diff --git a/crates/egui/src/text_selection/accesskit_text.rs b/crates/egui/src/text_selection/accesskit_text.rs
index d0c3869038d..dedbc79dc25 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/text_selection/accesskit_text.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/text_selection/accesskit_text.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::{Context, Galley, Id, Pos2};
+use emath::TSTransform;
+
+use crate::{Context, Galley, Id};
 
 use super::{text_cursor_state::is_word_char, CursorRange};
 
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn update_accesskit_for_text_widget(
     widget_id: Id,
     cursor_range: Option<CursorRange>,
     role: accesskit::Role,
-    galley_pos: Pos2,
+    global_from_galley: TSTransform,
     galley: &Galley,
 ) {
     let parent_id = ctx.accesskit_node_builder(widget_id, |builder| {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn update_accesskit_for_text_widget(
             let row_id = parent_id.with(row_index);
             ctx.accesskit_node_builder(row_id, |builder| {
                 builder.set_role(accesskit::Role::TextRun);
-                let rect = row.rect.translate(galley_pos.to_vec2());
+                let rect = global_from_galley * row.rect;
                 builder.set_bounds(accesskit::Rect {
                     x0: rect.min.x.into(),
                     y0: rect.min.y.into(),
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/text_selection/label_text_selection.rs b/crates/egui/src/text_selection/label_text_selection.rs
index ea5f3c9c63a..aa9f0986aa8 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/text_selection/label_text_selection.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/text_selection/label_text_selection.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use emath::TSTransform;
+
 use crate::{
     layers::ShapeIdx, text::CCursor, text_selection::CCursorRange, Context, CursorIcon, Event,
     Galley, Id, LayerId, Pos2, Rect, Response, Ui,
@@ -25,9 +27,14 @@ struct WidgetTextCursor {
 }
 
 impl WidgetTextCursor {
-    fn new(widget_id: Id, cursor: impl Into<CCursor>, galley_pos: Pos2, galley: &Galley) -> Self {
+    fn new(
+        widget_id: Id,
+        cursor: impl Into<CCursor>,
+        global_from_galley: TSTransform,
+        galley: &Galley,
+    ) -> Self {
         let ccursor = cursor.into();
-        let pos = pos_in_galley(galley_pos, galley, ccursor);
+        let pos = global_from_galley * pos_in_galley(galley, ccursor);
         Self {
             widget_id,
             ccursor,
@@ -36,8 +43,8 @@ impl WidgetTextCursor {
     }
 }
 
-fn pos_in_galley(galley_pos: Pos2, galley: &Galley, ccursor: CCursor) -> Pos2 {
-    galley_pos + galley.pos_from_ccursor(ccursor).center().to_vec2()
+fn pos_in_galley(galley: &Galley, ccursor: CCursor) -> Pos2 {
+    galley.pos_from_ccursor(ccursor).center()
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Debug for WidgetTextCursor {
@@ -228,8 +235,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
         self.selection = None;
     }
 
-    fn copy_text(&mut self, galley_pos: Pos2, galley: &Galley, cursor_range: &CursorRange) {
-        let new_galley_rect = Rect::from_min_size(galley_pos, galley.size());
+    fn copy_text(&mut self, new_galley_rect: Rect, galley: &Galley, cursor_range: &CursorRange) {
         let new_text = selected_text(galley, cursor_range);
         if new_text.is_empty() {
             return;
@@ -308,7 +314,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
         &mut self,
         ui: &Ui,
         response: &Response,
-        galley_pos: Pos2,
+        global_from_galley: TSTransform,
         galley: &Galley,
     ) -> TextCursorState {
         let Some(selection) = &mut self.selection else {
@@ -321,6 +327,8 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
             return TextCursorState::default();
         }
 
+        let galley_from_global = global_from_galley.inverse();
+
         let multi_widget_text_select = ui.style().interaction.multi_widget_text_select;
 
         let may_select_widget =
@@ -328,7 +336,8 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
 
         if self.is_dragging && may_select_widget {
             if let Some(pointer_pos) = ui.ctx().pointer_interact_pos() {
-                let galley_rect = Rect::from_min_size(galley_pos, galley.size());
+                let galley_rect =
+                    global_from_galley * Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, galley.size());
                 let galley_rect = galley_rect.intersect(ui.clip_rect());
 
                 let is_in_same_column = galley_rect
@@ -342,7 +351,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
 
                 let new_primary = if response.contains_pointer() {
                     // Dragging into this widget - easy case:
-                    Some(galley.cursor_from_pos(pointer_pos - galley_pos))
+                    Some(galley.cursor_from_pos((galley_from_global * pointer_pos).to_vec2()))
                 } else if is_in_same_column
                     && !self.has_reached_primary
                     && selection.primary.pos.y <= selection.secondary.pos.y
@@ -376,7 +385,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
 
                 if let Some(new_primary) = new_primary {
                     selection.primary =
-                        WidgetTextCursor::new(response.id, new_primary, galley_pos, galley);
+                        WidgetTextCursor::new(response.id, new_primary, global_from_galley, galley);
 
