diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.cpp
index f7bad6dfac..a9188964cf 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.cpp
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ void TextEditor::drawContent (Graphics& g)
                                                            selectedTextRanges.getIntersectionsStartingAtZeroWith (glyphsRange));
 
             paragraph->getShapedText().accessTogetherWith (drawGlyphRuns,
-                                                           glyphColours,
+                                                           glyphColours.getIntersectionsStartingAtZeroWith (glyphsRange),
                                                            textSelectionMask.getIntersectionsStartingAtZeroWith (glyphsRange),
                                                            underlining.getIntersectionsStartingAtZeroWith (glyphsRange));
         }