diff --git a/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_sw.cpp b/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_sw.cpp
index 1ed1ba69586..ffdaab0d923 100644
--- a/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_sw.cpp
+++ b/servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d_sw.cpp
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ void PhysicsServer2DSW::body_apply_torque_impulse(RID p_body, real_t p_torque) {
 	_update_shapes();
 
 	body->apply_torque_impulse(p_torque);
+	body->wakeup();
 }
 
 void PhysicsServer2DSW::body_apply_impulse(RID p_body, const Vector2 &p_impulse, const Vector2 &p_position) {