diff --git a/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp b/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
index 7d1cf957ed3..7368efd21ac 100644
--- a/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
@@ -968,6 +968,9 @@ float CanvasItem::draw_char(const Ref<Font> &p_font, const Point2 &p_pos, const
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_char.length() != 1, 0);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_font.is_null(), 0);
 
+	if (p_font->has_outline()) {
+		p_font->draw_char(canvas_item, p_pos, p_char[0], p_next.c_str()[0], Color(1, 1, 1), true);
+	}
 	return p_font->draw_char(canvas_item, p_pos, p_char[0], p_next.c_str()[0], p_modulate);
 }