diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 692abf804ca..463bcdc0364 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2001-10-24  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
+	* xterm.c (x_draw_glyphs): Don't check for cursor overwriting
+	in full-width rows.
+	
 	* xterm.c (XTset_vertical_scroll_bar) [!USE_TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS]:
 	Fix clearing of area not covered by scroll bar.
 
diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index d134162f3c3..a757caaa668 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -5171,7 +5171,7 @@ x_draw_glyphs (w, x, row, area, start, end, hl, overlaps_p)
   for (s = head; s; s = s->next)
     x_draw_glyph_string (s);
 
-  if (area == TEXT_AREA)
+  if (area == TEXT_AREA && !row->full_width_p)
     {
       int x0 = head ? head->x : x;
       int x1 = tail ? tail->x + tail->background_width : x;