diff --git a/doc/classes/TextServer.xml b/doc/classes/TextServer.xml
index 244ed08b9e85..d4b341b7000f 100644
--- a/doc/classes/TextServer.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/TextServer.xml
@@ -1924,6 +1924,9 @@
 		<constant name="GRAPHEME_IS_EMBEDDED_OBJECT" value="4096" enum="GraphemeFlag" is_bitfield="true">
 			Grapheme is an object replacement character for the embedded object.
 		</constant>
+		<constant name="GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN" value="8192" enum="GraphemeFlag" is_bitfield="true">
+			Grapheme is a soft hyphen.
+		</constant>
 		<constant name="HINTING_NONE" value="0" enum="Hinting">
 			Disables font hinting (smoother but less crisp).
 		</constant>
diff --git a/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp b/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp
index c06202ed19f0..ea88278a177a 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp
+++ b/modules/text_server_adv/text_server_adv.cpp
@@ -4588,6 +4588,12 @@ bool TextServerAdvanced::_shape_substr(ShapedTextDataAdvanced *p_new_sd, const S
 					if ((sd_glyphs[j].start >= bidi_run_start) && (sd_glyphs[j].end <= bidi_run_end)) {
 						// Copy glyphs.
 						Glyph gl = sd_glyphs[j];
+						if (gl.end == p_start + p_length && ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) == GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN)) {
+							uint32_t index = font_get_glyph_index(gl.font_rid, gl.font_size, 0x00ad, 0);
+							float w = font_get_glyph_advance(gl.font_rid, gl.font_size, index)[(p_new_sd->orientation == ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL) ? 0 : 1];
+							gl.index = index;
+							gl.advance = w;
+						}
 						Variant key;
 						bool find_embedded = false;
 						if (gl.count == 1) {
@@ -4708,22 +4714,22 @@ double TextServerAdvanced::_shaped_text_fit_to_width(const RID &p_shaped, double
 
 	if (p_jst_flags.has_flag(JUSTIFICATION_TRIM_EDGE_SPACES)) {
 		// Trim spaces.
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			justification_width -= sd->glyphs[start_pos].advance * sd->glyphs[start_pos].repeat;
 			sd->glyphs.write[start_pos].advance = 0;
 			start_pos += sd->glyphs[start_pos].count;
 		}
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			justification_width -= sd->glyphs[end_pos].advance * sd->glyphs[end_pos].repeat;
 			sd->glyphs.write[end_pos].advance = 0;
 			end_pos -= sd->glyphs[end_pos].count;
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Skip breaks, but do not reset size.
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			start_pos += sd->glyphs[start_pos].count;
 		}
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			end_pos -= sd->glyphs[end_pos].count;
 		}
 	}
@@ -4739,7 +4745,7 @@ double TextServerAdvanced::_shaped_text_fit_to_width(const RID &p_shaped, double
 					elongation_count++;
 				}
 			}
-			if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
+			if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
 				space_count++;
 			}
 		}
@@ -4772,7 +4778,7 @@ double TextServerAdvanced::_shaped_text_fit_to_width(const RID &p_shaped, double
 		for (int i = start_pos; i <= end_pos; i++) {
 			Glyph &gl = sd->glyphs.write[i];
 			if (gl.count > 0) {
-				if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
+				if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
 					double old_adv = gl.advance;
 					double new_advance;
 					if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_VIRTUAL) == GRAPHEME_IS_VIRTUAL) {
@@ -5420,6 +5426,9 @@ bool TextServerAdvanced::_shaped_text_update_breaks(const RID &p_shaped) {
 			if (c == 0x0009 || c == 0x000b) {
 				sd_glyphs_new[sd_shift + i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_TAB;
 			}
+			if (c == 0x00ad) {
+				sd_glyphs_new[sd_shift + i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN;
+			}
 			if (is_whitespace(c)) {
 				sd_glyphs_new[sd_shift + i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE;
 			}
@@ -5441,7 +5450,7 @@ bool TextServerAdvanced::_shaped_text_update_breaks(const RID &p_shaped) {
 			if (sd->breaks.has(sd_glyphs[i].end)) {
 				if (sd->breaks[sd_glyphs[i].end] && (is_linebreak(c))) {
 					sd_glyphs_new[sd_shift + i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD;
-				} else if (is_whitespace(c)) {
+				} else if (is_whitespace(c) || c == 0x00ad) {
 					sd_glyphs_new[sd_shift + i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT;
 				} else {
 					int count = sd_glyphs[i].count;
@@ -5660,7 +5669,7 @@ bool TextServerAdvanced::_shaped_text_update_justification_ops(const RID &p_shap
 					sd_glyphs[i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_ELONGATION;
 				}
 				if (sd->jstops.has(sd_glyphs[i].start)) {
-					if (c == 0xfffc) {
+					if (c == 0xfffc || c == 0x00ad) {
 						continue;
 					}
 					if (sd->jstops[sd_glyphs[i].start]) {
diff --git a/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp b/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp
index 06bc7b1cf8e2..aa37df675200 100644
--- a/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp
+++ b/modules/text_server_fb/text_server_fb.cpp
@@ -3367,6 +3367,10 @@ RID TextServerFallback::_shaped_text_substr(const RID &p_shaped, int64_t p_start
 		for (int i = 0; i < sd_size; i++) {
 			if ((sd_glyphs[i].start >= new_sd->start) && (sd_glyphs[i].end <= new_sd->end)) {
 				Glyph gl = sd_glyphs[i];
+				if (gl.end == p_start + p_length && ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) == GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN)) {
+					gl.index = 0x00ad;
+					gl.advance = font_get_glyph_advance(gl.font_rid, gl.font_size, 0x00ad).x;
+				}
 				Variant key;
 				bool find_embedded = false;
 				if (gl.count == 1) {
@@ -3480,22 +3484,22 @@ double TextServerFallback::_shaped_text_fit_to_width(const RID &p_shaped, double
 
