diff --git a/egui/src/input.rs b/egui/src/input.rs
index b72e99e8..9180c672 100644
--- a/egui/src/input.rs
+++ b/egui/src/input.rs
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@ impl MouseInput {
             pos_history: self.pos_history,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn is_moving(&self) -> bool {
+        self.velocity != Vec2::zero()
+    }
 }
 
 impl RawInput {
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs b/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
index 79996211..83629452 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ impl<'t> TextEdit<'t> {
 
                 let cursor_at_mouse = galley.cursor_from_pos(mouse_pos - response.rect.min);
 
-                if response.hovered {
+                if response.hovered && ui.input().mouse.is_moving() {
                     // preview:
                     paint_cursor_end(ui, response.rect.min, &galley, &cursor_at_mouse);
                 }