diff --git a/src/bufferview_funcs.C b/src/bufferview_funcs.C
index 40210a018b..474f4301a2 100644
--- a/src/bufferview_funcs.C
+++ b/src/bufferview_funcs.C
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ Point coordOffset(BufferView const & bv, DocIterator const & dit,
 		y += par.rows()[rit].height();
 	y += par.rows()[rend].ascent();
 	x += dit.bottom().text()->cursorX(dit.bottom(), boundary && dit.depth() == 1);
-	// The following correction should not be there at all.
-	// The cursor looks much better with the -1, though.
-	--x;
+	// FIXME: The following correction should not be there at all.
+	// The cursor looks much better with the +1, though.
+	++x;
 	return Point(x, y);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C
index d8d0c10965..9aa1ba5630 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.C
@@ -599,10 +599,7 @@ void GuiWorkArea::expose(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 
 void GuiWorkArea::showCursor(int x, int y, int h, CursorShape shape)
 {
-	// FIXME: the BufferView (via Cursor) should provide the correct positioning
-	// for the moment we put the cursor 2 pixels to the right
-	//cursor_->setGeometry(x, y, 2, h);
-	cursor_->setGeometry(x + 2, y, 2, h);
+	cursor_->setGeometry(x, y, 2, h);
 	cursor_->shape_ = shape;
 	cursor_->on_ = true;
 	cursor_->show();