diff --git a/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
index f7d5317..2402ecf 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
@@ -318,6 +318,50 @@
   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/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3dd0527..192165f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    678,
+/**/
     677,
 /**/
     676,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 2ef3198..8078e01 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -2282,6 +2282,7 @@
     int		dir;
     int		help_window = FALSE;
     tabpage_T   *prev_curtab = curtab;
+    frame_T	*win_frame = win->w_frame;
 
     if (last_window())
     {
@@ -2459,7 +2460,10 @@
 	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();
     if (close_curwin)