diff --git a/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp b/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
index 1a8f6cce1..9b6d709fc 100644
--- a/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
@@ -208,12 +208,15 @@ void ColorPicker::_html_entered(const String &p_html) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	float last_alpha = color.a;
+	Color previous_color = color;
 	color = Color::html(p_html);
 	if (!is_editing_alpha()) {
-		color.a = last_alpha;
+		color.a = previous_color.a;
 	}
 
+	if (color == previous_color) {
+		return;
+	}
 	if (!is_inside_tree()) {
 		return;
 	}