diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 416a7fafb6a..56c9e7ccf9d 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -4947,10 +4947,10 @@ void RichTextLabel::append_text(const String &p_bbcode) {
 			tag_stack.push_front("outline_size");
 
 		} else if (bbcode_name == "fade") {
-			int start_index = 0;
+			int start_index = brk_pos;
 			OptionMap::Iterator start_option = bbcode_options.find("start");
 			if (start_option) {
-				start_index = start_option->value.to_int();
+				start_index += start_option->value.to_int();
 			}
 
 			int length = 10;