diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index f00e67fa24e..69d3d2b7175 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();