diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/linesOperations/common/moveLinesCommand.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/linesOperations/common/moveLinesCommand.ts
index 906b1d35a651a76cb32fe697adca8507f2eb9205..e9d70070df50798a607db8330676a07ce0234974 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/linesOperations/common/moveLinesCommand.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/linesOperations/common/moveLinesCommand.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ export class MoveLinesCommand implements ICommand {
 
 	private _selectionId: string;
 	private _moveEndPositionDown: boolean;
-	private _moveEndNewIndentLevel: number | undefined;
+	private _moveEndLineSelectionShrink: boolean;
 
 	constructor(selection: Selection, isMovingDown: boolean, autoIndent: boolean) {
 		this._selection = selection;
 		this._isMovingDown = isMovingDown;
 		this._autoIndent = autoIndent;
-		this._moveEndNewIndentLevel = undefined;
+		this._moveEndLineSelectionShrink = false;
 	}
 
 	public getEditOperations(model: ITokenizedModel, builder: IEditOperationBuilder): void {
@@ -46,11 +46,8 @@ export class MoveLinesCommand implements ICommand {
 		var s = this._selection;
 
 		if (s.startLineNumber < s.endLineNumber && s.endColumn === 1) {
-			// if we have auto indent turned on, the endColumn may be 1 when doing indentation adjustment.
-			if (!this.isAutoIndent(model, s)) {
-				this._moveEndPositionDown = true;
-				s = s.setEndPosition(s.endLineNumber - 1, model.getLineMaxColumn(s.endLineNumber - 1));
-			}
+			this._moveEndPositionDown = true;
+			s = s.setEndPosition(s.endLineNumber - 1, model.getLineMaxColumn(s.endLineNumber - 1));
 		}
 
 		let tabSize = model.getOptions().tabSize;
@@ -308,10 +305,10 @@ export class MoveLinesCommand implements ICommand {
 			if (newIndent !== originalIndent) {
 				builder.addEditOperation(new Range(i, 1, i, originalIndent.length + 1), newIndent);
 
-				if (i === s.endLineNumber && s.endColumn <= originalIndent.length + 1) {
+				if (i === s.endLineNumber && s.endColumn <= originalIndent.length + 1 && newIndent === '') {
 					// as users select part of the original indent white spaces
 					// when we adjust the indentation of endLine, we should adjust the cursor position as well.
-					this._moveEndNewIndentLevel = newIndent.length;
+					this._moveEndLineSelectionShrink = true;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -325,8 +322,8 @@ export class MoveLinesCommand implements ICommand {
 			result = result.setEndPosition(result.endLineNumber + 1, 1);
 		}
 
-		if (this._moveEndNewIndentLevel !== undefined) {
-			result = result.setEndPosition(result.endLineNumber, this._moveEndNewIndentLevel + 1);
+		if (this._moveEndLineSelectionShrink) {
+			result = result.setEndPosition(result.endLineNumber, 2);
 		}
 
 		return result;