diff --git a/src/printing/printpainter.cpp b/src/printing/printpainter.cpp
--- a/src/printing/printpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/printing/printpainter.cpp
@@ -645,49 +645,62 @@
     rangeptr->setLine(line);
     m_renderer->layoutLine(rangeptr, (int)pl.maxWidth, false);
 
+    // If the line is too long (too many 'viewlines') to fit the remaining vertical space,
+    // clip and adjust the painter position as necessary
+    int _lines = rangeptr->viewLineCount(); // number of "sublines" to paint.
+    int proceedLines = _lines;
+    int alreadyPrinted = 0;
+
+    QRegion region;
+
+    if (remainder) {
+        alreadyPrinted = _lines - remainder;
+        proceedLines = qMin((pl.maxHeight - y) / m_fontHeight, remainder);
+
+        painter.translate(0, -(_lines - int(remainder)) * m_fontHeight + 1);
+        region = QRegion(QRect(0, (_lines - int(remainder)) * m_fontHeight + 1, pl.maxWidth, proceedLines * m_fontHeight)); //### drop the crosspatch in printerfriendly mode???
+        remainder -= proceedLines;
+    } else if (y + m_fontHeight * _lines > pl.maxHeight) {
+        remainder = _lines - ((pl.maxHeight - y) / m_fontHeight);
+        region = QRegion(QRect(0, 0, pl.maxWidth, (_lines - int(remainder)) * m_fontHeight + 1)); //### drop the crosspatch in printerfriendly mode???
+    } else if (!pl.selectionOnly) {
+        painter.setClipRegion(QRegion());
+        painter.setClipping(false);
+    } else if (pl.selectionOnly && !(m_view && m_view->blockSelection())) {
+        region = QRegion(0, 0, pl.maxWidth, rangeptr->viewLineCount() * m_fontHeight);
+    }
+
     // selectionOnly: clip non-selection parts and adjust painter position if needed
     int _xadjust = 0;
     if (pl.selectionOnly) {
         if (m_view && m_view->blockSelection()) {
             int _x = m_renderer->cursorToX(rangeptr->viewLine(0), pl.selectionRange.start());
             int _x1 = m_renderer->cursorToX(rangeptr->viewLine(rangeptr->viewLineCount() - 1), pl.selectionRange.end());
             _xadjust = _x;
             painter.translate(-_xadjust, 0);
-            painter.setClipRegion(QRegion(_x, 0, _x1 - _x, rangeptr->viewLineCount() * m_fontHeight));
+            region = QRegion(_x, 0, _x1 - _x, rangeptr->viewLineCount() * m_fontHeight);
 
         } else if (line == pl.firstline || line == pl.lastline) {
-            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 = alreadyPrinted; i < _lines - remainder; ++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 = alreadyPrinted; i < _lines - remainder; ++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);
         }
+        painter.setClipRegion(region);
     }
-
-    // If the line is too long (too many 'viewlines') to fit the remaining vertical space,
-    // clip and adjust the painter position as necessary
-    int _lines = rangeptr->viewLineCount(); // number of "sublines" to paint.
-
-    int proceedLines = _lines;
-    if (remainder) {
-        proceedLines = qMin((pl.maxHeight - y) / m_fontHeight, remainder);
-
-        painter.translate(0, -(_lines - int(remainder)) * m_fontHeight + 1);
-        painter.setClipRect(0, (_lines - int(remainder)) * m_fontHeight + 1, pl.maxWidth, proceedLines * m_fontHeight); //### drop the crosspatch in printerfriendly mode???
-        remainder -= proceedLines;
-    } else if (y + m_fontHeight * _lines > pl.maxHeight) {
-        remainder = _lines - ((pl.maxHeight - y) / m_fontHeight);
-        painter.setClipRect(0, 0, pl.maxWidth, (_lines - int(remainder)) * m_fontHeight + 1); //### drop the crosspatch in printerfriendly mode???
-    } else if (!pl.selectionOnly) {
-        painter.setClipRegion(QRegion());
-        painter.setClipping(false);
+    else if (!region.isNull()) {
+        painter.setClipRegion(region);
     }
 
     m_renderer->paintTextLine(painter, rangeptr, 0, (int)pl.maxWidth);