diff --git a/src/display/annotation_layer.js b/src/display/annotation_layer.js
index 84b3875cd..57370d358 100644
--- a/src/display/annotation_layer.js
+++ b/src/display/annotation_layer.js
@@ -668,7 +668,8 @@ class TextWidgetAnnotationElement extends WidgetAnnotationElement {
         if (elementData.formattedValue) {
           event.target.value = elementData.formattedValue;
         }
-        event.target.setSelectionRange(0, 0);
+        // Reset the cursor position to the start of the field (issue 12359).
+        event.target.scrollLeft = 0;
         elementData.beforeInputSelectionRange = null;
       };