diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c
index 8b5828773..75b282c71 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c
@@ -359,12 +359,13 @@ void
 clutter_input_method_set_preedit_text (ClutterInputMethod      *im,
                                        const gchar             *preedit,
                                        unsigned int             cursor,
+                                       unsigned int             anchor,
                                        ClutterPreeditResetMode  mode)
 {
   g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_INPUT_METHOD (im));
 
   clutter_input_method_put_im_event (im, CLUTTER_IM_PREEDIT, preedit,
-                                     cursor, cursor, 0, mode);
+                                     cursor, anchor, 0, mode);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h
index cc11545c8..34d48ec5e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void clutter_input_method_set_preedit_text (ClutterInputMethod      *im,
                                             const gchar             *preedit,
                                             unsigned int             cursor,
+                                            unsigned int             anchor,
                                             ClutterPreeditResetMode  mode);
 
 CLUTTER_EXPORT