diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
index 82c529fa11..7ac71cfc9f 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
@@ -4794,6 +4794,7 @@ bool wxRichTextPlainText::DrawTabbedString(wxDC& dc, const wxTextAttr& attr, con
             dc.SetBackgroundMode(wxBRUSHSTYLE_TRANSPARENT);
     }
 
+	wxCoord x_orig = x;
     while (hasTabs)
     {
         // the string has a tab
@@ -4805,7 +4806,7 @@ bool wxRichTextPlainText::DrawTabbedString(wxDC& dc, const wxTextAttr& attr, con
         bool not_found = true;
         for (int i = 0; i < tabCount && not_found; ++i)
         {
-            nextTabPos = tabArray.Item(i);
+            nextTabPos = tabArray.Item(i) + x_orig;
 
             // Find the next tab position.
             // Even if we're at the end of the tab array, we must still draw the chunk.