                     // We don't want the latency of `drag_started`.
                     let drag_started = ui.input(|i| i.pointer.any_pressed());
@@ -402,11 +411,12 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
         let has_secondary = response.id == selection.secondary.widget_id;
 
         if has_primary {
-            selection.primary.pos = pos_in_galley(galley_pos, galley, selection.primary.ccursor);
+            selection.primary.pos =
+                global_from_galley * pos_in_galley(galley, selection.primary.ccursor);
         }
         if has_secondary {
             selection.secondary.pos =
-                pos_in_galley(galley_pos, galley, selection.secondary.ccursor);
+                global_from_galley * pos_in_galley(galley, selection.secondary.ccursor);
         }
 
         self.has_reached_primary |= has_primary;
@@ -479,11 +489,21 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
         &mut self,
         ui: &Ui,
         response: &Response,
-        galley_pos: Pos2,
+        galley_pos_in_layer: Pos2,
         galley: &mut Arc<Galley>,
     ) -> Vec<RowVertexIndices> {
         let widget_id = response.id;
 
+        let global_from_layer = ui
+            .ctx()
+            .layer_transform_to_global(ui.layer_id())
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        let layer_from_galley = TSTransform::from_translation(galley_pos_in_layer.to_vec2());
+        let galley_from_layer = layer_from_galley.inverse();
+        let layer_from_global = global_from_layer.inverse();
+        let galley_from_global = galley_from_layer * layer_from_global;
+        let global_from_galley = global_from_layer * layer_from_galley;
+
         if response.hovered() {
             ui.ctx().set_cursor_icon(CursorIcon::Text);
         }
@@ -493,13 +513,14 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
 
         let old_selection = self.selection;
 
-        let mut cursor_state = self.cursor_for(ui, response, galley_pos, galley);
+        let mut cursor_state = self.cursor_for(ui, response, global_from_galley, galley);
 
         let old_range = cursor_state.range(galley);
 
         if let Some(pointer_pos) = ui.ctx().pointer_interact_pos() {
             if response.contains_pointer() {
-                let cursor_at_pointer = galley.cursor_from_pos(pointer_pos - galley_pos);
+                let cursor_at_pointer =
+                    galley.cursor_from_pos((galley_from_global * pointer_pos).to_vec2());
 
                 // This is where we handle start-of-drag and double-click-to-select.
                 // Actual drag-to-select happens elsewhere.
@@ -509,7 +530,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
         }
 
         if let Some(mut cursor_range) = cursor_state.range(galley) {
-            let galley_rect = Rect::from_min_size(galley_pos, galley.size());
+            let galley_rect = global_from_galley * Rect::from_min_size(Pos2::ZERO, galley.size());
             self.selection_bbox_this_frame = self.selection_bbox_this_frame.union(galley_rect);
 
             if let Some(selection) = &self.selection {
@@ -519,7 +540,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
             }
 
             if got_copy_event(ui.ctx()) {
-                self.copy_text(galley_pos, galley, &cursor_range);
+                self.copy_text(galley_rect, galley, &cursor_range);
             }
 
             cursor_state.set_range(Some(cursor_range));
@@ -541,23 +562,32 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
 
