diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index b7f5302fef9..9238e2aa627 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ void TextEditorWidget::doSetTextCursor(const QTextCursor &cursor)
 void TextEditorWidget::gotoLine(int line, int column, bool centerLine)
 {
     d->m_lastCursorChangeWasInteresting = false; // avoid adding the previous position to history
-    const int blockNumber = line - 1;
+    const int blockNumber = qMin(line, document()->blockCount()) - 1;
     const QTextBlock &block = document()->findBlockByNumber(blockNumber);
     if (block.isValid()) {
         QTextCursor cursor(block);