diff --git a/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationScene.cpp b/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationScene.cpp
index 8181e0b33..168d490a3 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationScene.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationScene.cpp
@@ -1175,12 +1175,20 @@ NotationScene::getCursorCoordinates(timeT t) const
     CursorCoordinates cc;
     cc.allStaffs = QLineF(top.first, top.second,
                           bottom.first, bottom.second);
-    //cc.currentStaff = QLineF(singleTop.first, singleTop.second,
-    //                       singleBottom.first, singleBottom.second);
-    //cc.currentStaff = QLineF(top.first, top.second,
-    //                       bottom.first, bottom.second);
+
+    // if the time is within the current segment we take the
+    // singleTop/Bottom cursor for time accuracy within that
+    // segment. If the time is outside the current segment we just use
+    // the top/bottom x coordinate to avoid the cursor jumping to the
+    // current segment.
     cc.currentStaff = QLineF(top.first, singleTop.second,
                              bottom.first, singleBottom.second);
+    if (currentStaff && currentStaff->includesTime(t)) {
+        // take the cursor position caluclated from the layout
+        cc.currentStaff = QLineF(singleTop.first, singleTop.second,
+                                 singleBottom.first, singleBottom.second);
+    }
+
     return cc;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.cpp b/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.cpp
index dd1f8f83f..8ab97efc4 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.cpp
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ NotationStaff::makeViewElement(Rosegarden::Event* e)
 }
 
 bool
-NotationStaff::includesTime(timeT t)
+NotationStaff::includesTime(timeT t) const
 {
     Composition *composition = getSegment().getComposition();
 
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.h b/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.h
index 2c456dc41..045b98965 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.h
+++ b/src/gui/editors/notation/NotationStaff.h
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class NotationStaff : public QObject,  // Just for tr().  Could be cleaned up.
      */
     timeT getTimeAtSceneCoords(double cx, int cy) const;
 
-    bool includesTime(timeT t);
+    bool includesTime(timeT t) const;
 
     timeT getStartTime() const;