diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 82a385c4d6f..b241aa03beb 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -4033,6 +4033,7 @@ void RichTextLabel::add_text(const String &p_text) {
 				//append text condition!
 				ItemText *ti = static_cast<ItemText *>(current->subitems.back()->get());
 				ti->text += line;
+				current_char_ofs += line.length();
 				_invalidate_current_line(main);
 
 			} else {