diff --git a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
index 74ac4bb9..d498756b 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 #include <qtextedit.h>
+#include <qstatusbar.h>
 #include <qaction.h>
 #include <qmenubar.h>
 #include <qpopupmenu.h>
@@ -453,6 +454,8 @@ void PTextEdit::doConnections( PSubTextEdit *e )
            this, SLOT( fontChanged( const QFont & ) ) );
 
   connect( e, SIGNAL( textChanged() ), this, SLOT( textChanged() ));
+
+  connect( e, SIGNAL( cursorPositionChanged(int, int) ), this, SLOT( currentCursorPosition(int, int) ));
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1743,6 +1746,18 @@ void PTextEdit::textChanged(const bool forced)
     fTabWidget->setTabLabel(fTabWidget->currentPage(), tabLabel+"*");
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ */
+void PTextEdit::currentCursorPosition(int para, int pos)
+{
+  QString str;
+
+  str = QString("cursor pos: %1, %2").arg(para+1).arg(pos+1);
+  statusBar()->message(str);
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
  * <p>
diff --git a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.h b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.h
index 391d651d..bfba9e48 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.h
+++ b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ private slots:
 
   void fontChanged( const QFont &f );
   void textChanged(const bool forced = false);
+  void currentCursorPosition(int para, int pos);
 
   void replace();
   void replaceAndClose();