diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp
index 967faaa4cac..3e8f9bf09b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_gles2.cpp
@@ -2492,6 +2492,10 @@ void RasterizerCanvasGLES2::render_joined_item(const BItemJoined &p_bij, RenderI
 	}
 #endif
 
+	// this must be reset for each joined item,
+	// it only exists to prevent capturing the screen more than once per item
+	state.canvas_texscreen_used = false;
+
 	// all the joined items will share the same state with the first item
 	Item *ci = bdata.item_refs[p_bij.first_item_ref].item;