diff --git a/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
index 0acb7265e36..8bb6828fa60 100644
--- a/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ void LineEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 				if (char_ofs >= t.length())
 					break;
 
-				CharType cchar = pass ? '*' : t[char_ofs];
-				CharType next = pass ? '*' : t[char_ofs + 1];
+				CharType cchar = (pass && !text.empty()) ? '*' : t[char_ofs];
+				CharType next = (pass && !text.empty()) ? '*' : t[char_ofs + 1];
 				int char_width = font->get_char_size(cchar, next).width;
 
 				// end of widget, break!