diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
index e3a46929fba..7eb0ab67d8e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.c
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ static void scroll_apply(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, wmEvent *event)
 	tsc->delta[1]+= mval[1] - tsc->old[1];
 
 	if(!tsc->scrollbar) {
-		txtdelta[0]= tsc->delta[0]/st->cwidth;
+		txtdelta[0]= -tsc->delta[0]/st->cwidth;
 		txtdelta[1]= tsc->delta[1]/st->lheight;
 
 		tsc->delta[0]%= st->cwidth;