diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index dc96f8a59484..0da8a79654e6 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -3121,6 +3121,8 @@ void RichTextLabel::_add_item(Item *p_item, bool p_enter, bool p_ensure_newline)
 		current_char_ofs += t->text.length();
 	} else if (p_item->type == ITEM_IMAGE) {
 		current_char_ofs++;
+	} else if (p_item->type == ITEM_NEWLINE) {
+		current_char_ofs++;
 	}
 
 	if (p_enter) {