diff --git a/scene/resources/text_line.cpp b/scene/resources/text_line.cpp
index 79a33a4ad6f..4c6d40e8867 100644
--- a/scene/resources/text_line.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/text_line.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ void TextLine::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_inferred_direction"), &TextLine::get_inferred_direction);
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "direction", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Auto,Left-to-right,Right-to-left"), "set_direction", "get_direction");
+	// If compiling the editor with TextServerFallback only,
+	// `--doctool` would change the default value to `TextServer::DIRECTION_LTR`.
+	// Force it so that it's consistent regardless of the backend.
+	ADD_PROPERTY_DEFAULT("direction", TextServer::DIRECTION_AUTO);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_orientation", "orientation"), &TextLine::set_orientation);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_orientation"), &TextLine::get_orientation);
diff --git a/scene/resources/text_paragraph.cpp b/scene/resources/text_paragraph.cpp
index 2fde3b77718..9defe82ec06 100644
--- a/scene/resources/text_paragraph.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/text_paragraph.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ void TextParagraph::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_inferred_direction"), &TextParagraph::get_inferred_direction);
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "direction", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Auto,Light-to-right,Right-to-left"), "set_direction", "get_direction");
+	// If compiling the editor with TextServerFallback only,
+	// `--doctool` would change the default value to `TextServer::DIRECTION_LTR`.
+	// Force it so that it's consistent regardless of the backend.
+	ADD_PROPERTY_DEFAULT("direction", TextServer::DIRECTION_AUTO);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_custom_punctuation", "custom_punctuation"), &TextParagraph::set_custom_punctuation);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_custom_punctuation"), &TextParagraph::get_custom_punctuation);