diff --git a/dlls/riched20/caret.c b/dlls/riched20/caret.c
index 9638a7a..ee7bec0 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/caret.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/caret.c
@@ -235,10 +235,12 @@ ME_MoveCaret(ME_TextEditor *editor)
   if (ME_WrapMarkedParagraphs(editor))
     ME_UpdateScrollBar(editor);
   ME_GetCursorCoordinates(editor, &editor->pCursors[0], &x, &y, &height);
-  if(editor->bHaveFocus)
+  if(editor->bHaveFocus && !ME_IsSelection(editor))
   {
     CreateCaret(editor->hWnd, NULL, 0, height);
     SetCaretPos(x, y);
+  } else {
+    DestroyCaret();
   }
 }
 
@@ -246,13 +248,13 @@ ME_MoveCaret(ME_TextEditor *editor)
 void ME_ShowCaret(ME_TextEditor *ed)
 {
   ME_MoveCaret(ed);
-  if(ed->bHaveFocus)
+  if(ed->bHaveFocus && !ME_IsSelection(ed))
     ShowCaret(ed->hWnd);
 }
 
 void ME_HideCaret(ME_TextEditor *ed)
 {
-  if(ed->bHaveFocus)
+  if(!ed->bHaveFocus || ME_IsSelection(ed))
   {
     HideCaret(ed->hWnd);
     DestroyCaret();
@@ -977,8 +979,7 @@ void ME_LButtonDown(ME_TextEditor *editor, int x, int y)
 
   ME_InvalidateSelection(editor);
   HideCaret(editor->hWnd);
-  ME_MoveCaret(editor);
-  ShowCaret(editor->hWnd);
+  ME_ShowCaret(editor);
   ME_ClearTempStyle(editor);
   ME_SendSelChange(editor);
 }
@@ -999,10 +1000,9 @@ void ME_MouseMove(ME_TextEditor *editor, int x, int y)
 
   ME_ExtendAnchorSelection(editor);
 
-  HideCaret(editor->hWnd);
-  ME_MoveCaret(editor);
   ME_InvalidateSelection(editor);
-  ShowCaret(editor->hWnd);
+  HideCaret(editor->hWnd);
+  ME_ShowCaret(editor);
   ME_SendSelChange(editor);
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.c b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
index b363843..f23a915 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
@@ -2136,6 +2136,8 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
     ME_InvalidateSelection(editor);
     ME_SetSelection(editor, wParam, lParam);
     ME_InvalidateSelection(editor);
+    HideCaret(editor->hWnd);
+    ME_ShowCaret(editor);
     ME_SendSelChange(editor);
     return 0;
   }
@@ -2168,6 +2170,8 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
     ME_InvalidateSelection(editor);
     end = ME_SetSelection(editor, range.cpMin, range.cpMax);
     ME_InvalidateSelection(editor);
+    HideCaret(editor->hWnd);
+    ME_ShowCaret(editor);
     ME_SendSelChange(editor);
 
     return end;
@@ -3066,8 +3070,8 @@ static LRESULT RichEditWndProc_common(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
     return 0;
   case WM_KILLFOCUS:
     ME_CommitUndo(editor); /* End coalesced undos for typed characters */
-    ME_HideCaret(editor);
     editor->bHaveFocus = FALSE;
+    ME_HideCaret(editor);
     ME_SendOldNotify(editor, EN_KILLFOCUS);
     return 0;
   case WM_ERASEBKGND: