diff --git a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
index 14190a43a50..b6f44fb72c7 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_file_system.cpp
@@ -1578,31 +1578,7 @@ void EditorFileSystem::_update_script_classes() {
 	update_script_mutex.lock();
 
 	for (const String &path : update_script_paths) {
-		ScriptServer::remove_global_class_by_path(path); // First remove, just in case it changed
-
-		int index = -1;
-		EditorFileSystemDirectory *efd = find_file(path, &index);
-
-		if (!efd || index < 0) {
-			// The file was removed
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (!efd->files[index]->script_class_name.is_empty()) {
-			String lang;
-			for (int j = 0; j < ScriptServer::get_language_count(); j++) {
-				if (ScriptServer::get_language(j)->handles_global_class_type(efd->files[index]->type)) {
-					lang = ScriptServer::get_language(j)->get_name();
-				}
-			}
-			if (lang.is_empty()) {
-				continue; // No lang found that can handle this global class
-			}
-
-			ScriptServer::add_global_class(efd->files[index]->script_class_name, efd->files[index]->script_class_extends, lang, path);
-			EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_set_icon_path(efd->files[index]->script_class_name, efd->files[index]->script_class_icon_path);
-			EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_set_name(path, efd->files[index]->script_class_name);
-		}
+		EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->register_global_class_script(path, path);
 	}
 
 	// Parse documentation second, as it requires the class names to be correct and registered
@@ -1844,6 +1820,34 @@ HashSet<String> EditorFileSystem::get_valid_extensions() const {
 	return valid_extensions;
 }
 
+void EditorFileSystem::register_global_class_script(const String &p_search_path, const String &p_target_path) {
+	ScriptServer::remove_global_class_by_path(p_search_path); // First remove, just in case it changed
+
+	int index = -1;
+	EditorFileSystemDirectory *efd = find_file(p_search_path, &index);
+
+	if (!efd || index < 0) {
+		// The file was removed
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!efd->files[index]->script_class_name.is_empty()) {
+		String lang;
+		for (int j = 0; j < ScriptServer::get_language_count(); j++) {
+			if (ScriptServer::get_language(j)->handles_global_class_type(efd->files[index]->type)) {
+				lang = ScriptServer::get_language(j)->get_name();
+			}
+		}
+		if (lang.is_empty()) {
+			return; // No lang found that can handle this global class
+		}
+
+		ScriptServer::add_global_class(efd->files[index]->script_class_name, efd->files[index]->script_class_extends, lang, p_target_path);
+		EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_set_icon_path(efd->files[index]->script_class_name, efd->files[index]->script_class_icon_path);
+		EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_set_name(p_target_path, efd->files[index]->script_class_name);
+	}
+}
+
 Error EditorFileSystem::_reimport_group(const String &p_group_file, const Vector<String> &p_files) {
 	String importer_name;
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_file_system.h b/editor/editor_file_system.h
index 782d3eee384..f77eac1a008 100644
--- a/editor/editor_file_system.h
+++ b/editor/editor_file_system.h
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ public:
 	void scan_changes();
 	void update_file(const String &p_file);
 	HashSet<String> get_valid_extensions() const;
+	void register_global_class_script(const String &p_search_path, const String &p_target_path);
 
 	EditorFileSystemDirectory *get_filesystem_path(const String &p_path);
 	String get_file_type(const String &p_file) const;
diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
index 3f96d934a85..ac4991755b7 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
@@ -1568,34 +1568,7 @@ void FileSystemDock::_update_resource_paths_after_move(const HashMap<String, Str
 		if (I) {
 			ResourceUID::get_singleton()->set_id(I->value, new_path);
 		}
-
-		ScriptServer::remove_global_class_by_path(old_path);
-
-		int index = -1;
-		EditorFileSystemDirectory *efd = EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->find_file(old_path, &index);
-
-		if (!efd || index < 0) {
-			// The file was removed.
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		// Update paths for global classes.
-		if (!efd->get_file_script_class_name(index).is_empty()) {
-			String lang;
-			for (int i = 0; i < ScriptServer::get_language_count(); i++) {
-				if (ScriptServer::get_language(i)->handles_global_class_type(efd->get_file_type(index))) {
-					lang = ScriptServer::get_language(i)->get_name();
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (lang.is_empty()) {
-				continue; // No language found that can handle this global class.
-			}
-
-			ScriptServer::add_global_class(efd->get_file_script_class_name(index), efd->get_file_script_class_extends(index), lang, new_path);
-			EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_set_icon_path(efd->get_file_script_class_name(index), efd->get_file_script_class_icon_path(index));
-			EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_set_name(new_path, efd->get_file_script_class_name(index));
-		}
+		EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->register_global_class_script(old_path, new_path);
 	}
 
 	// Rename all resources loaded, be it subresources or actual resources.