diff --git a/dll/win32/comctl32/edit.c b/dll/win32/comctl32/edit.c
index a6a04fe330a..a568b060fd9 100644
--- a/dll/win32/comctl32/edit.c
+++ b/dll/win32/comctl32/edit.c
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ typedef struct
 	HFONT font;			/* NULL means standard system font */
 	INT x_offset;			/* scroll offset	for multi lines this is in pixels
 								for single lines it's in characters */
+#ifdef __REACTOS__
+    DWORD dwCaretWidth;
+#endif
 	INT line_height;		/* height of a screen line in pixels */
 	INT char_width;			/* average character width in pixels */
 	DWORD style;			/* sane version of wnd->dwStyle */
@@ -3691,6 +3694,9 @@ static void EDIT_WM_SetFocus(HTHEME theme, EDITSTATE *es)
     if (!(es->style & ES_NOHIDESEL))
         EDIT_InvalidateText(es, es->selection_start, es->selection_end);
 
+#ifdef __REACTOS__
+    SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETCARETWIDTH, 0, &es->dwCaretWidth, 0);
+#endif
     CreateCaret(es->hwndSelf, 0, 1, es->line_height);
     EDIT_SetCaretPos(es, es->selection_end, es->flags & EF_AFTER_WRAP);
     ShowCaret(es->hwndSelf);
diff --git a/win32ss/user/user32/controls/edit.c b/win32ss/user/user32/controls/edit.c
index 9fc7d3f0f0d..bed1ad46fe5 100644
--- a/win32ss/user/user32/controls/edit.c
+++ b/win32ss/user/user32/controls/edit.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ typedef struct
 	HFONT font;			/* NULL means standard system font */
 	INT x_offset;			/* scroll offset	for multi lines this is in pixels
 								for single lines it's in characters */
+#ifdef __REACTOS__
+    DWORD dwCaretWidth;
+#endif
 	INT line_height;		/* height of a screen line in pixels */
 	INT char_width;			/* average character width in pixels */
 	DWORD style;			/* sane version of wnd->dwStyle */
@@ -3905,6 +3908,9 @@ static void EDIT_WM_SetFocus(EDITSTATE *es)
             ReleaseDC(es->hwndSelf, hdc);
         }
 
+#ifdef __REACTOS__
+    SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETCARETWIDTH, 0, &es->dwCaretWidth, 0);
+#endif
 	CreateCaret(es->hwndSelf, 0, 1, es->line_height);
 	EDIT_SetCaretPos(es, es->selection_end,
 			 es->flags & EF_AFTER_WRAP);