diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/projection/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/projection/ProjectionViewer.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/projection/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/projection/ProjectionViewer.java
index 400c8e2021a..2561539a867 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/projection/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/projection/ProjectionViewer.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/projection/org/eclipse/jface/text/source/projection/ProjectionViewer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2018 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -272,6 +272,34 @@ private void computeExpectedExecutionCosts() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * An {@link IDocumentListener} that makes sure that {@link #fVisibleRegionDuringProjection} is
+	 * updated when the document changes and ensures that the collapsed region after the visible
+	 * region is recreated appropriately.
+	 */
+	private final class UpdateDocumentListener implements IDocumentListener {
+		@Override
+		public void documentChanged(DocumentEvent event) {
+			if (fVisibleRegionDuringProjection != null) {
+				int oldLength= event.getLength();
+				int newLength= event.getText().length();
+				int oldVisibleRegionEnd= fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset() + fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getLength();
+
+				if (event.getOffset() < fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset()) {
+					fVisibleRegionDuringProjection= new Region(fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset() + newLength - oldLength, fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getLength());
+				} else {
+					if (event.getOffset() + oldLength < oldVisibleRegionEnd) {
+						fVisibleRegionDuringProjection= new Region(fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset(), fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getLength() + newLength - oldLength);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void documentAboutToBeChanged(DocumentEvent event) {
+		}
+	}
+
 	/** The projection annotation model used by this viewer. */
 	private ProjectionAnnotationModel fProjectionAnnotationModel;
 	/** The annotation model listener */
@@ -292,6 +320,11 @@ private void computeExpectedExecutionCosts() {
 	private IDocument fReplaceVisibleDocumentExecutionTrigger;
 	/** <code>true</code> if projection was on the last time we switched to segmented mode. */
 	private boolean fWasProjectionEnabled;
+	/**
+	 * The region set by {@link #setVisibleRegion(int, int)} during projection or <code>null</code>
+	 * if not in a projection
+	 */
+	private IRegion fVisibleRegionDuringProjection;
 	/** The queue of projection commands used to assess the costs of projection changes. */
 	private ProjectionCommandQueue fCommandQueue;
 	/**
@@ -301,6 +334,8 @@ private void computeExpectedExecutionCosts() {
 	 */
 	private int fDeletedLines;
 
+	private UpdateDocumentListener fUpdateDocumentListener= new UpdateDocumentListener();
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new projection source viewer.
@@ -510,6 +545,11 @@ public final void disableProjection() {
 			fProjectionAnnotationModel.removeAllAnnotations();
 			fFindReplaceDocumentAdapter= null;
 			fireProjectionDisabled();
+			if (fVisibleRegionDuringProjection != null) {
+				super.setVisibleRegion(fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset(), fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getLength());
+				fVisibleRegionDuringProjection= null;
+			}
+			getDocument().removeDocumentListener(fUpdateDocumentListener);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -518,9 +558,14 @@ public final void disableProjection() {
 	 */
 	public final void enableProjection() {
 		if (!isProjectionMode()) {
+			IRegion visibleRegion= getVisibleRegion();
 			addProjectionAnnotationModel(getVisualAnnotationModel());
 			fFindReplaceDocumentAdapter= null;
 			fireProjectionEnabled();
+			if (visibleRegion != null && (visibleRegion.getOffset() != 0 || visibleRegion.getLength() != 0) && visibleRegion.getLength() < getDocument().getLength()) {
+				setVisibleRegion(visibleRegion.getOffset(), visibleRegion.getLength());
+			}
+			getDocument().addDocumentListener(fUpdateDocumentListener);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -529,6 +574,10 @@ private void expandAll() {
 		IDocument doc= getDocument();
 		int length= doc == null ? 0 : doc.getLength();
 		if (isProjectionMode()) {
+			if (fVisibleRegionDuringProjection != null) {
+				offset= fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset();
+				length= fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getLength();
+			}
 			fProjectionAnnotationModel.expandAll(offset, length);
 		}
 	}
@@ -683,9 +732,48 @@ private int toLineStart(IDocument document, int offset, boolean testLastLine) th
 
 	@Override
 	public void setVisibleRegion(int start, int length) {
-		fWasProjectionEnabled= isProjectionMode();
-		disableProjection();
-		super.setVisibleRegion(start, length);
+		if (isProjectionMode()) {
+			try {
+				int documentLength= getDocument().getLength();
+				if (fVisibleRegionDuringProjection != null) {
+					expand(0, fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset(), false);
+					int oldEnd= fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getOffset() + fVisibleRegionDuringProjection.getLength();
+					expand(oldEnd, documentLength - oldEnd, false);
+				}
+				collapse(0, start, true);
+
+				int end= start + length + 1;
+				// ensure that trailing whitespace is included
+				// In this case, the line break needs to be included as well
+				boolean movedDueToTrailingWhitespace= false;
+				while (end < documentLength && isWhitespaceButNotNewline(getDocument().getChar(end))) {
+					end++;
+					movedDueToTrailingWhitespace= true;
+				}
+				if (movedDueToTrailingWhitespace && end < documentLength && isLineBreak(getDocument().getChar(end))) {
+					end++;
+				}
+
+				int endInvisibleRegionLength= documentLength - end;
+				if (endInvisibleRegionLength > 0) {
+					collapse(end, endInvisibleRegionLength, true);
+				}
+				fVisibleRegionDuringProjection= new Region(start, end - start);
+			} catch (BadLocationException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+			fVisibleRegionDuringProjection= new Region(start, length);
+		} else {
+			super.setVisibleRegion(start, length);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean isWhitespaceButNotNewline(char c) {
+		return Character.isWhitespace(c) && !isLineBreak(c);
+	}
+
+	private boolean isLineBreak(char c) {
+		return c == '\n' || c == '\r';
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -710,6 +798,9 @@ public void resetVisibleRegion() {
 
