diff --git a/editor/code_editor.cpp b/editor/code_editor.cpp
index 10c173ffe879..61df3a977ad8 100644
--- a/editor/code_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/code_editor.cpp
@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@ void CodeTextEditor::update_editor_settings() {
 	// Appearance: Whitespace
 	text_editor->set_draw_tabs(EDITOR_GET("text_editor/appearance/whitespace/draw_tabs"));
 	text_editor->set_draw_spaces(EDITOR_GET("text_editor/appearance/whitespace/draw_spaces"));
+	text_editor->add_theme_constant_override("line_spacing", EDITOR_GET("text_editor/appearance/whitespace/line_spacing"));
 
 	// Behavior: Navigation
 	text_editor->set_scroll_past_end_of_file_enabled(EDITOR_GET("text_editor/behavior/navigation/scroll_past_end_of_file"));