diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 096ef3b0f9b..8ab0f471040 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,12 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 				int ascent = font->get_ascent();
 				int descent = font->get_descent();
 
+				// Each BBCode tag is drawn individually, so we have to add the character spacing manually.
+				int spacing_char = 0;
+				if (visible_characters != 0) {
+					spacing_char = font->get_spacing_char();
+				}
+
 				Color color;
 				Color font_color_shadow;
 				bool underline = false;
@@ -446,7 +452,12 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 						end++;
 					}
 					CHECK_HEIGHT(fh);
-					ENSURE_WIDTH(w);
+					ENSURE_WIDTH(w + spacing_char);
+
+					// ENSURE_WIDTH may create a new line. In this case we are at the beginning and don't want to shift the initial text.
+					if (line_is_blank) {
+						spacing_char = 0;
+					}
 
 					line_ascent = MAX(line_ascent, ascent);
 					line_descent = MAX(line_descent, descent);
@@ -600,21 +611,21 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 									const Color char_color = selected && override_selected_font_color ? selection_fg : fx_color;
 									const Color shadow_color = p_font_color_shadow * Color(1, 1, 1, char_color.a);
 
+									const Point2 base_pos = p_ofs + Point2(align_ofs + pofs + spacing_char, y + lh - line_descent);
 									if (shadow_color.a > 0) {
-										const Point2 shadow_base_pos = p_ofs + Point2(align_ofs + pofs, y + lh - line_descent);
-										font->draw_char(ci, shadow_base_pos + shadow_ofs + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
+										font->draw_char(ci, base_pos + shadow_ofs + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
 
 										if (p_shadow_as_outline) {
-											font->draw_char(ci, shadow_base_pos + Vector2(-shadow_ofs.x, shadow_ofs.y) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
-											font->draw_char(ci, shadow_base_pos + Vector2(shadow_ofs.x, -shadow_ofs.y) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
-											font->draw_char(ci, shadow_base_pos + Vector2(-shadow_ofs.x, -shadow_ofs.y) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
+											font->draw_char(ci, base_pos + Vector2(-shadow_ofs.x, shadow_ofs.y) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
+											font->draw_char(ci, base_pos + Vector2(shadow_ofs.x, -shadow_ofs.y) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
+											font->draw_char(ci, base_pos + Vector2(-shadow_ofs.x, -shadow_ofs.y) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], shadow_color);
 										}
 									}
 
 									if (selected) {
-										drawer.draw_char(ci, p_ofs + Point2(align_ofs + pofs, y + lh - line_descent), fx_char, c[i + 1], char_color);
+										drawer.draw_char(ci, base_pos, fx_char, c[i + 1], char_color);
 									} else {
-										cw = drawer.draw_char(ci, p_ofs + Point2(align_ofs + pofs, y + lh - line_descent) + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], char_color);
+										cw = drawer.draw_char(ci, base_pos + fx_offset, fx_char, c[i + 1], char_color);
 									}
 								} else if (previously_visible && c[i] != '\t') {
 									backtrack += current_char_width;
diff --git a/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp b/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp
index 2de201df917..c3a4bad230a 100644
--- a/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/dynamic_font.cpp
@@ -1028,6 +1028,10 @@ int DynamicFont::get_spacing(int p_type) const {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int DynamicFont::get_spacing_char() const {
+	return spacing_char;
+}
+
 void DynamicFont::set_spacing(int p_type, int p_value) {
 	if (p_type == SPACING_TOP) {
 		spacing_top = p_value;
diff --git a/scene/resources/dynamic_font.h b/scene/resources/dynamic_font.h
index 2b32a5df533..c2b736c7f68 100644
--- a/scene/resources/dynamic_font.h
+++ b/scene/resources/dynamic_font.h
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ public:
 	virtual float get_ascent() const;
 	virtual float get_descent() const;
 
+	virtual int get_spacing_char() const;
+
 	virtual Size2 get_char_size(CharType p_char, CharType p_next = 0) const;
 	String get_available_chars() const;
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/font.h b/scene/resources/font.h
index ea4482faeee..dcd2746355b 100644
--- a/scene/resources/font.h
+++ b/scene/resources/font.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual float get_ascent() const = 0;
 	virtual float get_descent() const = 0;
+	virtual int get_spacing_char() const = 0;
 
 	virtual Size2 get_char_size(CharType p_char, CharType p_next = 0) const = 0;
 	Size2 get_string_size(const String &p_string) const;
@@ -179,6 +180,9 @@ public:
 	void set_ascent(float p_ascent);
 	float get_ascent() const;
 	float get_descent() const;
+	int get_spacing_char() const {
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	void add_texture(const Ref<Texture> &p_texture);
 	void add_char(int32_t p_char, int p_texture_idx, const Rect2 &p_rect, const Size2 &p_align, float p_advance = -1);