diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 257b36ca962..db0c7b3ac95 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ void TextEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 				
 			}
 			
-			if (completion_hint!="") {
+			if (completion_hint!="" && !completion_active) {
 				
 				Ref<StyleBox> sb = get_stylebox("panel","TooltipPanel");
 				Ref<Font> font = cache.font;