diff --git a/js/ui/shellEntry.js b/js/ui/shellEntry.js
index 884efc6b5..c6e35fa83 100644
--- a/js/ui/shellEntry.js
+++ b/js/ui/shellEntry.js
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ function _onButtonPressEvent(actor, event, entry) {
 }
 
 function _onPopup(actor, entry) {
-    let [success, textX, textY_, lineHeight_] = entry.clutter_text.position_to_coords(-1);
+    let cursorPosition = entry.clutter_text.get_cursor_position();
+    let [success, textX, textY_, lineHeight_] = entry.clutter_text.position_to_coords(cursorPosition);
     if (success)
         entry.menu.setSourceAlignment(textX / entry.width);
     entry.menu.open(BoxPointer.PopupAnimation.FULL);