diff --git a/src/bufferview_funcs.cpp b/src/bufferview_funcs.cpp
index d91ce6c5e7..3f132de962 100644
--- a/src/bufferview_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/bufferview_funcs.cpp
@@ -178,12 +178,16 @@ Point coordOffset(BufferView const & bv, DocIterator const & dit,
 			bool rtl = bv.textMetrics(sl.text()).isRTL(sl, boundary_i);
 			if (rtl)
 				x -= lastw;
+			// remember width for the case that sl.inset() is positioned in an RTL inset
+			Dimension const & dim = bv.parMetrics(sl.text(), sl.pit()).
+				insetDimension(&sl.inset());
+			lastw = dim.wid;
+		} else {
+			// remember width for the case that sl.inset() is positioned in an RTL inset
+			Dimension const dim = sl.inset().dimension(bv);
+			lastw = dim.wid;
 		}
 		
-		// remember width for the case that sl.inset() is positioned in an RTL inset
-		Dimension const dim = sl.inset().dimension(bv);
-		lastw = dim.wid;
-		
 		//lyxerr << "Cursor::getPos, i: "
 		// << i << " x: " << xx << " y: " << y << endl;
 	}