diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.cpp b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
index 5b0c9084b51..f816b3eb0ce 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ int Tree::draw_item(const Point2i &p_pos, const Point2 &p_draw_ofs, const Size2
 				}
 			}
 
-			if ((select_mode == SELECT_ROW && selected_item == p_item) || p_item->cells[i].selected) {
+			if ((select_mode == SELECT_ROW && selected_item == p_item) || p_item->cells[i].selected || !p_item->has_meta("__focus_rect")) {
 				Rect2i r(cell_rect.position, cell_rect.size);
 
 				if (p_item->cells[i].text.size() > 0) {