diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 5fa3076d5f1..b69a3cc4287 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -4245,6 +4245,7 @@ void TextEdit::paste() {
 
 	String clipboard = OS::get_singleton()->get_clipboard();
 
+	begin_complex_operation();
 	if (selection.active) {
 
 		selection.active = false;
@@ -4261,6 +4262,8 @@ void TextEdit::paste() {
 	}
 
 	_insert_text_at_cursor(clipboard);
+	end_complex_operation();
+
 	update();
 }