diff --git a/doc/classes/LineEdit.xml b/doc/classes/LineEdit.xml
index c3e3088d69f4..f9a5d76c8067 100644
--- a/doc/classes/LineEdit.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/LineEdit.xml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 	</constants>
 	<theme_items>
 		<theme_item name="caret_color" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color(0.94, 0.94, 0.94, 1)">
-			Color of the [LineEdit]'s caret (text cursor).
+			Color of the [LineEdit]'s caret (text cursor). This can be set to a fully transparent color to hide the caret entirely.
 		</theme_item>
 		<theme_item name="clear_button_color" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color(0.88, 0.88, 0.88, 1)">
 			Color used as default tint for the clear button.
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@
 		<theme_item name="selection_color" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color(0.49, 0.49, 0.49, 1)">
 			Color of the selection rectangle.
 		</theme_item>
+		<theme_item name="caret_width" data_type="constant" type="int" default="1">
+			The caret's width in pixels. Greater values can be used to improve accessibility by ensuring the caret is easily visible, or to ensure consistency with a large font size.
+		</theme_item>
 		<theme_item name="minimum_character_width" data_type="constant" type="int" default="4">
 			Minimum horizontal space for the text (not counting the clear button and content margins). This value is measured in count of 'M' characters (i.e. this amount of 'M' characters can be displayed without scrolling).
 		</theme_item>
diff --git a/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml b/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml
index 26ad20e85b0b..5c93ca180d94 100644
--- a/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/TextEdit.xml
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@
 			[Color] of the text behind the caret when using a block caret.
 		</theme_item>
 		<theme_item name="caret_color" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color(0.88, 0.88, 0.88, 1)">
-			[Color] of the caret.
+			[Color] of the caret. This can be set to a fully transparent color to hide the caret entirely.
 		</theme_item>
 		<theme_item name="current_line_color" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color(0.25, 0.25, 0.26, 0.8)">
 			Background [Color] of the line containing the caret.
@@ -1252,6 +1252,9 @@
 		<theme_item name="word_highlighted_color" data_type="color" type="Color" default="Color(0.8, 0.9, 0.9, 0.15)">
 			Sets the highlight [Color] of multiple occurrences. [member highlight_all_occurrences] has to be enabled.
 		</theme_item>
+		<theme_item name="caret_width" data_type="constant" type="int" default="1">
+			The caret's width in pixels. Greater values can be used to improve accessibility by ensuring the caret is easily visible, or to ensure consistency with a large font size. If set to [code]0[/code] or lower, the caret width is automatically set to 1 pixel and multiplied by the display scaling factor.
+		</theme_item>
 		<theme_item name="line_spacing" data_type="constant" type="int" default="4">
 			Sets the spacing between the lines.
 		</theme_item>
diff --git a/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
index f000f64caf95..00c024ab804c 100644
--- a/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/line_edit.cpp
@@ -780,8 +780,6 @@ void LineEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 				ofs_max -= r_icon->get_width();
 			}
 
-			int caret_width = Math::round(1 * get_theme_default_base_scale());
-
 			// Draw selections rects.
 			Vector2 ofs = Point2(x_ofs + scroll_offset, y_ofs);
 			if (selection.enabled) {
@@ -843,6 +841,8 @@ void LineEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 			// Draw carets.
 			ofs.x = x_ofs + scroll_offset;
 			if (draw_caret || drag_caret_force_displayed) {
+				const int caret_width = get_theme_constant(SNAME("caret_width")) * get_theme_default_base_scale();
+
 				if (ime_text.length() == 0) {
 					// Normal caret.
 					CaretInfo caret = TS->shaped_text_get_carets(text_rid, caret_column);
diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 817a4453a892..b96302f8dc00 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ void TextEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 					}
 
 					// Carets.
-					int caret_width = Math::round(1 * get_theme_default_base_scale());
+					const int caret_width = get_theme_constant(SNAME("caret_width")) * get_theme_default_base_scale();
 
 					if (!clipped && caret.line == line && line_wrap_index == caret_wrap_index) {
 						caret.draw_pos.y = ofs_y + ldata->get_line_descent(line_wrap_index);
diff --git a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
index 549bd3ba1200..ba7f882530d7 100644
--- a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ void fill_default_theme(Ref<Theme> &theme, const Ref<Font> &default_font, const
 
 	theme->set_constant("minimum_character_width", "LineEdit", 4);
 	theme->set_constant("outline_size", "LineEdit", 0);
+	theme->set_constant("caret_width", "LineEdit", 1);
 
 	theme->set_icon("clear", "LineEdit", make_icon(line_edit_clear_png));
 
@@ -451,6 +452,7 @@ void fill_default_theme(Ref<Theme> &theme, const Ref<Font> &default_font, const
 
 	theme->set_constant("line_spacing", "TextEdit", 4 * scale);
 	theme->set_constant("outline_size", "TextEdit", 0);
+	theme->set_constant("caret_width", "TextEdit", 1);
 
 	// CodeEdit