diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdocumentationcommenthelper.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdocumentationcommenthelper.cpp
index 7014c57bede..9e61b0c91a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdocumentationcommenthelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdocumentationcommenthelper.cpp
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ bool trySplitComment(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editorWidget,
                     cursor.endEditBlock();
                     return true;
                 }
+                cursor.setPosition(pos);
             }
         }
     } // right after first doxygen comment
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdoxygen_test.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdoxygen_test.cpp
index 9fc6f1575c1..9511b6df6e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdoxygen_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppdoxygen_test.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ void DoxygenTest::testBasic_data()
         "int a;\n"
     );
 
+    QTest::newRow("qt_style_cursor_before_existing_comment") << _(
+        "bool preventFolding;\n"
+        "/*!|\n"
+        " * \\brief something\n"
+        " */\n"
+        "int a;\n"
+        ) << _(
+        "bool preventFolding;\n"
+        "/*!\n"
+        " * \n"
+        " * \\brief something\n"
+        " */\n"
+        "int a;\n"
+    );
+
     QTest::newRow("qt_style_continuation") << _(
         "bool preventFolding;\n"
         "/*!\n"