 	if (p_jst_flags.has_flag(JUSTIFICATION_TRIM_EDGE_SPACES)) {
 		// Trim spaces.
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			justification_width -= sd->glyphs[start_pos].advance * sd->glyphs[start_pos].repeat;
 			sd->glyphs.write[start_pos].advance = 0;
 			start_pos += sd->glyphs[start_pos].count;
 		}
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			justification_width -= sd->glyphs[end_pos].advance * sd->glyphs[end_pos].repeat;
 			sd->glyphs.write[end_pos].advance = 0;
 			end_pos -= sd->glyphs[end_pos].count;
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Skip breaks, but do not reset size.
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			start_pos += sd->glyphs[start_pos].count;
 		}
-		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD)) {
+		while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (sd->glyphs[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 			end_pos -= sd->glyphs[end_pos].count;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3504,7 +3508,7 @@ double TextServerFallback::_shaped_text_fit_to_width(const RID &p_shaped, double
 	for (int i = start_pos; i <= end_pos; i++) {
 		const Glyph &gl = sd->glyphs[i];
 		if (gl.count > 0) {
-			if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
+			if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
 				space_count++;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3515,7 +3519,7 @@ double TextServerFallback::_shaped_text_fit_to_width(const RID &p_shaped, double
 		for (int i = start_pos; i <= end_pos; i++) {
 			Glyph &gl = sd->glyphs.write[i];
 			if (gl.count > 0) {
-				if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
+				if ((gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE && (gl.flags & GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) != GRAPHEME_IS_PUNCTUATION) {
 					double old_adv = gl.advance;
 					gl.advance = MAX(gl.advance + delta_width_per_space, Math::round(0.1 * gl.font_size));
 					justification_width += (gl.advance - old_adv);
@@ -3641,6 +3645,9 @@ bool TextServerFallback::_shaped_text_update_breaks(const RID &p_shaped) {
 			if (c == 0x0009 || c == 0x000b) {
 				sd_glyphs[i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_TAB;
 			}
+			if (c == 0x00ad) {
+				sd_glyphs[i].flags |= GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN;
+			}
 
 			i += (sd_glyphs[i].count - 1);
 		}
diff --git a/servers/text_server.cpp b/servers/text_server.cpp
index cd06027f9f6a..b67a698615f4 100644
--- a/servers/text_server.cpp
+++ b/servers/text_server.cpp
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ void TextServer::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_BITFIELD_FLAG(GRAPHEME_IS_CONNECTED);
 	BIND_BITFIELD_FLAG(GRAPHEME_IS_SAFE_TO_INSERT_TATWEEL);
 	BIND_BITFIELD_FLAG(GRAPHEME_IS_EMBEDDED_OBJECT);
+	BIND_BITFIELD_FLAG(GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN);
 
 	/* Hinting */
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(HINTING_NONE);
@@ -733,6 +734,7 @@ PackedInt32Array TextServer::shaped_text_get_line_breaks_adv(const RID &p_shaped
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_width.is_empty(), lines);
 
+	TextServer::Orientation orientation = shaped_text_get_orientation(p_shaped);
 	const_cast<TextServer *>(this)->shaped_text_update_breaks(p_shaped);
 	const Vector2i &range = shaped_text_get_range(p_shaped);
 
