diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/BorderEffect.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/BorderEffect.java
index 2872699c8012..8f578d2f1cf0 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/BorderEffect.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/BorderEffect.java
@@ -144,9 +144,14 @@ public class BorderEffect {
     border.horizontalTo(editor.getMaxWidthInRange(startOffset, endOffset) - 1);
     border.verticalRel(height - 1);
     border.horizontalTo(endX);
-    border.verticalRel(editor.getLineHeight());
-    border.horizontalTo(0);
-    border.verticalRel(-height + 1);
+    if (endX > 0) {
+      border.verticalRel(editor.getLineHeight());
+      border.horizontalTo(0);
+      border.verticalRel(-height + 1);
+    }
+    else {
+      border.verticalTo(startY + editor.getLineHeight() - 1);
+    }
     border.horizontalTo(startX);
     border.verticalTo(startY);
   }