diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 33362577a3f..b2a9c606b67 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -3711,6 +3711,9 @@ void TextEdit::set_editable(bool p_editable) {
 	}
 
 	editable = p_editable;
+	if (editable) {
+		draw_caret = true;
+	}
 	queue_accessibility_update();
 	queue_redraw();
 	update_minimum_size();