diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index acd2950b4c1..ef6bfc2e2d1 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ void TextEdit::_update_scrollbars() {
 		cursor.line_ofs = 0;
 		cursor.wrap_ofs = 0;
 		v_scroll->set_value(0);
+		v_scroll->set_max(0);
 		v_scroll->hide();
 	}
 
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ void TextEdit::_update_scrollbars() {
 
 		cursor.x_ofs = 0;
 		h_scroll->set_value(0);
+		h_scroll->set_max(0);
 		h_scroll->hide();
 	}