diff --git a/src/BufferView.cpp b/src/BufferView.cpp
index 5ee6410efc..b8d54129ed 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferView.cpp
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ boost::tuple<pit_type, pos_type, int> BufferView::moveToPosition(pit_type bottom
 					break;
 				}
 			setCursor(dit);
+			buffer_->text().setCurrentFont(cursor_);
 			// Note: return bottom (document) level pit.
 			return boost::make_tuple(cursor_.bottom().pit(), cursor_.bottom().pos(), top_id);
 		}
@@ -561,6 +562,7 @@ boost::tuple<pit_type, pos_type, int> BufferView::moveToPosition(pit_type bottom
 		it.pit() = bottom_pit;
 		it.pos() = min(bottom_pos, it.paragraph().size());
 		setCursor(it);
+		buffer_->text().setCurrentFont(cursor_);
 		return boost::make_tuple(it.pit(), it.pos(),
 					 it.paragraph().id());
 	}
diff --git a/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp b/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
index 773231394d..a12d8b1ea0 100644
--- a/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/LyXView.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ bool LyXView::loadLyXFile(FileName const & filename, bool tolastfiles,
 		if (work_area_->bufferView().moveToPosition(pit, pos, 0, 0).get<1>()) {
 			if (work_area_->bufferView().fitCursor())
 				work_area_->bufferView().updateMetrics(false);
-			newBuffer->text().setCurrentFont(work_area_->bufferView().cursor());
 			updateMenubar();
 			updateToolbars();
 			updateLayoutChoice();
diff --git a/status.15x b/status.15x
index b16a97e72b..5cc3ebb34b 100644
--- a/status.15x
+++ b/status.15x
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ What's new
 
 - Fix crash when using down cursor in an empty math subscript (Bug 4117).
 
+- Reset current cursor font when going to a bookmark.
+
 * DOCUMENTATION
 
 - Fix installation links for Hebrew (bug 4165)