diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index e90af4d627f..8dd3ff712c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ public:
     MarginSettings m_marginSettings;
     // apply when making visible the first time, for the split case
     bool m_fontSettingsNeedsApply = true;
+    bool m_wasNotYetShown = true;
     BehaviorSettings m_behaviorSettings;
 
     int extraAreaSelectionAnchorBlockNumber = -1;
@@ -4331,16 +4332,12 @@ void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::paintCurrentLineHighlight(const PaintEventData &da
     QRectF lineRect = data.block.layout()->lineForTextPosition(data.textCursor.positionInBlock()).rect();
     lineRect.moveTop(lineRect.top() + blockRect.top());
     lineRect.setLeft(0);
-    lineRect.setRight(data.viewportRect.width() - data.offset.x());
+    lineRect.setRight(data.viewportRect.width());
     QColor color = m_document->fontSettings().toTextCharFormat(C_CURRENT_LINE).background().color();
     // set alpha, otherwise we cannot see block highlighting and find scope underneath
     color.setAlpha(128);
-    if (!data.eventRect.contains(lineRect.toRect())) {
-        QRect updateRect = data.eventRect;
-        updateRect.setLeft(0);
-        updateRect.setRight(data.viewportRect.width() - int(data.offset.x()));
-        q->viewport()->update(updateRect);
-    }
+    if (!data.eventRect.contains(lineRect.toRect()))
+        q->viewport()->update(lineRect.toRect());
     painter.fillRect(lineRect, color);
 }
 
@@ -7217,10 +7214,20 @@ void TextEditorWidget::encourageApply()
 void TextEditorWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent* e)
 {
     triggerPendingUpdates();
+    // QPlainTextEdit::showEvent scrolls to make the cursor visible on first show
+    // which we don't want, since we restore previous states when
+    // opening editors, and when splitting/duplicating.
+    // So restore the previous state after that.
+    QByteArray state;
+    if (d->m_wasNotYetShown)
+        state = saveState();
     QPlainTextEdit::showEvent(e);
+    if (d->m_wasNotYetShown) {
+        restoreState(state);
+        d->m_wasNotYetShown = false;
+    }
 }
 
-
 void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::applyFontSettingsDelayed()
 {
     m_fontSettingsNeedsApply = true;