diff --git a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
index 4fd1e875b..1550c0ff2 100644
--- a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ bool LayoutField::handleEventWithText(const char * text, bool indentation, bool
     if (resultExpression.isUninitialized()) {
       // The text is not parsable (for instance, ",") and is added char by char.
       KDSize previousLayoutSize = minimalSizeForOptimalDisplay();
-      m_contentView.cursor()->insertText(text);
+      m_contentView.cursor()->insertText(text, forceCursorRightOfText);
       reload(previousLayoutSize);
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/poincare/include/poincare/layout_cursor.h b/poincare/include/poincare/layout_cursor.h
index 12fcfd3a0..33efc29c6 100644
--- a/poincare/include/poincare/layout_cursor.h
+++ b/poincare/include/poincare/layout_cursor.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
   void addEmptyTenPowerLayout();
   void addFractionLayoutAndCollapseSiblings();
   void addXNTCodePointLayout();
-  void insertText(const char * text);
+  void insertText(const char * text, bool forceCursorRightOfText = false);
   void addLayoutAndMoveCursor(Layout l);
   bool showEmptyLayoutIfNeeded() { return privateShowHideEmptyLayoutIfNeeded(true); }
   bool hideEmptyLayoutIfNeeded() { return privateShowHideEmptyLayoutIfNeeded(false); }
diff --git a/poincare/src/layout_cursor.cpp b/poincare/src/layout_cursor.cpp
index 548f2e0d4..05855430b 100644
--- a/poincare/src/layout_cursor.cpp
+++ b/poincare/src/layout_cursor.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void LayoutCursor::addXNTCodePointLayout() {
   m_layout.addSibling(this, CodePointLayout::Builder(m_layout.XNTCodePoint()), true);
 }
 
-void LayoutCursor::insertText(const char * text) {
+void LayoutCursor::insertText(const char * text, bool forceCursorRightOfText) {
   Layout newChild;
   Layout pointedChild;
   UTF8Decoder decoder(text);
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void LayoutCursor::insertText(const char * text) {
       codePoint = decoder.nextCodePoint();
     }
   }
-  if (!pointedChild.isUninitialized() && !pointedChild.parent().isUninitialized()) {
+  if (!forceCursorRightOfText && !pointedChild.isUninitialized() && !pointedChild.parent().isUninitialized()) {
     m_layout = pointedChild;
     m_position = Position::Right;
   }