diff -r -u geany-1.32.orig/src/editor.c geany-1.32.modi/src/editor.c
--- geany-1.32.orig/src/editor.c	2017-11-19 12:45:42.000000001 +0300
+++ geany-1.32.modi/src/editor.c	2018-02-09 00:07:44.623012215 +0300
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 static void auto_multiline(GeanyEditor *editor, gint pos);
 static void auto_close_chars(ScintillaObject *sci, gint pos, gchar c);
 static void close_block(GeanyEditor *editor, gint pos);
-static void editor_highlight_braces(GeanyEditor *editor, gint cur_pos);
+static void editor_highlight_braces(GeanyEditor *editor, gint cur_pos, gint cur_virt);
 static void read_current_word(GeanyEditor *editor, gint pos, gchar *word, gsize wordlen,
 		const gchar *wc, gboolean stem);
 static gsize count_indent_size(GeanyEditor *editor, const gchar *base_indent);
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@
 {
 	ScintillaObject *sci = editor->sci;
 	gint pos = sci_get_current_position(sci);
+	gint virt = sci_get_cursor_virtual_space(sci);
 
 	/* since Scintilla 2.24, SCN_UPDATEUI is also sent on scrolling though we don't need to handle
 	 * this and so ignore every SCN_UPDATEUI events except for content and selection changes */
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@
 	ui_update_popup_reundo_items(editor->document);
 
 	/* brace highlighting */
-	editor_highlight_braces(editor, pos);
+	editor_highlight_braces(editor, pos, virt);
 
 	ui_update_statusbar(editor->document, pos);
 
@@ -3407,7 +3408,7 @@
 	GeanyDocument *doc = document_get_current();
 	GeanyEditor *editor;
 	gint brace_pos = GPOINTER_TO_INT(user_data);
-	gint end_pos, cur_pos;
+	gint end_pos, cur_pos, cur_virt;
 
 	brace_timeout_active = FALSE;
 	if (!doc)
@@ -3415,7 +3416,10 @@
 
 	editor = doc->editor;
 	cur_pos = sci_get_current_position(editor->sci) - 1;
+	cur_virt = sci_get_cursor_virtual_space(editor->sci);
 
+	if (cur_virt > 0)
+		return FALSE;
 	if (cur_pos != brace_pos)
 	{
 		cur_pos++;
@@ -3423,13 +3427,13 @@
 		{
 			/* we have moved past the original brace_pos, but after the timeout
 			 * we may now be on a new brace, so check again */
-			editor_highlight_braces(editor, cur_pos);
+			editor_highlight_braces(editor, cur_pos, 0);
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 	}
 	if (!utils_isbrace(sci_get_char_at(editor->sci, brace_pos), editor_prefs.brace_match_ltgt))
 	{
-		editor_highlight_braces(editor, cur_pos);
+		editor_highlight_braces(editor, cur_pos, 0);
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 	end_pos = sci_find_matching_brace(editor->sci, brace_pos);
@@ -3450,13 +3454,15 @@
 }
 
 
-static void editor_highlight_braces(GeanyEditor *editor, gint cur_pos)
+static void editor_highlight_braces(GeanyEditor *editor, gint cur_pos, gint cur_virt)
 {
 	gint brace_pos = cur_pos - 1;
 
 	SSM(editor->sci, SCI_SETHIGHLIGHTGUIDE, 0, 0);
 	SSM(editor->sci, SCI_BRACEBADLIGHT, (uptr_t)-1, 0);
 
+	if (cur_virt > 0)
+		return;
 	if (! utils_isbrace(sci_get_char_at(editor->sci, brace_pos), editor_prefs.brace_match_ltgt))
 	{
 		brace_pos++;