diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
index 9a4ecde7399..7f993344675 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
@@ -3148,6 +3148,7 @@ void FakeVimHandler::Private::search(const QString &needle0, bool forward,
         selections.append(sel);
         emit q->selectionChanged(selections);
     }
+    setTargetColumn();
 }
 
 void FakeVimHandler::Private::highlightMatches(const QString &needle0)