diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index 19de027287f..e69fa6da886 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -977,16 +977,27 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_edit_option(int p_op) {
 			Ref<Script> scr = get_edited_script();
 			if (scr.is_null())
 				return;
+
+			te->begin_complex_operation();
 			int begin, end;
 			if (te->is_selection_active()) {
 				begin = te->get_selection_from_line();
 				end = te->get_selection_to_line();
+				// ignore if the cursor is not past the first column
+				if (te->get_selection_to_column() == 0) {
+					end--;
+				}
 			} else {
 				begin = 0;
 				end = te->get_line_count() - 1;
 			}
 			scr->get_language()->auto_indent_code(text, begin, end);
-			te->set_text(text);
+			Vector<String> lines = text.split("\n");
+			for (int i = begin; i <= end; ++i) {
+				te->set_line(i, lines[i]);
+			}
+
+			te->end_complex_operation();
 
 		} break;
 		case EDIT_TRIM_TRAILING_WHITESAPCE: {