diff --git a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
index a9984846f..df513c08c 100644
--- a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ CodePoint LayoutField::XNTCodePoint(CodePoint defaultXNTCodePoint) {
 }
 
 void LayoutField::putCursorRightOfLayout() {
+  m_contentView.cursor()->layout().removeGreySquaresFromAllMatrixAncestors();
   m_contentView.setCursor(LayoutCursor(m_contentView.expressionView()->layout(), LayoutCursor::Position::Right));
 }