diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TextInput.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TextInput.cpp
index ecfc4d0847..d744595815 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TextInput.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TextInput.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ _BTextInput_::KeyDown(const char* bytes, int32 numBytes)
 
 		default:
 			BTextView::KeyDown(bytes, numBytes);
+			AlignTextRect();
 			break;
 	}
 }