diff --git a/src/textobject.c b/src/textobject.c
index af94d06..015b33b 100644
--- a/src/textobject.c
+++ b/src/textobject.c
@@ -1131,10 +1131,15 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (EQUAL_POS(start_pos, *end_pos))
-	    // empty block like this: ()
-	    // there is no inner block to select, abort
+	/*
+	 * In Visual mode, when resulting area is empty
+	 * i.e. there is no inner block to select, abort.
+	 */
+	if (EQUAL_POS(start_pos, *end_pos) && VIsual_active)
+	{
+	    curwin->w_cursor = old_pos;
 	    return FAIL;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * In Visual mode, when the resulting area is not bigger than what we