diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 408d193ccf4..465ca542deb 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -2477,7 +2477,10 @@ void TextEdit::_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_gui_input) {
 					selection.selecting_column = col;
 				}
 
-				if (!mb->is_doubleclick() && (OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec() - last_dblclk) < 600 && cursor.line == prev_line) {
+				const int triple_click_timeout = 600;
+				const int triple_click_tolerance = 5;
+
+				if (!mb->is_doubleclick() && (OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec() - last_dblclk) < triple_click_timeout && mb->get_position().distance_to(last_dblclk_pos) < triple_click_tolerance) {
 					// Triple-click select line.
 					selection.selecting_mode = Selection::MODE_LINE;
 					_update_selection_mode_line();
@@ -2487,6 +2490,7 @@ void TextEdit::_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_gui_input) {
 					selection.selecting_mode = Selection::MODE_WORD;
 					_update_selection_mode_word();
 					last_dblclk = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec();
+					last_dblclk_pos = mb->get_position();
 				}
 
 				update();
diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.h b/scene/gui/text_edit.h
index f73dea0d8ed..97b2f91e295 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.h
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.h
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ private:
 	String highlighted_word;
 
 	uint64_t last_dblclk;
+	Vector2 last_dblclk_pos;
 
 	Timer *idle_detect;
 	Timer *click_select_held;