diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 16112b8b7..8b4c5d199 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -4825,10 +4825,16 @@ Rect2 TextEdit::get_rect_at_line_column(int p_line, int p_column) const {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_column < 0, Rect2i(-1, -1, 0, 0));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_column > text[p_line].length(), Rect2i(-1, -1, 0, 0));
 
+	if (text.size() == 1 && text[0].length() == 0) {
+		// The TextEdit is empty.
+		return Rect2i();
+	}
+
 	if (line_drawing_cache.size() == 0 || !line_drawing_cache.has(p_line)) {
 		// Line is not in the cache, which means it's outside of the viewing area.
 		return Rect2i(-1, -1, 0, 0);
 	}
+
 	LineDrawingCache cache_entry = line_drawing_cache[p_line];
 
 	int wrap_index = get_line_wrap_index_at_col(p_line, p_column);