diff --git a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
index 2c9842dc648..fc5938f21c6 100644
--- a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ Error ResourceInteractiveLoaderText::poll() {
 		}
 
 		ExtResource er;
+		er.cache = res;
 		er.path = path;
 		er.type = type;
 		ext_resources[index] = er;
diff --git a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h
index 7ab7d5f992b..770f330c95d 100644
--- a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h
+++ b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class ResourceInteractiveLoaderText : public ResourceInteractiveLoader {
 	VariantParser::StreamFile stream;
 
 	struct ExtResource {
+		RES cache;
 		String path;
 		String type;
 	};