diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 00382e1a185..0d4dbd2e9f1 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -3327,13 +3327,7 @@ void Node3DEditorViewport::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 		case VIEW_LOCK_ROTATION: {
 			int idx = view_menu->get_popup()->get_item_index(VIEW_LOCK_ROTATION);
 			bool current = view_menu->get_popup()->is_item_checked(idx);
-			lock_rotation = !current;
-			view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_checked(idx, !current);
-			if (lock_rotation) {
-				locked_label->show();
-			} else {
-				locked_label->hide();
-			}
+			_set_lock_view_rotation(!current);
 
 		} break;
 		case VIEW_AUDIO_LISTENER: {
@@ -3808,10 +3802,7 @@ void Node3DEditorViewport::set_state(const Dictionary &p_state) {
 		}
 	}
 	if (p_state.has("lock_rotation")) {
-		lock_rotation = p_state["lock_rotation"];
-
-		int idx = view_menu->get_popup()->get_item_index(VIEW_LOCK_ROTATION);
-		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_checked(idx, lock_rotation);
+		_set_lock_view_rotation(p_state["lock_rotation"]);
 	}
 	if (p_state.has("use_environment")) {
 		bool env = p_state["use_environment"];
@@ -3918,9 +3909,7 @@ Dictionary Node3DEditorViewport::get_state() const {
 	if (previewing) {
 		d["previewing"] = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene()->get_path_to(previewing);
 	}
-	if (lock_rotation) {
-		d["lock_rotation"] = lock_rotation;
-	}
+	d["lock_rotation"] = lock_rotation;
 
 	return d;
 }
@@ -4925,6 +4914,17 @@ void Node3DEditorViewport::shortcut_changed_callback(const Ref<Shortcut> p_short
 	}
 }
 
+void Node3DEditorViewport::_set_lock_view_rotation(bool p_lock_rotation) {
+	lock_rotation = p_lock_rotation;
+	int idx = view_menu->get_popup()->get_item_index(VIEW_LOCK_ROTATION);
+	view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_checked(idx, p_lock_rotation);
+	if (p_lock_rotation) {
+		locked_label->show();
+	} else {
+		locked_label->hide();
+	}
+}
+
 Node3DEditorViewport::Node3DEditorViewport(Node3DEditor *p_spatial_editor, int p_index) {
 	cpu_time_history_index = 0;
 	gpu_time_history_index = 0;
diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
index c4e1070d840..f01bf45f760 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.h
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ private:
 	void register_shortcut_action(const String &p_path, const String &p_name, Key p_keycode, bool p_physical = false);
 	void shortcut_changed_callback(const Ref<Shortcut> p_shortcut, const String &p_shortcut_path);
 
+	void _set_lock_view_rotation(bool p_lock_rotation);
+
 protected:
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 	static void _bind_methods();