 	@Override
 	public IRegion getVisibleRegion() {
+		if (fVisibleRegionDuringProjection != null) {
+			return fVisibleRegionDuringProjection;
+		}
 		disableProjection();
 		IRegion visibleRegion= getModelCoverage();
 		if (visibleRegion == null)
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.text.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/tests/ProjectionViewerTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.text.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/tests/ProjectionViewerTest.java
index 03c3773b542..11e82c5990b 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.text.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/tests/ProjectionViewerTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.text.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/tests/ProjectionViewerTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat, Inc. and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2025 Red Hat, Inc. and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.Clipboard;
 import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.TextTransfer;
 import org.eclipse.swt.layout.FillLayout;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadLocationException;
@@ -29,12 +30,28 @@
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.Position;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.Region;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.source.AnnotationModel;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.source.IOverviewRuler;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.source.IVerticalRuler;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.source.projection.IProjectionPosition;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.source.projection.ProjectionAnnotation;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.source.projection.ProjectionViewer;
 
 public class ProjectionViewerTest {
 
+	/**
+	 * A {@link ProjectionViewer} that provides access to {@link #getVisibleDocument()}.
+	 */
+	private final class TestProjectionViewer extends ProjectionViewer {
+		private TestProjectionViewer(Composite parent, IVerticalRuler ruler, IOverviewRuler overviewRuler, boolean showsAnnotationOverview, int styles) {
+			super(parent, ruler, overviewRuler, showsAnnotationOverview, styles);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public IDocument getVisibleDocument() {
+			return super.getVisibleDocument();
+		}
+	}
+
 	private static final class ProjectionPosition extends Position implements IProjectionPosition {
 
