diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/TextBoxView.cs b/Perspex.Controls/TextBoxView.cs
index 30d94afde4..e8849cd38a 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/TextBoxView.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/TextBoxView.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
 
             base.Render(context);
 
-            if (this.parent.IsFocused)
+            if (this.parent.IsFocused && selectionStart == selectionEnd)
             {
                 var charPos = this.FormattedText.HitTestTextPosition(this.parent.CaretIndex);
                 Brush caretBrush = Brushes.Black;