diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 02e121b5f14..a14ced1340e 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults(Ref<ConfigFile> p_extra_config) {
 
 	_initial_set("text_editor/cursor/block_caret", false);
 	_initial_set("text_editor/cursor/caret_blink", true);
-	_initial_set("text_editor/cursor/caret_blink_speed", 0.65);
+	_initial_set("text_editor/cursor/caret_blink_speed", 0.5);
 	hints["text_editor/cursor/caret_blink_speed"] = PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "text_editor/cursor/caret_blink_speed", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.1, 10, 0.01");
 	_initial_set("text_editor/cursor/right_click_moves_caret", true);