diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index c7df86a4b86..273c3209e9a 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -2277,9 +2277,7 @@ void TextEdit::_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_gui_input) {
 			k->set_shift(false);
 		}
 
-		if (!k->get_command()) {
-			_reset_caret_blink_timer();
-		}
+		_reset_caret_blink_timer();
 
 		// save here for insert mode, just in case it is cleared in the following section
 		bool had_selection = selection.active;