diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
index c550de74c..94740a711 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ class FactEditor(object):
             self.deck.mediaDir(create=True)
             w.insertHtml("[latex][/latex]")
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousWord)
+            w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousWord)
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousCharacter)
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousCharacter)
 
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@ class FactEditor(object):
             self.deck.mediaDir(create=True)
             w.insertHtml("[$][/$]")
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousWord)
+            w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousWord)
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousCharacter)
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousCharacter)
 
@@ -673,6 +675,7 @@ class FactEditor(object):
             self.deck.mediaDir(create=True)
             w.insertHtml("[$$][/$$]")
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousWord)
+            w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousWord)
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousCharacter)
             w.moveCursor(QTextCursor.PreviousCharacter)