diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/EditorTab.java b/app/src/processing/app/EditorTab.java
index 416a99836a5..5e8f3e4bfcf 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/EditorTab.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/EditorTab.java
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@ public void setText(String what) {
     } finally {
       caret.setUpdatePolicy(policy);
     }
+    // A trick to force textarea to recalculate the bracket matching rectangle.
+    // In the worst case scenario, this should be ineffective.
+    textarea.setLineWrap(textarea.getLineWrap());
   }
 
   /**