diff --git a/src/client/core/utils/content-editable.js b/src/client/core/utils/content-editable.js
index 668a3171e6c..6bb63b3bf19 100644
--- a/src/client/core/utils/content-editable.js
+++ b/src/client/core/utils/content-editable.js
@@ -110,24 +110,25 @@ function isNodeAfterNodeBlockWithBreakLine (parent, node) {
     return false;
 }
 
-export function getFirstVisibleTextNode (el) {
+function getFirstTextNode (el, onlyVisible) {
     var children                    = el.childNodes;
     var childrenLength              = domUtils.getChildNodesLength(children);
     var curNode                     = null;
     var child                       = null;
     var isNotContentEditableElement = null;
+    var checkTextNode               = onlyVisible ? isVisibleTextNode : domUtils.isTextNode;
 
-    if (!childrenLength && isVisibleTextNode(el))
+    if (!childrenLength && checkTextNode(el))
         return el;
 
     for (var i = 0; i < childrenLength; i++) {
         curNode                     = children[i];
         isNotContentEditableElement = domUtils.isElementNode(curNode) && !domUtils.isContentEditableElement(curNode);
 
-        if (isVisibleTextNode(curNode))
+        if (checkTextNode(curNode))
             return curNode;
         else if (domUtils.isRenderedNode(curNode) && hasVisibleChildren(curNode) && !isNotContentEditableElement) {
-            child = getFirstVisibleTextNode(curNode);
+            child = getFirstTextNode(curNode, onlyVisible);
 
             if (child)
                 return child;
@@ -137,6 +138,10 @@ export function getFirstVisibleTextNode (el) {
     return child;
 }
 
+export function getFirstVisibleTextNode (el) {
+    return getFirstTextNode(el, true);
+}
+
 export function getLastTextNode (el, onlyVisible) {
     var children                    = el.childNodes;
     var childrenLength              = domUtils.getChildNodesLength(children);
@@ -533,16 +538,37 @@ export function getFirstVisiblePosition (el) {
 
 export function getLastVisiblePosition (el) {
     var lastVisibleTextChild = domUtils.isTextNode(el) ? el : getLastTextNode(el, true);
-    var curDocument          = domUtils.findDocument(el);
-    var range                = curDocument.createRange();
 
-    if (lastVisibleTextChild) {
-        range.selectNodeContents(lastVisibleTextChild);
+    if (!lastVisibleTextChild || isResetAnchorOffsetRequired(lastVisibleTextChild, el))
+        return 0;
+
+    var curDocument = domUtils.findDocument(el);
+    var range       = curDocument.createRange();
 
-        return calculatePositionByNodeAndOffset(el, { node: lastVisibleTextChild, offset: range.endOffset });
+    range.selectNodeContents(lastVisibleTextChild);
+
+    return calculatePositionByNodeAndOffset(el, { node: lastVisibleTextChild, offset: range.endOffset });
+}
+
+function isResetAnchorOffsetRequired (lastVisibleTextChild, el) {
+    const firstVisibleTextChild = domUtils.isTextNode(el) ? el : getFirstTextNode(el, false);
+    const isSingleTextNode      = lastVisibleTextChild === firstVisibleTextChild;
+    const isNewLineChar         = lastVisibleTextChild.nodeValue === String.fromCharCode(10);
+
+    return isSingleTextNode && isNewLineChar && hasWhiteSpacePreStyle(lastVisibleTextChild, el);
+}
+
+function hasWhiteSpacePreStyle (el, container) {
+    const whiteSpacePreStyles = ['pre', 'pre-wrap', 'pre-line'];
+
+    while (el !== container) {
+        el = el.parentNode;
+
+        if (arrayUtils.indexOf(whiteSpacePreStyles, styleUtils.get(el, 'white-space')) > -1)
+            return true;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    return false;
 }
 
 function getContentEditableNodes (target) {
diff --git a/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/regression-test/index-test.js b/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/regression-test/index-test.js
index 50fdb987639..0ac90b75f39 100644
--- a/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/regression-test/index-test.js
+++ b/test/client/fixtures/automation/content-editable/regression-test/index-test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 var hammerhead   = window.getTestCafeModule('hammerhead');
 var browserUtils = hammerhead.utils.browser;
 
-var testCafeCore      = window.getTestCafeModule('testCafeCore');
-var domUtils          = testCafeCore.get('./utils/dom');
+var testCafeCore = window.getTestCafeModule('testCafeCore');
+var domUtils     = testCafeCore.get('./utils/dom');
 
 var testCafeAutomation = window.getTestCafeModule('testCafeAutomation');
 var TypeOptions        = testCafeAutomation.get('../../test-run/commands/options').TypeOptions;
@@ -142,4 +142,48 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 });
         });
     }
+
+    asyncTest('selection after mousedown should ignore single new line character', function () {
+
+        function testWithWhiteSpaceStyle (whiteSpace) {
+            var editor = document.createElement('div');
+            var span   = document.createElement('span');
+            var type   = new TypeAutomation(editor, 'Hello World', {});
+
+            editor.className        = TEST_ELEMENT_CLASS;
+            editor.style.whiteSpace = whiteSpace;
+            editor.contentEditable  = true;
+            span.innerHTML          = String.fromCharCode(10);
+
+            editor.appendChild(span);
+            document.body.appendChild(editor);
+
+            var onSelectionChange = function () {
+                equal(document.getSelection().anchorOffset, 0);
+                document.removeEventListener('selectionchange', onSelectionChange, true);
+            };
+
+            document.addEventListener('selectionchange', onSelectionChange, true);
+
+            return type
+                .run()
+                .then(function () {
+                    equal(editor.textContent, 'Hello' + String.fromCharCode(160) + 'World\n', 'white-space: ' + whiteSpace);
+                    removeTestElements();
+                    document.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
+                    return;
+                });
+        }
+
+        testWithWhiteSpaceStyle('pre')
+            .then(function () {
+                return testWithWhiteSpaceStyle('pre-wrap');
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                return testWithWhiteSpaceStyle('pre-line');
+            })
+            .then(function () {
+                startNext();
+            });
+    });
 });