diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.h
index 58e5ea972c7..b66046c076b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
     bool addMark(TextMark *mark);
     TextMarks marksAt(int line) const;
     void removeMark(TextMark *mark);
+    void updateLayout() const;
     void updateMark(TextMark *mark);
     void moveMark(TextMark *mark, int previousLine);
     void removeMarkFromMarksCache(TextMark *mark);
@@ -187,7 +188,6 @@ private:
     void cleanWhitespace(QTextCursor &cursor, bool inEntireDocument, bool cleanIndentation);
     void ensureFinalNewLine(QTextCursor &cursor);
     void modificationChanged(bool modified);
-    void updateLayout() const;
 
     TextDocumentPrivate *d;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/textmark.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/textmark.cpp
index 447749fb1f4..386bd72ef27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/textmark.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/textmark.cpp
@@ -242,13 +242,14 @@ void TextMark::removedFromEditor()
 void TextMark::updateMarker()
 {
     if (m_baseTextDocument)
-        m_baseTextDocument->updateMark(this);
+        m_baseTextDocument->updateLayout();
 }
 
 void TextMark::setPriority(TextMark::Priority prioriy)
 {
     m_priority = prioriy;
-    updateMarker();
+    if (m_baseTextDocument)
+        m_baseTextDocument->updateMark(this);
 }
 
 bool TextMark::isVisible() const