1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c b/ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c
index 93ee86f6a..e40750502 100644
--- a/ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c
+++ b/ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c
@@ -682,8 +682,12 @@ static int fts3SnippetText(
       ** required. They are required if (a) this is not the first fragment,
       ** or (b) this fragment does not begin at position 0 of its column. 
       */
-      if( rc==SQLITE_OK && (iPos>0 || iFragment>0) ){
-        rc = fts3StringAppend(pOut, zEllipsis, -1);
+      if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
+        if( iPos>0 || iFragment>0 ){
+          rc = fts3StringAppend(pOut, zEllipsis, -1);
+        }else if( iBegin ){
+          rc = fts3StringAppend(pOut, zDoc, iBegin);
+        }
       }
       if( rc!=SQLITE_OK || iCurrent<iPos ) continue;
     }