diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index a3728a1d466..ecd98d5d3e5 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::tag_saved_version() {
 
 void ScriptTextEditor::goto_line(int p_line, bool p_with_error) {
 	TextEdit *tx = code_editor->get_text_edit();
+	tx->deselect();
 	tx->unfold_line(p_line);
 	tx->call_deferred("cursor_set_line", p_line);
 }