diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/elements/TextBox.hpp b/src/graphics/ui/elements/TextBox.hpp
index 1e2621a18..cd70f80e7 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/elements/TextBox.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/elements/TextBox.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ namespace gui {
 
         void setTextOffset(uint x);
         bool eraseSelected();
-        void resetSelection();
         void extendSelection(int index);
         void tokenSelectAt(int index);
         size_t getLineLength(uint line) const;
@@ -106,6 +105,7 @@ namespace gui {
         
         void paste(const std::wstring& text, bool history=true);
         void erase(size_t start, size_t length);
+        void resetSelection();
             
         virtual void setTextSupplier(wstringsupplier supplier);
 
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp
index 382113171..0e53643db 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libgui.cpp
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ static void p_set_text(UINode* node, lua::State* L, int idx) {
 static void p_set_caret(UINode* node, lua::State* L, int idx) {
     if (auto box = dynamic_cast<TextBox*>(node)) {
         box->setCaret(static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(lua::tointeger(L, idx)));
+        box->resetSelection();
     }
 }
 static void p_set_editable(UINode* node, lua::State* L, int idx) {