diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index f8c31121be7..1f493e3913a 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -3506,6 +3506,10 @@ void TextEdit::_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_gui_input) {
 			} break;
 			case KEY_Z: {
 
+				if (readonly) {
+					break;
+				}
+
 				if (!k->get_command()) {
 					scancode_handled = false;
 					break;
@@ -3518,6 +3522,10 @@ void TextEdit::_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_gui_input) {
 			} break;
 			case KEY_Y: {
 
+				if (readonly) {
+					break;
+				}
+
 				if (!k->get_command()) {
 					scancode_handled = false;
 					break;