diff --git a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml
index 72641f4e7..eaf1cfa48 100644
--- a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBar.qml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ QQC2.ToolBar {
     property alias inputFieldText: inputField.text
     property alias textField: inputField
     property alias emojiPaneOpened: emojiButton.checked
+    property alias cursorPosition: inputField.cursorPosition
 
     signal closeAllTriggered()
     signal inputFieldForceActiveFocusTriggered()
diff --git a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml
index c07cb0c47..022d00fad 100644
--- a/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Component/ChatBox/ChatBox.qml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
             Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.View
             contentItem: EmojiPicker {
                 textArea: chatBar.textField
-                onChosen: addText(emoji)
+                onChosen: insertText(emoji)
             }
         }
 
@@ -128,12 +128,10 @@ ColumnLayout {
         }
     }
 
-    function addText(text) {
-        chatBox.inputFieldText = inputFieldText + text
-    }
-
     function insertText(str) {
-        chatBox.inputFieldText = inputFieldText.substr(0, inputField.cursorPosition) + str + inputFieldText.substr(inputField.cursorPosition)
+        let index = chatBar.cursorPosition;
+        chatBox.inputFieldText = inputFieldText.substr(0, chatBar.cursorPosition) + str + inputFieldText.substr(chatBar.cursorPosition);
+        chatBar.cursorPosition = index + str.length;
     }
 
     function focusInputField() {