diff --git a/include/widgets/textbox.h b/include/widgets/textbox.h
index ec6f85f0..b330045b 100644
--- a/include/widgets/textbox.h
+++ b/include/widgets/textbox.h
@@ -313,5 +313,12 @@ PangoAttrList *textbox_get_pango_attributes ( textbox *tb );
  */
 const char *textbox_get_visible_text ( const textbox *tb );
 int textbox_get_desired_width ( widget *wid );
+
+/**
+ * @param tb  Handle to the textbox
+ *
+ * Move the cursor to the end of the string.
+ */
+void textbox_cursor_end ( textbox *tb );
 /*@}*/
 #endif //ROFI_TEXTBOX_H
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index 9f3b3c59..476a3085 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -1696,6 +1696,7 @@ RofiViewState *rofi_view_create ( Mode *sw,
 
     if ( state->text && input ) {
         textbox_text ( state->text, input );
+        textbox_cursor_end ( state->text );
     }
 
     state->overlay                = textbox_create ( WIDGET_TYPE_TEXTBOX_TEXT, "window.overlay", TB_AUTOWIDTH | TB_AUTOHEIGHT, URGENT, "blaat", 0.5, 0 );
diff --git a/source/widgets/textbox.c b/source/widgets/textbox.c
index 64d4fa5a..a2854ff3 100644
--- a/source/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/source/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ static int textbox_get_width ( widget * );
 static int _textbox_get_height ( widget * );
 static void __textbox_update_pango_text ( textbox *tb );
 
-/**
- * @param tb  Handle to the textbox
- *
- * Move the cursor to the end of the string.
- */
-static void textbox_cursor_end ( textbox *tb );
-
 /** Default pango context */
 static PangoContext     *p_context = NULL;
 /** The pango font metrics */
@@ -585,7 +578,7 @@ static void textbox_cursor_dec_word ( textbox *tb )
 }
 
 // end of line
-static void textbox_cursor_end ( textbox *tb )
+void textbox_cursor_end ( textbox *tb )
 {
     if ( tb->text == NULL ) {
         tb->cursor = 0;