diff --git a/src/edit.c b/src/edit.c
index 8243890..ee63daa 100644
--- a/src/edit.c
+++ b/src/edit.c
@@ -6916,8 +6916,12 @@
 	    }
 	    if (curwin->w_cursor.lnum != tpos.lnum)
 		curwin->w_cursor = tpos;
-	    else if (cc != NUL)
-		++curwin->w_cursor.col;	/* put cursor back on the NUL */
+	    else
+	    {
+		tpos.col++;
+		if (cc != NUL && gchar_pos(&tpos) == NUL)
+		    ++curwin->w_cursor.col;	/* put cursor back on the NUL */
+	    }
 
 	    /* <C-S-Right> may have started Visual mode, adjust the position for
 	     * deleted characters. */