diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
index b83c036e7a..aad028dae1 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -919,7 +919,10 @@ MultiTouchMapper<UITouch*> UIViewComponentPeer::currentTouches;
     const auto rangeToDelete = range.isEmpty() ? range.withStartAndLength (jmax (range.getStart() - 1, 0),
                                                                            range.getStart() != 0 ? 1 : 0)
                                                : range;
+    const auto start = rangeToDelete.getStart();
 
+    // This ensures that the cursor is at the beginning, rather than the end, of the selection
+    target->setHighlightedRegion ({ start, start });
     target->setHighlightedRegion (rangeToDelete);
     target->insertTextAtCaret ("");
 }