diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java
index 3600139805d..4f0303aac58 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/overlay/FindReplaceOverlay.java
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ private void updateFromTargetSelection() {
 		} else {
 			searchBar.setText(initText);
 			searchBar.setSelection(0, initText.length());
+			findReplaceLogic.findAndSelect(findReplaceLogic.getTarget().getSelection().x, searchBar.getText());
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/FindReplaceUITest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/FindReplaceUITest.java
index 7732051f6d6..5347e096bd5 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/FindReplaceUITest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor.tests/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/findandreplace/FindReplaceUITest.java
@@ -291,6 +291,18 @@ public void testActivateDialogWithSelectionActive() {
 		assertThat(fTextViewer.getDocument().get(), is("text" + System.lineSeparator() + System.lineSeparator()));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testReplaceIfSelectedOnStart() {
+		openTextViewer("abcdefg");
+		fTextViewer.setSelection(new TextSelection(2, 2));
+		initializeFindReplaceUIForTextViewer();
+
+		dialog.setReplaceText("aa");
+		dialog.performReplace();
+
+		assertThat(fTextViewer.getDocument().get(), is("abaaefg"));
+	}
+
 	protected AccessType getDialog() {
 		return dialog;
 	}