diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 874c3e0ecb8..0e57d4e759d 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -2741,8 +2741,17 @@ void RichTextLabel::set_use_bbcode(bool p_enable) {
 	if (use_bbcode == p_enable) {
 		return;
 	}
+
+	if (p_enable) {
+		cached_text = get_text();
+	}
+
 	use_bbcode = p_enable;
 	set_bbcode(bbcode);
+
+	if (!p_enable) {
+		set_text(cached_text);
+	}
 	property_list_changed_notify();
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h
index fb49e24e5cf..fbd213c4668 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.h
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool use_bbcode;
 	String bbcode;
+	String cached_text;
 
 	int fixed_width;