diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
index cc2bd04218c3..449b1bacf8e9 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
@@ -1465,7 +1465,11 @@ public class CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements CodeInsig
     if (file.getFileType().isBinary()) {
       return null;
     }
-    return instance.openTextEditor(new OpenFileDescriptor(project, file), false);
+    Editor editor = instance.openTextEditor(new OpenFileDescriptor(project, file), false);
+    if (editor != null) {
+      editor.getCaretModel().moveToOffset(0);
+    }
+    return editor;
   }
 
   private long collectAndCheckHighlighting(boolean checkWarnings, boolean checkInfos, boolean checkWeakWarnings) throws Exception {