diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 48e7b3b6ec..54e431190c 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -10786,7 +10786,15 @@ evas_textblock_cursor_char_coord_set(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, Evas_Coord x, E
                               {
                                  Evas_Object_Textblock_Format_Item *fi;
                                  fi = _ITEM_FORMAT(it);
-                                 cur->pos = fi->parent.text_pos;
+                                 /* Lets keep cur position half way for easy positioning */
+                                 if (x > (ln->x + it->x + (it->adv / 2)))
+                                   {
+                                      cur->pos = fi->parent.text_pos + 1;
+                                   }
+                                 else
+                                   {
+                                      cur->pos = fi->parent.text_pos;
+                                   }
                                  cur->node = found_par->text_node;
                                  return EINA_TRUE;
                               }
diff --git a/src/tests/evas/evas_test_textblock.c b/src/tests/evas/evas_test_textblock.c
index 467e1644e6..528e64016c 100644
--- a/src/tests/evas/evas_test_textblock.c
+++ b/src/tests/evas/evas_test_textblock.c
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ END_TEST
 /* Testing items */
 START_TEST(evas_textblock_items)
 {
-   Evas_Coord w, h, w2, h2, nw, nh, ih;
+   Evas_Coord x, y, w, h, w2, h2, nw, nh, ih;
    START_TB_TEST();
    const char *buf = "This is an <item absize=93x152></>.";
 
@@ -1798,6 +1798,18 @@ START_TEST(evas_textblock_items)
    if (evas_textblock_cursor_format_item_geometry_get(cur, NULL, NULL, &w, &h))
      fail_if((w != 64) || (h != 64));
 
+   /* Test char coordinate for item at middle position of the item to decide cursor position,
+    * it means when char coordinate exceeds the half width of the item then only
+    * cursor position is changed. */
+   buf = "<item size=100x100 vsize=full></>.";
+   evas_object_textblock_text_markup_set(tb, buf);
+   evas_textblock_cursor_format_item_geometry_get(cur, &x, &y, &w, NULL);
+   evas_textblock_cursor_char_coord_set(cur, x + (w / 2) + 1, y);
+   fail_if(evas_textblock_cursor_pos_get(cur) != 1);
+   /* Test small increment in x and cursor position will be same */
+   evas_textblock_cursor_char_coord_set(cur, x + 10, y);
+   fail_if(evas_textblock_cursor_pos_get(cur) != 0);
+
    /* FIXME: Also verify x,y positions of the item. */
 
    /* FIXME We need some item tests that involve line wrapping that make the