diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 4fb060dfc50..8a023acc571 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -1403,9 +1403,9 @@ void TextEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 					// Draw current line highlight.
 					if (highlight_current_line && highlighted_lines.has(Pair<int, int>(line, line_wrap_index))) {
 						if (rtl) {
-							RS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_add_rect(text_ci, Rect2(size.width - xmargin_end, ofs_y, xmargin_end - xmargin_beg, row_height), theme_cache.current_line_color);
+							RS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_add_rect(text_ci, Rect2(size.width - xmargin_end, ofs_y, xmargin_end, row_height), theme_cache.current_line_color);
 						} else {
-							RS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_add_rect(text_ci, Rect2(xmargin_beg, ofs_y, xmargin_end - xmargin_beg, row_height), theme_cache.current_line_color);
+							RS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_add_rect(text_ci, Rect2(0, ofs_y, xmargin_end, row_height), theme_cache.current_line_color);
 						}
 					}