diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index eca488e740026..4dbdf416a09f4 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -1904,9 +1904,15 @@ impl Editor {
         if doc.restore_cursor {
             let text = doc.text().slice(..);
             let selection = doc.selection(view.id).clone().transform(|range| {
+                // only move back when 
+                let mut head = range.to();
+                if range.head > range.anchor {
+                    head = graphemes::prev_grapheme_boundary(text, head);
+                }
+
                 Range::new(
                     range.from(),
-                    graphemes::prev_grapheme_boundary(text, range.to()),
+                    head
                 )
             });