diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 55a650ff122..1c6ac50b1c8 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void TextEdit::_click_selection_held() {
 }
 
 void TextEdit::_update_selection_mode_pointer() {
-	Point2 mp = Input::get_singleton()->get_mouse_position() - get_global_position();
+	Point2 mp = get_local_mouse_position();
 
 	int row, col;
 	_get_mouse_pos(Point2i(mp.x, mp.y), row, col);
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ void TextEdit::_update_selection_mode_pointer() {
 }
 
 void TextEdit::_update_selection_mode_word() {
-	Point2 mp = Input::get_singleton()->get_mouse_position() - get_global_position();
+	Point2 mp = get_local_mouse_position();
 
 	int row, col;
 	_get_mouse_pos(Point2i(mp.x, mp.y), row, col);
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ void TextEdit::_update_selection_mode_word() {
 }
 
 void TextEdit::_update_selection_mode_line() {
-	Point2 mp = Input::get_singleton()->get_mouse_position() - get_global_position();
+	Point2 mp = get_local_mouse_position();
 
 	int row, col;
 	_get_mouse_pos(Point2i(mp.x, mp.y), row, col);