diff --git a/include/TGUI/Widgets/EditBox.hpp b/include/TGUI/Widgets/EditBox.hpp
index 9510fea3..c270cfab 100644
--- a/include/TGUI/Widgets/EditBox.hpp
+++ b/include/TGUI/Widgets/EditBox.hpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ namespace tgui
         FloatRect     m_selectedTextBackground;
 
         // The blinking caret
-        FloatRect     m_caret;
+        FloatRect     m_caret = {{0, 0, 1, 0}};
 
         // Is there a possibility that the user is going to double click?
         bool m_possibleDoubleClick = false;
diff --git a/include/TGUI/Widgets/TextBox.hpp b/include/TGUI/Widgets/TextBox.hpp
index cd0e774f..abc7b438 100644
--- a/include/TGUI/Widgets/TextBox.hpp
+++ b/include/TGUI/Widgets/TextBox.hpp
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ namespace tgui
         Color   m_backgroundColorCached;
         Color   m_caretColorCached;
         Color   m_selectedTextBackgroundColorCached;
-        float   m_caretWidthCached = 0;
+        float   m_caretWidthCached = 1;
 
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     };