diff --git a/libs/kotext/KoTextRange.cpp b/libs/kotext/KoTextRange.cpp
index ac33906a690c5248d6c65f2ece26356fb3bfb988..40cb7375319ea2f1d22e6ca495085aa7a6096d94 100644
--- a/libs/kotext/KoTextRange.cpp
+++ b/libs/kotext/KoTextRange.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ public:
     QTextCursor cursor;
     KoTextInlineRdf *rdf; //< A textrange might have RDF, we own it.
     bool positionOnlyMode;
-    int snapStart;
-    int snapEnd;
+    int snapAnchor;
+    int snapPos;
 };
 
 KoTextRange::KoTextRange(const QTextCursor &cursor)
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ KoTextInlineRdf* KoTextRange::inlineRdf() const
 void KoTextRange::snapshot()
 {
     Q_D(KoTextRange);
-    d->snapStart = d->cursor.selectionStart();
-    d->snapEnd = d->cursor.selectionEnd();
+    d->snapAnchor = d->cursor.anchor();
+    d->snapPos = d->cursor.position();
 }
 
 void KoTextRange::restore()
 {
     Q_D(KoTextRange);
-    d->cursor.setPosition(d->snapStart);
-    d->cursor.setPosition(d->snapEnd, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
+    d->cursor.setPosition(d->snapAnchor);
+    d->cursor.setPosition(d->snapPos, QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
 }
diff --git a/libs/kotext/commands/DeleteAnchorsCommand.cpp b/libs/kotext/commands/DeleteAnchorsCommand.cpp
index 02033b08f81864671fed5bfa98a8943ee3cd0fd7..123c2a62c6b849e44bf127d0f728c5ed674c2bd8 100644
--- a/libs/kotext/commands/DeleteAnchorsCommand.cpp
+++ b/libs/kotext/commands/DeleteAnchorsCommand.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void DeleteAnchorsCommand::redo()
     if (rangeManager) {
         foreach (KoAnchorTextRange *anchorRange, m_anchorRanges) {
             rangeManager->remove(anchorRange);
+            m_document->markContentsDirty(anchorRange->position(), 0);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ void DeleteAnchorsCommand::undo()
     if (rangeManager) {
         foreach (KoAnchorTextRange *anchorRange, m_anchorRanges) {
             rangeManager->insert(anchorRange);
+            m_document->markContentsDirty(anchorRange->position(), 0);
         }
     }
     m_deleteAnchors = false;