diff --git a/internal/ui/downloads.go b/internal/ui/downloads.go
index 29efb8f..efe3ff6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/downloads.go
+++ b/internal/ui/downloads.go
@@ -293,10 +293,14 @@ func fill(t *tview.Table, expand int, rows [][]string) {
 // shows placeholder text when there are no rows.
 func restoreSelection(t *tview.Table, n, selRow int, placeholder string) {
 	if n == 0 {
+		// With no selectable row, tview's Down/Up handling never terminates,
+		// so turn selection off entirely.
 		t.SetCell(1, 0, tview.NewTableCell("[gray]"+placeholder).SetSelectable(false))
+		t.SetSelectable(false, false)
 		t.Select(0, 0)
 		return
 	}
+	t.SetSelectable(true, false)
 	t.Select(max(selRow, 1), 0)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ui/releases.go b/internal/ui/releases.go
index 555b0fa..aafab92 100644
--- a/internal/ui/releases.go
+++ b/internal/ui/releases.go
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ func (v *releasesView) render() {
 		}
 		v.table.SetCell(1, 1, tview.NewTableCell("[gray]"+msg).SetSelectable(false))
 	}
+	// With no selectable row tview's Down/Up handling never terminates.
+	v.table.SetSelectable(len(v.shown) > 0, false)
 	if len(v.shown) > 0 {
 		v.table.Select(max(selRow, 1), 0)
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/ui/table_test.go b/internal/ui/table_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ada251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/table_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
+	"github.com/rivo/tview"
+)
+
+// Pressing Down in an empty table used to loop forever in tview because the
+// placeholder row is not selectable.
+func TestEmptyTableDownDoesNotHang(t *testing.T) {
+	tbl := tview.NewTable().SetSelectable(true, false).SetFixed(1, 0)
+	restoreSelection(tbl, 0, 0, "empty")
+
+	screen := tcell.NewSimulationScreen("")
+	if err := screen.Init(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer screen.Fini()
+	screen.SetSize(80, 10)
+	tbl.SetRect(0, 0, 80, 10)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		tbl.Draw(screen)
+		tbl.InputHandler()(tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyDown, 0, 0), func(tview.Primitive) {})
+		tbl.InputHandler()(tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyUp, 0, 0), func(tview.Primitive) {})
+		tbl.Draw(screen)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("table input handler hung on an empty table")
+	}
+}