diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
index ea55d8dbf7..4779d74720 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ Item
                 anchors.leftMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width / 2;
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
 
-                width: Math.max(UM.Theme.getSize("line").width * maxValue.length + 1, 20);
-
+                width: Math.max(UM.Theme.getSize("line").width * maxValue.length + 2, 20);
+                // Ensure that the cursor is at the first position. On some systems the text isnt fully visible
+                // Seems to have to do something with different dpi densities that QML doesn't quite handle.
+                // Another option would be to increase the size even further, but that gives pretty ugly results.
+                onTextChanged: cursorPosition = 0
                 style: TextFieldStyle
                 {
                     textColor: UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_text");