diff --git a/src/printing/printpainter.cpp b/src/printing/printpainter.cpp
--- a/src/printing/printpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/printing/printpainter.cpp
@@ -659,12 +659,19 @@
             QRegion region(0, 0, pl.maxWidth, rangeptr->viewLineCount() * m_fontHeight);
 
             if (line == pl.firstline) {
-                region = region.subtracted(QRegion(0, 0, m_renderer->cursorToX(rangeptr->viewLine(0), pl.selectionRange.start()), m_fontHeight));
+                for (int i = 0; i < rangeptr->viewLineCount(); ++i) {
+                    int _x = m_renderer->cursorToX(rangeptr->viewLine(i), pl.selectionRange.start());
+                    if (_x > 0) {
+                        region = region.subtracted(QRegion(0, i * m_fontHeight, _x, m_fontHeight));
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             if (line == pl.lastline) {
-                int _x = m_renderer->cursorToX(rangeptr->viewLine(rangeptr->viewLineCount() - 1), pl.selectionRange.end());
-                region = region.subtracted(QRegion(_x, 0, pl.maxWidth - _x, m_fontHeight));
+                for (int i = 0; i < rangeptr->viewLineCount(); ++i) {
+                    int _x = m_renderer->cursorToX(rangeptr->viewLine(i), pl.selectionRange.end());
+                    region = region.subtracted(QRegion(_x, i * m_fontHeight, pl.maxWidth - _x, m_fontHeight));
+                }
             }
 
             painter.setClipRegion(region);