diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs
index 07adca2193..97c7154cd9 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/TextField.cs
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ public virtual void Paste ()
             TextModel.SetCol (ref col, Viewport.Width - 1, cols);
         }
 
-        int pos = col - ScrollOffset + Math.Min (Viewport.X, 0);
+        int pos = col + Math.Min (Viewport.X, 0);
         Move (pos, 0);
 
         return new Point (pos, 0);