diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index 9106bf56e77..2ce605b6273 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -731,6 +731,9 @@ void ScriptEditor::_close_tab(int p_idx) {
 		apply_scripts();
 	}
 
+	// roll back to previous tab
+	_history_back();
+
 	//remove from history
 	history.resize(history_pos + 1);