diff --git a/lib/ace/occur.js b/lib/ace/occur.js
index 385bc76a..d3522ee3 100644
--- a/lib/ace/occur.js
+++ b/lib/ace/occur.js
@@ -112,12 +112,15 @@ oop.inherits(Occur, Search);
         occurSession.$occur = this;
         occurSession.$occurMatchingLines = found;
         editor.setSession(occurSession);
+        this.$useEmacsStyleLineStart = this.$originalSession.$useEmacsStyleLineStart;
+        occurSession.$useEmacsStyleLineStart = this.$useEmacsStyleLineStart;
         this.highlight(occurSession, options.re);
         occurSession._emit('changeBackMarker');
     }
 
     this.displayOriginalContent = function(editor) {
         editor.setSession(this.$originalSession);
+        this.$originalSession.$useEmacsStyleLineStart = this.$useEmacsStyleLineStart;
     }
 
     /**