NULL);
++
++	/* Write new codepoints. */
++	for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
++		hb_codepoint_t gid = info[i].codepoint;
++		codepoints[start+i] = gid;
++	}
++
++	/* Cleanup. */
++	hb_buffer_destroy(buffer);
++}
+diff --git a/hb.h b/hb.h
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..b3e02d0
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/hb.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
++#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
++#include <hb.h>
++#include <hb-ft.h>
++
++void hbunloadfonts();
++void hbtransform(XftGlyphFontSpec *, const Glyph *, size_t, int, int);
++
+diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
+index 641edc0..14a0b66 100644
+--- a/st.c
++++ b/st.c
+@@ -2670,7 +2670,8 @@ draw(void)
+ 	drawregion(0, 0, term.col, term.row);
+ 	if (term.scr == 0)
+ 		xdrawcursor(cx, term.c.y, term.line[term.c.y][cx],
+-				term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx]);
++				term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx],
++				term.line[term.ocy], term.col);
+ 	term.ocx = cx;
+ 	term.ocy = term.c.y;
+ 	xfinishdraw();
+diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
+index 2b2ba94..01bfb05 100644
+--- a/st.h
++++ b/st.h
+@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
+ #define DIVCEIL(n, d)		(((n) + ((d) - 1)) / (d))
+ #define DEFAULT(a, b)		(a) = (a) ? (a) : (b)
+ #define LIMIT(x, a, b)		(x) = (x) < (a) ? (a) : (x) > (b) ? (b) : (x)
+-#define ATTRCMP(a, b)		((a).mode != (b).mode || (a).fg != (b).fg || \
++#define ATTRCMP(a, b)		(((a).mode & (~ATTR_WRAP) & (~ATTR_LIGA)) != ((b).mode & (~ATTR_WRAP) & (~ATTR_LIGA)) || \
++				(a).fg != (b).fg || \
+ 				(a).bg != (b).bg)
+ #define TIMEDIFF(t1, t2)	((t1.tv_sec-t2.tv_sec)*1000 + \
+ 				(t1.tv_nsec-t2.tv_nsec)/1E6)
+@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ enum glyph_attribute {
+ 	ATTR_WRAP       = 1 << 8,
+ 	ATTR_WIDE       = 1 << 9,
+ 	ATTR_WDUMMY     = 1 << 10,
++	ATTR_LIGA       = 1 << 11,
+ 	ATTR_BOLD_FAINT = ATTR_BOLD | ATTR_FAINT,
+ };
+ 
+diff --git a/win.h b/win.h
+index a6ef1b9..bc0d180 100644
+--- a/win.h
++++ b/win.h
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ enum win_mode {
+ 
+ void xbell(void);
+ void xclipcopy(void);
+-void xdrawcursor(int, int, Glyph, int, int, Glyph);
++void xdrawcursor(int, int, Glyph, int, int, Glyph, Line, int);
+ void xdrawline(Line, int, int, int);
+ void xfinishdraw(void);
+ void xloadcols(void);
+diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
+index 50da23c..bec3e76 100644
+--- a/x.c
++++ b/x.c
+@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ char *argv0;
+ #include "arg.h"
+ #include "st.h"
+ #include "win.h"
++#include "hb.h"
+ 
+ /* types used in config.h */
+ typedef struct {
+@@ -1040,6 +1041,9 @@ xunloadfont(Font *f)
+ void
+ xunloadfonts(void)
+ {
++	/* Clear Harfbuzz font cache. */
++	hbunloadfonts();
++
+ 	/* Free the loaded fonts in the font cache.  */
+ 	while (frclen > 0)
+ 		XftFontClose(xw.dpy, frc[--frclen].font);
+@@ -1246,7 +1250,7 @@ xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, const Glyph *glyphs, int len, int x
+ 		mode = glyphs[i].mode;
+ 
+ 		/* Skip dummy wide-character spacing. */
+-		if (mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
++		if (mode & ATTR_WDUMMY)
+ 			continue;
+ 
+ 		/* Determine font for glyph if different from previous glyph. */
+@@ -1353,6 +1357,9 @@ xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, const Glyph *glyphs, int len, int x
+ 		numspecs++;
+ 	}
+ 
++	/* Harfbuzz transformation for ligatures. */
++	hbtransform(specs, glyphs, len, x, y);
++
+ 	return numspecs;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1502,14 +1509,17 @@ xdrawglyph(Glyph g, int x, int y)
+ }
+ 
+ void
+-xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og)
++xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og, Line line, int len)
+ {
+ 	Color drawcol;
+ 
+ 	/* remove the old cursor */
+ 	if (selected(ox, oy))
+ 		og.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
+-	xdrawglyph(og, ox, oy);
++
++	/* Redraw the line where cursor was previously.
++	 * It will restore the ligatures broken by the cursor. */
++	xdrawline(line, 0, oy, len);
+ 
+ 	if (IS_SET(MODE_HIDE))
+ 		return;