diff --git a/editor/find_in_files.cpp b/editor/find_in_files.cpp
index c448ef58939..f47251026aa 100644
--- a/editor/find_in_files.cpp
+++ b/editor/find_in_files.cpp
@@ -670,22 +670,20 @@ void FindInFilesPanel::_on_result_found(String fpath, int line_number, int begin
 	// Do this first because it resets properties of the cell...
 	item->set_cell_mode(text_index, TreeItem::CELL_MODE_CUSTOM);
 
-	String item_text = vformat("%3s:    %s", line_number, text.replace("\t", "    "));
+	// Trim result item line
+	int old_text_size = text.size();
+	text = text.strip_edges(true, false);
+	int chars_removed = old_text_size - text.size();
+	String start = vformat("%3s: ", line_number);
 
-	item->set_text(text_index, item_text);
+	item->set_text(text_index, start + text);
 	item->set_custom_draw(text_index, this, "_draw_result_text");
 
-	Ref<Font> font = _results_display->get_font("font");
-
-	float raw_text_width = font->get_string_size(text).x;
-	float item_text_width = font->get_string_size(item_text).x;
-
 	Result r;
 	r.line_number = line_number;
 	r.begin = begin;
 	r.end = end;
-	r.draw_begin = (item_text_width - raw_text_width) + font->get_string_size(text.left(r.begin)).x;
-	r.draw_width = font->get_string_size(text.substr(r.begin, r.end - r.begin)).x;
+	r.begin_trimmed = begin - chars_removed + start.size() - 1;
 	_result_items[item] = r;
 
 	if (_with_replace) {
@@ -705,10 +703,12 @@ void FindInFilesPanel::draw_result_text(Object *item_obj, Rect2 rect) {
 	if (!E)
 		return;
 	Result r = E->value();
+	String item_text = item->get_text(_with_replace ? 1 : 0);
+	Ref<Font> font = _results_display->get_font("font");
 
 	Rect2 match_rect = rect;
-	match_rect.position.x += r.draw_begin;
-	match_rect.size.x = r.draw_width;
+	match_rect.position.x += font->get_string_size(item_text.left(r.begin_trimmed)).x;
+	match_rect.size.x = font->get_string_size(_search_text_label->get_text()).x;
 	match_rect.position.y += 1 * EDSCALE;
 	match_rect.size.y -= 2 * EDSCALE;
 
diff --git a/editor/find_in_files.h b/editor/find_in_files.h
index e8a524aaf42..4ead575bd08 100644
--- a/editor/find_in_files.h
+++ b/editor/find_in_files.h
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ private:
 		int line_number;
 		int begin;
 		int end;
-		float draw_begin;
-		float draw_width;
+		int begin_trimmed;
 	};
 
 	void apply_replaces_in_file(String fpath, const Vector<Result> &locations, String new_text);