diff --git a/form/frm_driver.c b/form/frm_driver.c
index 837b02a..4564167 100644
--- a/form/frm_driver.c
+++ b/form/frm_driver.c
@@ -840,14 +840,16 @@ _nc_Position_Form_Cursor(FORM *form)
   field = form->current;
   formwin = Get_Form_Window(form);
 
-  wmove(form->w, form->currow, form->curcol);
+  int col = Field_Has_Option(field, O_PUBLIC)? form->curcol: form->begincol;
+  int row = Field_Has_Option(field, O_PUBLIC)? form->currow: form->toprow;
+  wmove(form->w, row, col);
   if (Has_Invisible_Parts(field))
     {
       /* in this case fieldwin isn't derived from formwin, so we have
          to move the cursor in formwin by hand... */
       wmove(formwin,
-	    field->frow + form->currow - form->toprow,
-	    field->fcol + form->curcol - form->begincol);
+	    field->frow + row - form->toprow,
+	    field->fcol + col - form->begincol);
       wcursyncup(formwin);
     }
   else