diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
index 8ce547dcbc..588a30de85 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting
 
             if (currentTextRun == null)
             {
-                return 0;
+                return Start;
             }
 
             var directionalWidth = 0.0;