diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor
index 4c035c7901..6d7199c77c 100755
--- a/basis/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/editors/editors.factor
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ M: editor ungraft*
     [ editor-mark ] [ editor-caret ] bi sort-pair ;
 
 : (draw-selection) ( x1 x2 -- )
-    over -
-    dup 0 = [ 2 + ] when
+    over - 1+
+    dup 0 = [ 1+ ] when
     [ 0.0 2array ] [ editor get line-height 2array ] bi*
     swap [ gl-fill-rect ] with-translation ;