@@ -758,10 +760,10 @@ PackedInt32Array TextServer::shaped_text_get_line_breaks_adv(const RID &p_shaped
 				if (p_break_flags.has_flag(BREAK_TRIM_EDGE_SPACES)) {
 					int start_pos = prev_safe_break;
 					int end_pos = last_safe_break;
-					while (trim_next && (start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+					while (trim_next && (start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 						start_pos += l_gl[start_pos].count;
 					}
-					while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+					while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 						end_pos -= l_gl[end_pos].count;
 					}
 					if (last_end <= l_gl[start_pos].start) {
@@ -829,8 +831,17 @@ PackedInt32Array TextServer::shaped_text_get_line_breaks_adv(const RID &p_shaped
 			}
 			if (p_break_flags.has_flag(BREAK_WORD_BOUND)) {
 				if ((l_gl[i].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) {
-					last_safe_break = i;
-					word_count++;
+					if ((l_gl[i].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) == GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) {
+						uint32_t gl = font_get_glyph_index(l_gl[i].font_rid, l_gl[i].font_size, 0x00ad, 0);
+						float w = font_get_glyph_advance(l_gl[i].font_rid, l_gl[i].font_size, gl)[(orientation == ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL) ? 0 : 1];
+						if (width + l_gl[i].advance + w <= p_width[chunk]) {
+							last_safe_break = i;
+							word_count++;
+						}
+					} else {
+						last_safe_break = i;
+						word_count++;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			if (p_break_flags.has_flag(BREAK_GRAPHEME_BOUND) && word_count == 0) {
@@ -876,6 +887,7 @@ PackedInt32Array TextServer::shaped_text_get_line_breaks(const RID &p_shaped, do
 	int word_count = 0;
 	bool trim_next = false;
 
+	TextServer::Orientation orientation = shaped_text_get_orientation(p_shaped);
 	int l_size = shaped_text_get_glyph_count(p_shaped);
 	const Glyph *l_gl = const_cast<TextServer *>(this)->shaped_text_sort_logical(p_shaped);
 
@@ -889,10 +901,10 @@ PackedInt32Array TextServer::shaped_text_get_line_breaks(const RID &p_shaped, do
 				if (p_break_flags.has_flag(BREAK_TRIM_EDGE_SPACES)) {
 					int start_pos = prev_safe_break;
 					int end_pos = last_safe_break;
-					while (trim_next && (start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+					while (trim_next && (start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[start_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 						start_pos += l_gl[start_pos].count;
 					}
-					while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
+					while ((start_pos < end_pos) && ((l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) != GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) && ((l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE) == GRAPHEME_IS_SPACE || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_HARD || (l_gl[end_pos].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT)) {
 						end_pos -= l_gl[end_pos].count;
 					}
 					if (last_end <= l_gl[start_pos].start) {
@@ -949,8 +961,17 @@ PackedInt32Array TextServer::shaped_text_get_line_breaks(const RID &p_shaped, do
 			}
 			if (p_break_flags.has_flag(BREAK_WORD_BOUND)) {
 				if ((l_gl[i].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) == GRAPHEME_IS_BREAK_SOFT) {
-					last_safe_break = i;
-					word_count++;
+					if ((l_gl[i].flags & GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) == GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN) {
+						uint32_t gl = font_get_glyph_index(l_gl[i].font_rid, l_gl[i].font_size, 0x00AD, 0);
+						float w = font_get_glyph_advance(l_gl[i].font_rid, l_gl[i].font_size, gl)[(orientation == ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL) ? 0 : 1];
+						if (width + l_gl[i].advance + w <= p_width) {
+							last_safe_break = i;
+							word_count++;
+						}
+					} else {
+						last_safe_break = i;
+						word_count++;
+					}
 				}
 				if (p_break_flags.has_flag(BREAK_ADAPTIVE) && word_count == 0) {
 					last_safe_break = i;
diff --git a/servers/text_server.h b/servers/text_server.h
index e48b1bf890ca..c2cc44464663 100644
--- a/servers/text_server.h
+++ b/servers/text_server.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class TextServer : public RefCounted {
 		GRAPHEME_IS_CONNECTED = 1 << 10, // Connected to previous grapheme.
 		GRAPHEME_IS_SAFE_TO_INSERT_TATWEEL = 1 << 11, // It is safe to insert a U+0640 before this grapheme for elongation.
 		GRAPHEME_IS_EMBEDDED_OBJECT = 1 << 12, // Grapheme is an object replacement character for the embedded object.
+		GRAPHEME_IS_SOFT_HYPHEN = 1 << 13, // Grapheme is a soft hyphen.
 	};
 
 	enum Hinting {