diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
index 2efd773b2..9543a4e7d 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class EditVerseForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditVerseDialog):
             self.InsertButton.setVisible(True)
         self.VerseTextEdit.setPlainText(text)
         self.VerseTextEdit.setFocus(QtCore.Qt.OtherFocusReason)
+        self.VerseTextEdit.moveCursor(QtGui.QTextCursor.End)
 
     def getVerse(self):
         return self.VerseTextEdit.toPlainText(), \
@@ -173,4 +174,3 @@ class EditVerseForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditVerseDialog):
             text = u'---[Verse:1]---\n%s' % text
         return text
 
-