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diff --git a/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java b/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java
index 5ba80edc1da..6dc904cc8b1 100644
--- a/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java
+++ b/libjava/java/awt/TextComponent.java
@@ -291,10 +291,18 @@ getCaretPosition()
* Sets the caret position to the specified value.
*
* @param caretPosition The new caret position.
+ *
+ * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the value supplied for position
+ * is less than zero.
+ *
+ * @since 1.1
*/
public synchronized void
setCaretPosition(int caretPosition)
{
+ if (caretPosition < 0)
+ throw new IllegalArgumentException ();
+
TextComponentPeer tcp = (TextComponentPeer)getPeer();
if (tcp != null)
tcp.setCaretPosition(caretPosition);