                 if primary_changed || !ui.style().interaction.multi_widget_text_select {
                     selection.primary =
-                        WidgetTextCursor::new(widget_id, range.primary, galley_pos, galley);
+                        WidgetTextCursor::new(widget_id, range.primary, global_from_galley, galley);
                     self.has_reached_primary = true;
                 }
                 if secondary_changed || !ui.style().interaction.multi_widget_text_select {
-                    selection.secondary =
-                        WidgetTextCursor::new(widget_id, range.secondary, galley_pos, galley);
+                    selection.secondary = WidgetTextCursor::new(
+                        widget_id,
+                        range.secondary,
+                        global_from_galley,
+                        galley,
+                    );
                     self.has_reached_secondary = true;
                 }
             } else {
                 // Start of a new selection
                 self.selection = Some(CurrentSelection {
                     layer_id: response.layer_id,
-                    primary: WidgetTextCursor::new(widget_id, range.primary, galley_pos, galley),
+                    primary: WidgetTextCursor::new(
+                        widget_id,
+                        range.primary,
+                        global_from_galley,
+                        galley,
+                    ),
                     secondary: WidgetTextCursor::new(
                         widget_id,
                         range.secondary,
-                        galley_pos,
+                        global_from_galley,
                         galley,
                     ),
                 });
@@ -580,7 +610,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
                         // Scroll to keep primary cursor in view:
                         let row_height = estimate_row_height(galley);
                         let primary_cursor_rect =
-                            cursor_rect(galley_pos, galley, &range.primary, row_height);
+                            global_from_galley * cursor_rect(galley, &range.primary, row_height);
                         ui.scroll_to_rect(primary_cursor_rect, None);
                     }
                 }
@@ -606,7 +636,7 @@ impl LabelSelectionState {
             response.id,
             cursor_range,
             accesskit::Role::Label,
-            galley_pos,
+            global_from_galley,
             galley,
         );
 
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/text_selection/text_cursor_state.rs b/crates/egui/src/text_selection/text_cursor_state.rs
index 61407353a85..ebc618b2c4b 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/text_selection/text_cursor_state.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/text_selection/text_cursor_state.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use epaint::text::{
     Galley,
 };
 
-use crate::{epaint, NumExt, Pos2, Rect, Response, Ui};
+use crate::{epaint, NumExt, Rect, Response, Ui};
 
 use super::{CCursorRange, CursorRange};
 
@@ -335,14 +335,14 @@ pub fn slice_char_range(s: &str, char_range: std::ops::Range<usize>) -> &str {
     &s[start_byte..end_byte]
 }
 
-/// The thin rectangle of one end of the selection, e.g. the primary cursor.
-pub fn cursor_rect(galley_pos: Pos2, galley: &Galley, cursor: &Cursor, row_height: f32) -> Rect {
-    let mut cursor_pos = galley
-        .pos_from_cursor(cursor)
-        .translate(galley_pos.to_vec2());
-    cursor_pos.max.y = cursor_pos.max.y.at_least(cursor_pos.min.y + row_height);
+/// The thin rectangle of one end of the selection, e.g. the primary cursor, in local galley coordinates.
+pub fn cursor_rect(galley: &Galley, cursor: &Cursor, row_height: f32) -> Rect {
+    let mut cursor_pos = galley.pos_from_cursor(cursor);
+
     // Handle completely empty galleys
-    cursor_pos = cursor_pos.expand(1.5);
-    // slightly above/below row
+    cursor_pos.max.y = cursor_pos.max.y.at_least(cursor_pos.min.y + row_height);
+
+    cursor_pos = cursor_pos.expand(1.5); // slightly above/below row
+
     cursor_pos
 }
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
index 2619035a4b9..81dd6a448a1 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use emath::Rect;
+use emath::{Rect, TSTransform};
 use epaint::text::{cursor::CCursor, Galley, LayoutJob};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ impl TextEdit<'_> {
                     && ui.input(|i| i.pointer.is_moving())
                 {
                     // text cursor preview:
-                    let cursor_rect =
-                        cursor_rect(rect.min, &galley, &cursor_at_pointer, row_height);
+                    let cursor_rect = TSTransform::from_translation(rect.min.to_vec2())
+                        * cursor_rect(&galley, &cursor_at_pointer, row_height);
                     text_selection::visuals::paint_cursor_end(&painter, ui.visuals(), cursor_rect);
                 }
 
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@ impl TextEdit<'_> {
             if has_focus {
                 if let Some(cursor_range) = state.cursor.range(&galley) {
                     let primary_cursor_rect =
-                        cursor_rect(galley_pos, &galley, &cursor_range.primary, row_height);
+                        cursor_rect(&galley, &cursor_range.primary, row_height)
+                            .translate(galley_pos.to_vec2());
 
                     if response.changed() || selection_changed {
                         // Scroll to keep primary cursor in view:
@@ -837,7 +838,7 @@ impl TextEdit<'_> {
                 id,
                 cursor_range,
                 role,
-                galley_pos,
+                TSTransform::from_translation(galley_pos.to_vec2()),
                 &galley,
             );
         }