diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index cd6f78d503..768d616e7a 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -5453,6 +5453,7 @@ void TextEdit::add_caret_at_carets(bool p_below) {
 			carets.remove_at(new_caret_index);
 			carets.insert(0, new_caret);
 			i++;
+			num_carets += 1;
 		}
 	}