diff --git a/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml b/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml
index 8a114efd342..27eab853017 100644
--- a/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 			<return type="void">
 			</return>
 			<description>
-				Clears all the syntax coloring information.
+				Clears all custom syntax coloring information previously added with [method add_color_region] or [method add_keyword_color].
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="clear_undo_history">
diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 5f9b913e8c4..03c8640cc14 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -5052,15 +5052,18 @@ Map<int, TextEdit::Text::ColorRegionInfo> TextEdit::_get_line_color_region_info(
 void TextEdit::clear_colors() {
 
 	keywords.clear();
+	member_keywords.clear();
 	color_regions.clear();
 	color_region_cache.clear();
 	syntax_highlighting_cache.clear();
 	text.clear_width_cache();
+	update();
 }
 
 void TextEdit::add_keyword_color(const String &p_keyword, const Color &p_color) {
 
 	keywords[p_keyword] = p_color;
+	syntax_highlighting_cache.clear();
 	update();
 }
 
@@ -5077,12 +5080,14 @@ Color TextEdit::get_keyword_color(String p_keyword) const {
 void TextEdit::add_color_region(const String &p_begin_key, const String &p_end_key, const Color &p_color, bool p_line_only) {
 
 	color_regions.push_back(ColorRegion(p_begin_key, p_end_key, p_color, p_line_only));
+	syntax_highlighting_cache.clear();
 	text.clear_width_cache();
 	update();
 }
 
 void TextEdit::add_member_keyword(const String &p_keyword, const Color &p_color) {
 	member_keywords[p_keyword] = p_color;
+	syntax_highlighting_cache.clear();
 	update();
 }
 
@@ -5096,6 +5101,7 @@ Color TextEdit::get_member_color(String p_member) const {
 
 void TextEdit::clear_member_keywords() {
 	member_keywords.clear();
+	syntax_highlighting_cache.clear();
 	update();
 }