diff --git a/sw/source/core/text/itrcrsr.cxx b/sw/source/core/text/itrcrsr.cxx
index dbb67b832d84..c903af9e9aed 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/text/itrcrsr.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/text/itrcrsr.cxx
@@ -1713,6 +1713,8 @@ sal_Int32 SwTextCursor::GetCursorOfst( SwPosition *pPos, const Point &rPoint,
                 if( bChgNodeInner && pTmp->Frame().IsInside( aTmpPoint ) &&
                     !( pTmp->IsProtected() ) )
                 {
+                    nLength = static_cast<SwFlyCntPortion*>(pPor)->
+                              GetFlyCursorOfst( nX, aTmpPoint, pPos, pCMS );
                     // After a change of the frame, our font must be still
                     // available for/in the OutputDevice.
                     // For comparison: Paint and new SwFlyCntPortion !
diff --git a/sw/source/core/text/porfly.cxx b/sw/source/core/text/porfly.cxx
index 0eca9ca5ace0..ca374158e84f 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/text/porfly.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/text/porfly.cxx
@@ -414,6 +414,20 @@ void SwFlyCntPortion::SetBase( const SwTextFrame& rFrame, const Point &rBase,
     }
 }
 
+sal_Int32 SwFlyCntPortion::GetFlyCursorOfst( const sal_uInt16 nOfst,
+    const Point &rPoint, SwPosition *pPos, SwCursorMoveState* pCMS ) const
+{
+    // As the FlyCnt are not attached to the side, their GetCursorOfst() will
+    // not be called.
+    // In order to reduce management overhead for the layout page, the paragraph
+    // calls the FlyFrame's GetCursorOfst() only when needed
+    Point aPoint( rPoint );
+    if( !pPos || bDraw || !( GetFlyFrame()->GetCursorOfst( pPos, aPoint, pCMS ) ) )
+        return SwLinePortion::GetCursorOfst( nOfst );
+    else
+        return 0;
+}
+
 sal_Int32 SwFlyCntPortion::GetCursorOfst( const sal_uInt16 nOfst ) const
 {
     // OSL_FAIL("SwFlyCntPortion::GetCursorOfst: use GetFlyCursorOfst()");
diff --git a/sw/source/core/text/porfly.hxx b/sw/source/core/text/porfly.hxx
index 417c347fd68d..b51efd9dc259 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/text/porfly.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/text/porfly.hxx
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public:
                   long nLnAscent, long nLnDescent,
                   long nFlyAscent, long nFlyDescent,
                   AsCharFlags nFlags );
+    sal_Int32 GetFlyCursorOfst( const sal_uInt16 nOfst, const Point &rPoint,
+                        SwPosition *pPos, SwCursorMoveState* pCMS ) const;
     virtual bool Format( SwTextFormatInfo &rInf ) override;
     virtual void Paint( const SwTextPaintInfo &rInf ) const override;
     OUTPUT_OPERATOR_OVERRIDE