diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 6203b159929..2258141385f 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -4682,6 +4682,8 @@ bool TextEdit::has_keyword_color(String p_keyword) const {
 }
 
 Color TextEdit::get_keyword_color(String p_keyword) const {
+
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!keywords.has(p_keyword), Color())
 	return keywords[p_keyword];
 }