diff --git a/src/nvim/extmark.c b/src/nvim/extmark.c
index 4ff298cde5..c20c7dea23 100644
--- a/src/nvim/extmark.c
+++ b/src/nvim/extmark.c
@@ -70,24 +70,19 @@ void extmark_set(buf_T *buf, uint32_t ns_id, uint32_t *idp, int row, colnr_T col
         extmark_del_id(buf, ns_id, id);
       } else {
         assert(marktree_itr_valid(itr));
-        bool invalid = mt_invalid(old_mark);
         if (old_mark.pos.row == row && old_mark.pos.col == col) {
           // not paired: we can revise in place
-          if (!invalid && mt_decor_any(old_mark)) {
-            // TODO(bfredl): conflict of concerns: buf_decor_remove() must process
-            // the buffer as if MT_FLAG_DECOR_SIGNTEXT is already removed, however
-            // marktree must precisely adjust the set of flags from the old set to the new
-            uint16_t save_flags = mt_itr_rawkey(itr).flags;
-            mt_itr_rawkey(itr).flags &= (uint16_t) ~MT_FLAG_DECOR_SIGNTEXT;
+          if (!mt_invalid(old_mark) && mt_decor_any(old_mark)) {
+            mt_itr_rawkey(itr).flags &= (uint16_t) ~MT_FLAG_EXTERNAL_MASK;
             buf_decor_remove(buf, row, row, col, mt_decor(old_mark), true);
-            mt_itr_rawkey(itr).flags = save_flags;
           }
-          marktree_revise_flags(buf->b_marktree, itr, flags);
+          mt_itr_rawkey(itr).flags |= flags;
           mt_itr_rawkey(itr).decor_data = decor.data;
+          marktree_revise_meta(buf->b_marktree, itr, old_mark);
           goto revised;
         }
         marktree_del_itr(buf->b_marktree, itr, false);
-        if (!invalid) {
+        if (!mt_invalid(old_mark)) {
           buf_decor_remove(buf, old_mark.pos.row, old_mark.pos.row, old_mark.pos.col,
                            mt_decor(old_mark), true);
         }
@@ -131,6 +126,7 @@ static void extmark_setraw(buf_T *buf, uint64_t mark, int row, colnr_T col, bool
   int row2 = 0;
   if (invalid) {
     mt_itr_rawkey(itr).flags &= (uint16_t) ~MT_FLAG_INVALID;
+    marktree_revise_meta(buf->b_marktree, itr, key);
   } else if (move && key.flags & MT_FLAG_DECOR_SIGNTEXT && buf->b_signcols.autom) {
     MTPos end = marktree_get_altpos(buf->b_marktree, key, NULL);
     row1 = MIN(end.row, MIN(key.pos.row, row));
@@ -394,6 +390,7 @@ void extmark_splice_delete(buf_T *buf, int l_row, colnr_T l_col, int u_row, coln
         } else {
           invalidated = true;
           mt_itr_rawkey(itr).flags |= MT_FLAG_INVALID;
+          marktree_revise_meta(buf->b_marktree, itr, mark);
           buf_decor_remove(buf, mark.pos.row, endpos.row, mark.pos.col, mt_decor(mark), false);
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/nvim/marktree.c b/src/nvim/marktree.c
index 9e3005b6a3..555fef5bbd 100644
--- a/src/nvim/marktree.c
+++ b/src/nvim/marktree.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static MTNode *marktree_alloc_node(MarkTree *b, bool internal)
 // really meta_inc[kMTMetaCount]
 static void meta_describe_key_inc(uint32_t *meta_inc, MTKey *k)
 {
-  if (!mt_end(*k)) {
+  if (!mt_end(*k) && !mt_invalid(*k)) {
     meta_inc[kMTMetaInline] += (k->flags & MT_FLAG_DECOR_VIRT_TEXT_INLINE) ? 1 : 0;
     meta_inc[kMTMetaLines] += (k->flags & MT_FLAG_DECOR_VIRT_LINES) ? 1 : 0;
     meta_inc[kMTMetaSignHL] += (k->flags & MT_FLAG_DECOR_SIGNHL) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -774,14 +774,10 @@ uint64_t marktree_del_itr(MarkTree *b, MarkTreeIter *itr, bool rev)
   return other;
 }
 
-void marktree_revise_flags(MarkTree *b, MarkTreeIter *itr, uint16_t new_flags)
+void marktree_revise_meta(MarkTree *b, MarkTreeIter *itr, MTKey old_key)
 {
-  uint32_t meta_old[4];
-  meta_describe_key(meta_old, rawkey(itr));
-  rawkey(itr).flags &= (uint16_t) ~MT_FLAG_EXTERNAL_MASK;
-  rawkey(itr).flags |= new_flags;
-
-  uint32_t meta_new[4];
+  uint32_t meta_old[4], meta_new[4];
+  meta_describe_key(meta_old, old_key);
   meta_describe_key(meta_new, rawkey(itr));
 
   if (!memcmp(meta_old, meta_new, sizeof(meta_old))) {
diff --git a/test/functional/ui/decorations_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/decorations_spec.lua
index 61a5e1d6f7..042975f898 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/decorations_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/decorations_spec.lua
@@ -5641,6 +5641,19 @@ l5
     ]])
     eq("Invalid 'sign_text'", pcall_err(api.nvim_buf_set_extmark, 0, ns, 5, 0, {sign_text='❤️x'}))
   end)
+
+  it('auto signcolumn hides with invalidated sign', function()
+    api.nvim_set_option_value('signcolumn', 'auto', {})
+    api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(0, ns, 0, 0, {sign_text='S1', invalidate=true})
+    feed('ia<cr>b<esc>dd')
+    screen:expect({
+      grid = [[
+        ^a                                                 |
+        {1:~                                                 }|*8
+                                                          |
+      ]]
+    })
+  end)
 end)
 
 describe('decorations: virt_text', function()