diff --git a/editor/plugins/sprite_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/sprite_editor_plugin.cpp
index 2709b9a58d8..dff8ba23572 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/sprite_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/sprite_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ void SpriteEditor::_update_mesh_data() {
 
 	Ref<Image> image = texture->get_data();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(image.is_null());
+
+	if (image->is_compressed()) {
+		image->decompress();
+	}
+
 	Rect2 rect;
 	if (node->is_region())
 		rect = node->get_region_rect();