diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
index ce04adfa6a9..e18599d7072 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
@@ -620,8 +620,9 @@ void FakeVimHandler::Private::moveDown(int n)
     m_tc.movePosition(Down, MoveAnchor, n);
 #else
     const int col = m_tc.position() - m_tc.block().position();
-    const int line = m_tc.block().blockNumber();
-    const QTextBlock &block = m_tc.document()->findBlockByNumber(line + n);
+    const int lastLine = m_tc.document()->lastBlock().blockNumber();
+    const int targetLine = qMax(0, qMin(lastLine, m_tc.block().blockNumber() + n));
+    const QTextBlock &block = m_tc.document()->findBlockByNumber(targetLine);
     const int pos = block.position();
     setPosition(pos + qMin(block.length() - 1, col));
     moveToTargetColumn();
diff --git a/tests/auto/fakevim/main.cpp b/tests/auto/fakevim/main.cpp
index df4b6d691a2..fd5b06f0931 100644
--- a/tests/auto/fakevim/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/fakevim/main.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ void tst_FakeVim::command_e()
     move("e",  "int main(int argc, char *arg@v[])");
     move("e",  "int main(int argc, char *argv[]@)");
     move("e",  "@{");
+    move("10k","@\n"); // home.
 }
 
 void tst_FakeVim::command_i()