diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index 6bb725f7a05..b719a2ce304 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ ScriptTextEditor::ScriptTextEditor() {
 
 	connection_info_dialog = memnew(ConnectionInfoDialog);
 
-	SET_DRAG_FORWARDING_GCD(code_editor, ScriptTextEditor);
+	SET_DRAG_FORWARDING_GCD(code_editor->get_text_editor(), ScriptTextEditor);
 }
 
 ScriptTextEditor::~ScriptTextEditor() {