diff --git a/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.cpp b/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.cpp
index 5c6c568da..80d90b583 100644
--- a/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,36 @@
 
 #include "editor_script_editor.h"
 
+// This function should be used to handle shortcuts that could otherwise
+// be handled too late if they weren't handled here.
+void EditorCodeTextEditor::_shortcut_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &event) {
+	const Ref<InputEventKey> key_event = event;
+	if (!key_event.is_valid() || !key_event->is_pressed()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/move_up", key_event)) {
+		move_lines_up();
+		accept_event();
+		return;
+	}
+	if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/move_down", key_event)) {
+		move_lines_down();
+		accept_event();
+		return;
+	}
+	if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/delete_line", key_event)) {
+		delete_lines();
+		accept_event();
+		return;
+	}
+	if (ED_IS_SHORTCUT("script_text_editor/duplicate_selection", key_event)) {
+		duplicate_selection();
+		accept_event();
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 void EditorCodeTextEditor::_text_editor_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 	Ref<InputEventMouseButton> mb = p_event;
 
@@ -1015,6 +1045,7 @@ void EditorCodeTextEditor::remove_all_bookmarks() {
 }
 
 void EditorCodeTextEditor::_bind_methods() {
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_shortcut_input"), &EditorCodeTextEditor::_shortcut_input);
 	ClassDB::bind_method("_text_editor_gui_input", &EditorCodeTextEditor::_text_editor_gui_input);
 	ClassDB::bind_method("_line_col_changed", &EditorCodeTextEditor::_line_col_changed);
 	ClassDB::bind_method("_text_changed", &EditorCodeTextEditor::_text_changed);
diff --git a/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.h b/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.h
index 77d81a5f2..3e5fca400 100644
--- a/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.h
+++ b/editor_modules/editor_code_editor/editor_code_text_editor.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class EditorCodeTextEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	void _font_resize_timeout();
 	bool _add_font_size(int p_delta);
 
+	void _shortcut_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &event);
 	void _text_editor_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event);
 	void _zoom_in();
 	void _zoom_out();