diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 00996fb3d8..a3d4a9a5d0 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ wxGTK:
 - Fix displaying labels of wxRadioBox items.
 - Add a native implementation for clearing bitmap/window wxGraphicsContexts
 - Implement XYToPosition() for single-line wxTextCtrl.
+- Implement ShowPosition() for single-line wxTextCtrl.
 
 wxMSW:
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 7f832eb658..b249f9a076 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1444,6 +1444,11 @@ void wxTextCtrl::ShowPosition( long pos )
         else
             gtk_text_view_scroll_mark_onscreen(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), mark);
     }
+    else // single line
+    {   // This function not only shows character at required position
+        // but also places the cursor at this position.
+        gtk_editable_set_position(GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), pos);
+    }
 }
 
 wxTextCtrlHitTestResult