diff --git a/python/console/console_editor.py b/python/console/console_editor.py
index 890029aa86f..53854ec2a7b 100644
--- a/python/console/console_editor.py
+++ b/python/console/console_editor.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class Editor(QsciScintilla):
 
         self.SendScintilla(self.SCI_SETADDITIONALSELECTIONTYPING, 1)
         self.SendScintilla(self.SCI_SETMULTIPASTE, 1)
+        self.SendScintilla(self.SCI_SETVIRTUALSPACEOPTIONS, self.SCVS_RECTANGULARSELECTION)
 
         # self.setWrapMode(QsciScintilla.WrapCharacter)
         self.setWhitespaceVisibility(QsciScintilla.WsVisibleAfterIndent)
diff --git a/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp b/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp
index 6b3d7422b64..52d2a1c2dcd 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ QgsCodeEditor::QgsCodeEditor( QWidget *parent, const QString &title, bool foldin
 
   SendScintilla( SCI_SETADDITIONALSELECTIONTYPING, 1 );
   SendScintilla( SCI_SETMULTIPASTE, 1 );
+  SendScintilla( SCI_SETVIRTUALSPACEOPTIONS, SCVS_RECTANGULARSELECTION );
 }
 
 // Workaround a bug in QScintilla 2.8.X