diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90e1160..c2929f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to easymde will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-<!-- ## [Unreleased] -->
+## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Incorrect initial line and column count in status bar.
+
 ## [2.16.0] - 2022-01-11
 ### Added
 - `direction` option to enable RTL mode (Thanks to [@souljuse], [#358]).
diff --git a/src/js/easymde.js b/src/js/easymde.js
index 20a6c40..ea4a839 100644
--- a/src/js/easymde.js
+++ b/src/js/easymde.js
@@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ EasyMDE.prototype.createStatusbar = function (status) {
                 };
             } else if (name === 'cursor') {
                 defaultValue = function (el) {
-                    el.innerHTML = '0:0';
+                    el.innerHTML = '1:1';
                 };
                 onActivity = function (el) {
                     var pos = cm.getCursor();