diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
index 41220ed81ba..15aaa848592 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
@@ -932,6 +932,8 @@ impl TextEdit<'_> {
                             .layer_transform_to_global(ui.layer_id())
                             .unwrap_or_default();
                         ui.output_mut(|o| {
+                            let tiny_rect =
+                                Rect::from_min_size(primary_cursor_rect.left_bottom(), Vec2::ZERO);
                             o.ime = Some(crate::output::IMEOutput {
                                 purpose: if password {
                                     IMEPurpose::Password
@@ -939,7 +941,7 @@ impl TextEdit<'_> {
                                     IMEPurpose::Normal
                                 },
                                 rect: to_global * inner_rect,
-                                cursor_rect: to_global * primary_cursor_rect,
+                                cursor_rect: to_global * tiny_rect,
                                 should_interrupt_composition: false,
                             });
                         });