diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.cc
index 9a40b922cf6..6a820230d19 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_widgets.cc
@@ -1946,9 +1946,9 @@ static void widget_draw_text(const uiFontStyle *fstyle,
       immBindBuiltinProgram(GPU_SHADER_3D_UNIFORM_COLOR);
       immUniformColor4ubv(wcol->item);
       const auto boxes = BLF_str_selection_boxes(fstyle->uifont_id,
-                                                 drawstr,
+                                                 drawstr + but->ofs,
                                                  strlen(drawstr),
-                                                 but->ofs + but->selsta,
+                                                 but->selsta - but->ofs,
                                                  but->selend - but->selsta);
       for (auto bounds : boxes) {
         immRecti(pos,