 		public ProjectionPosition(IDocument document) {
@@ -75,4 +92,254 @@ public void testCopyPaste() {
 			shell.dispose();
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testVisibleRegionDoesNotChangeWithProjections() {
+		Shell shell= new Shell();
+		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
+		ProjectionViewer viewer= new ProjectionViewer(shell, null, null, false, SWT.NONE);
+		String documentContent= """
+				Hello
+				World
+				123
+				456
+				""";
+		Document document= new Document(documentContent);
+		viewer.setDocument(document, new AnnotationModel());
+		int regionLength= documentContent.indexOf('\n');
+		viewer.setVisibleRegion(0, regionLength);
+		viewer.enableProjection();
+		viewer.getProjectionAnnotationModel().addAnnotation(new ProjectionAnnotation(false), new ProjectionPosition(document));
+		shell.setVisible(true);
+		try {
+			assertEquals(0, viewer.getVisibleRegion().getOffset());
+			assertEquals(regionLength, viewer.getVisibleRegion().getLength());
+
+			viewer.getTextOperationTarget().doOperation(ProjectionViewer.COLLAPSE_ALL);
+			assertEquals(0, viewer.getVisibleRegion().getOffset());
+			assertEquals(regionLength, viewer.getVisibleRegion().getLength());
+		} finally {
+			shell.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testVisibleRegionProjectionCannotBeExpanded() {
+		Shell shell= new Shell();
+		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
+		TestProjectionViewer viewer= new TestProjectionViewer(shell, null, null, false, SWT.NONE);
+		String documentContent= """
+				Hello
+				World
+				123
+				456
+				""";
+		Document document= new Document(documentContent);
+		viewer.setDocument(document, new AnnotationModel());
+		int secondLineStart= documentContent.indexOf("World");
+		int secondLineEnd= documentContent.indexOf('\n', secondLineStart);
+		viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineEnd - secondLineStart);
+		viewer.enableProjection();
+		shell.setVisible(true);
+		try {
+			assertEquals("World", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+			viewer.getTextOperationTarget().doOperation(ProjectionViewer.EXPAND_ALL);
+			assertEquals("World", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+		} finally {
+			shell.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testVisibleRegionAddsProjectionAnnotationsIfProjectionsEnabled() {
+		testProjectionAnnotationsFromVisibleRegion(true);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testEnableProjectionAddsProjectionAnnotationsIfVisibleRegionEnabled() {
+		testProjectionAnnotationsFromVisibleRegion(false);
+	}
+
+	private void testProjectionAnnotationsFromVisibleRegion(boolean enableProjectionFirst) {
+		Shell shell= new Shell();
+		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
+		TestProjectionViewer viewer= new TestProjectionViewer(shell, null, null, false, SWT.NONE);
+		String documentContent= """
+				Hello
+				World
+				123
+				456
+				""";
+		Document document= new Document(documentContent);
+		viewer.setDocument(document, new AnnotationModel());
+		int secondLineStart= documentContent.indexOf("World");
+		int secondLineEnd= documentContent.indexOf('\n', secondLineStart);
+
+		shell.setVisible(true);
+		if (enableProjectionFirst) {
+			viewer.enableProjection();
+			viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineEnd - secondLineStart);
+		} else {
+			viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineEnd - secondLineStart);
+			viewer.enableProjection();
+		}
+
+		try {
+			assertEquals("World", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get().trim());
+		} finally {
+			shell.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testInsertIntoVisibleRegion() throws BadLocationException {
+		Shell shell= new Shell();
+		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
+		TestProjectionViewer viewer= new TestProjectionViewer(shell, null, null, false, SWT.NONE);
+		String documentContent= """
+				Hello
+				World
+				123
+				456
+				""";
+		Document document= new Document(documentContent);
+		viewer.setDocument(document, new AnnotationModel());
+		int secondLineStart= documentContent.indexOf("World");
+		int secondLineEnd= documentContent.indexOf('\n', secondLineStart);
+
+		shell.setVisible(true);
+
+		try {
+			viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineEnd - secondLineStart);
+			viewer.enableProjection();
+
+			assertEquals("World", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+
+			viewer.getDocument().replace(documentContent.indexOf("rld"), 0, "---");
+
+			assertEquals("Wo---rld", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+		} finally {
+			shell.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testRemoveVisibleRegionEnd() throws BadLocationException {
+		testReplaceVisibleRegionEnd("");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testReplaceVisibleRegionEnd() throws BadLocationException {
+		testReplaceVisibleRegionEnd("---");
+	}
+
+
+	private void testReplaceVisibleRegionEnd(String toReplaceWith) throws BadLocationException {
+		Shell shell= new Shell();
+		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
+		TestProjectionViewer viewer= new TestProjectionViewer(shell, null, null, false, SWT.NONE);
+		String documentContent= """
+				Hello
+				World
+				123
+				456
+				""";
+		Document document= new Document(documentContent);
+		viewer.setDocument(document, new AnnotationModel());
+		int secondLineStart= documentContent.indexOf("World");
+		int secondLineEnd= documentContent.indexOf('\n', secondLineStart);
+
+		shell.setVisible(true);
+
+		try {
+			viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineEnd - secondLineStart);
+			viewer.enableProjection();
+
+			assertEquals("World", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+
+			viewer.getDocument().replace(documentContent.indexOf("d\n1"), 3, toReplaceWith);
+
+			assertEquals("Worl" + toReplaceWith, viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+		} finally {
+			shell.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testRemoveVisibleRegionStart() throws BadLocationException {
+		testReplaceVisibleRegionStart("");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testReplaceVisibleRegionStart() throws BadLocationException {
+		testReplaceVisibleRegionStart("---");
+	}
+
+
+	private void testReplaceVisibleRegionStart(String toReplaceWith) throws BadLocationException {
+		Shell shell= new Shell();
+		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
+		TestProjectionViewer viewer= new TestProjectionViewer(shell, null, null, false, SWT.NONE);
+		String documentContent= """
+				Hello
+				World
+				123
+				456
+				""";
+		Document document= new Document(documentContent);
+		viewer.setDocument(document, new AnnotationModel());
+		int secondLineStart= documentContent.indexOf("World");
+		int secondLineEnd= documentContent.indexOf('\n', secondLineStart);
+
+		shell.setVisible(true);
+
+		try {
+			viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineEnd - secondLineStart);
+			viewer.enableProjection();
+
+			assertEquals("World", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+
+			viewer.getDocument().replace(documentContent.indexOf("o\nW"), 3, toReplaceWith);
+
+			assertEquals(toReplaceWith + "orld", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+		} finally {
+			shell.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testVisibleRegionEndsWithWhitespace() {
+		Shell shell= new Shell();
+		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());
+		TestProjectionViewer viewer= new TestProjectionViewer(shell, null, null, false, SWT.NONE);
+		String documentContent= """
+				Hello
+				World\t\t
+				123
+				456
+				""";
+		Document document= new Document(documentContent);
+		viewer.setDocument(document, new AnnotationModel());
+		int secondLineStart= documentContent.indexOf("World");
+		int secondLineTextEnd= documentContent.indexOf('\n', secondLineStart);
+		int secondLineEnd= documentContent.indexOf('\n', secondLineStart);
+
+		shell.setVisible(true);
+
+		try {
+			viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineEnd - secondLineStart);
+			viewer.enableProjection();
+
+			assertEquals("World\t\t", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+
+			viewer.setVisibleRegion(secondLineStart, secondLineTextEnd - secondLineStart);
+
+			assertEquals("World\t\t\n", viewer.getVisibleDocument().get());
+
+
+		} finally {
+			shell.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
 }