diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index f7a3ded4515..d547de75493 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_load_theme_settings() {
 	text_edit->add_color_override("safe_line_number_color", safe_line_number_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("caret_color", caret_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("caret_background_color", caret_background_color);
-	text_edit->add_color_override("font_selected_color", text_selected_color);
+	text_edit->add_color_override("font_color_selected", text_selected_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("selection_color", selection_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("brace_mismatch_color", brace_mismatch_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("current_line_color", current_line_color);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
index 2b6ceac8e2a..428dd28c097 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void ShaderTextEditor::_load_theme_settings() {
 	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("line_number_color", line_number_color);
 	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("caret_color", caret_color);
 	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("caret_background_color", caret_background_color);
-	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("font_selected_color", text_selected_color);
+	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("font_color_selected", text_selected_color);
 	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("selection_color", selection_color);
 	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("brace_mismatch_color", brace_mismatch_color);
 	get_text_edit()->add_color_override("current_line_color", current_line_color);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/text_editor.cpp
index fe32c97a645..33bb9ebeebb 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/text_editor.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void TextEditor::_load_theme_settings() {
 	text_edit->add_color_override("line_number_color", line_number_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("caret_color", caret_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("caret_background_color", caret_background_color);
-	text_edit->add_color_override("font_selected_color", text_selected_color);
+	text_edit->add_color_override("font_color_selected", text_selected_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("selection_color", selection_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("brace_mismatch_color", brace_mismatch_color);
 	text_edit->add_color_override("current_line_color", current_line_color);
diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 79508436550..6e5a078def7 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ void TextEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 								if (brace_open_mismatch)
 									color = cache.brace_mismatch_color;
-								drawer.draw_char(ci, Point2i(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent), '_', str[j + 1], in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_selected_color : color);
+								drawer.draw_char(ci, Point2i(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent), '_', str[j + 1], in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_color_selected : color);
 							}
 
 							if ((brace_close_match_line == line && brace_close_match_column == last_wrap_column + j) ||
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ void TextEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 								if (brace_close_mismatch)
 									color = cache.brace_mismatch_color;
-								drawer.draw_char(ci, Point2i(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent), '_', str[j + 1], in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_selected_color : color);
+								drawer.draw_char(ci, Point2i(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent), '_', str[j + 1], in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_color_selected : color);
 							}
 						}
 
@@ -1175,18 +1175,18 @@ void TextEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 						if (str[j] >= 32) {
 							int yofs = ofs_y + (get_row_height() - cache.font->get_height()) / 2;
-							int w = drawer.draw_char(ci, Point2i(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent), str[j], str[j + 1], in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_selected_color : color);
+							int w = drawer.draw_char(ci, Point2i(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent), str[j], str[j + 1], in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_color_selected : color);
 							if (underlined) {
 								float line_width = 1.0;
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 								line_width *= EDSCALE;
 #endif
 
-								draw_rect(Rect2(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent + 2, w, line_width), in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_selected_color : color);
+								draw_rect(Rect2(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, yofs + ascent + 2, w, line_width), in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_color_selected : color);
 							}
 						} else if (draw_tabs && str[j] == '\t') {
 							int yofs = (get_row_height() - cache.tab_icon->get_height()) / 2;
-							cache.tab_icon->draw(ci, Point2(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, ofs_y + yofs), in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_selected_color : color);
+							cache.tab_icon->draw(ci, Point2(char_ofs + char_margin + ofs_x, ofs_y + yofs), in_selection && override_selected_font_color ? cache.font_color_selected : color);
 						}
 
 						char_ofs += char_w;
@@ -4333,7 +4333,7 @@ void TextEdit::_update_caches() {
 	cache.line_number_color = get_color("line_number_color");
 	cache.safe_line_number_color = get_color("safe_line_number_color");
 	cache.font_color = get_color("font_color");
-	cache.font_selected_color = get_color("font_selected_color");
+	cache.font_color_selected = get_color("font_color_selected");
 	cache.keyword_color = get_color("keyword_color");
 	cache.function_color = get_color("function_color");
 	cache.member_variable_color = get_color("member_variable_color");
diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.h b/scene/gui/text_edit.h
index 33f0a3f45dc..1f9f3a358f3 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.h
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ private:
 		Color line_number_color;
 		Color safe_line_number_color;
 		Color font_color;
-		Color font_selected_color;
+		Color font_color_selected;
 		Color keyword_color;
 		Color number_color;
 		Color function_color;