diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index d8248ac50f..584f0d0b2f 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ RichTextLabel::Item *RichTextLabel::_get_item_at_pos(RichTextLabel::Item *p_item
 				}
 			} break;
 			case ITEM_TABLE: {
-				offset += 1;
+				ItemTable *table = static_cast<ItemTable *>(it);
+				offset += table->char_count;
 			} break;
 			default:
 				break;
@@ -781,6 +782,7 @@ float RichTextLabel::_shape_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, int p_line, const Ref<Font>
 					}
 					idx++;
 				}
+				table->char_count = t_char_count;
 
 				// Compute width for each column.
 				const int available_width = p_width - l.offset.x - theme_cache.table_h_separation * col_count;
diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h
index e8bbf42b5c..1053ee044e 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ private:
 		int align_to_row = -1;
 		int total_width = 0;
 		int total_height = 0;
+		int char_count = 0;
 		InlineAlignment inline_align = INLINE_ALIGNMENT_TOP;
 		ItemTable() { type = ITEM_TABLE; }
 	};