diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d0fb278a2..a1ebd47f5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - fix(win) arabic process the title of the window
 - fix(dropdown) arabic process the option in lv_dropdown_add_option
 - fix(textarea) buffer overflow in password mode with UTF-8 characters
+- fix(textarea) cursor position after hiding character in password mode
 
 ## v7.8.1 (Plannad at 15.12.2020)
 
diff --git a/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c b/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c
index 260905eaf0..a207050bac 100644
--- a/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c
+++ b/src/lv_widgets/lv_textarea.c
@@ -1670,6 +1670,7 @@ static void pwd_char_hider(lv_obj_t * ta)
 
         lv_label_set_text(ext->label, txt_tmp);
         _lv_mem_buf_release(txt_tmp);
+        refr_cursor_area(ta);
     }
 }