diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index 30e0dc95c73..626da0e3b3b 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -5659,7 +5659,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_create_preview(const Vector<String> &files) cons
 		Ref<PackedScene> scene = Ref<PackedScene>(Object::cast_to<PackedScene>(*res));
 		if (texture != nullptr || scene != nullptr) {
 			bool root_node_selected = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_editor_selection()->is_selected(EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene());
-			String desc = TTR("Drag and drop to add as child of current scene's root node.") + "\n" + vformat(TTR("Hold %s when dropping to add as child of selected node."), keycode_get_string((Key)KeyModifierMask::CMD_OR_CTRL));
+			String desc = TTR("Drag and drop to add as child of selected node.") + "\n" + TTR("Hold Alt when dropping to add as child of root node.");
 			if (!root_node_selected) {
 				desc += "\n" + TTR("Hold Shift when dropping to add as sibling of selected node.");
 			}
@@ -5670,7 +5670,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_create_preview(const Vector<String> &files) cons
 				preview_node->add_child(sprite);
 				label->show();
 				label_desc->show();
-				desc += "\n" + TTR("Hold Alt when dropping to add as a different node type.");
+				desc += "\n" + TTR("Hold Alt + Shift when dropping to add as a different node type.");
 				label_desc->set_text(desc);
 			} else {
 				if (scene.is_valid()) {
@@ -5963,7 +5963,6 @@ bool CanvasItemEditorViewport::_only_packed_scenes_selected() const {
 
 void CanvasItemEditorViewport::drop_data(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data) {
 	bool is_shift = Input::get_singleton()->is_key_pressed(Key::SHIFT);
-	bool is_ctrl = Input::get_singleton()->is_key_pressed(Key::CMD_OR_CTRL);
 	bool is_alt = Input::get_singleton()->is_key_pressed(Key::ALT);
 
 	selected_files.clear();
@@ -5979,9 +5978,9 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::drop_data(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p
 	Node *root_node = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene();
 	if (selected_nodes.size() > 0) {
 		Node *selected_node = selected_nodes[0];
-		target_node = root_node;
-		if (is_ctrl) {
-			target_node = selected_node;
+		target_node = selected_node;
+		if (is_alt) {
+			target_node = root_node;
 		} else if (is_shift && selected_node != root_node) {
 			target_node = selected_node->get_parent();
 		}
@@ -5995,7 +5994,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::drop_data(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p
 
 	drop_pos = p_point;
 
-	if (is_alt && !_only_packed_scenes_selected()) {
+	if (is_alt && is_shift && !_only_packed_scenes_selected()) {
 		_show_resource_type_selector();
 	} else {
 		_perform_drop_data();
diff --git a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
index e4d24832bff..c57265166d7 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/node_3d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -4530,7 +4530,7 @@ void Node3DEditorViewport::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_
 	}
 
 	bool is_shift = Input::get_singleton()->is_key_pressed(Key::SHIFT);
-	bool is_ctrl = Input::get_singleton()->is_key_pressed(Key::CTRL);
+	bool is_alt = Input::get_singleton()->is_key_pressed(Key::ALT);
 
 	selected_files.clear();
 	Dictionary d = p_data;
@@ -4540,15 +4540,15 @@ void Node3DEditorViewport::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_
 
 	List<Node *> selected_nodes = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_editor_selection()->get_selected_node_list();
 	Node *root_node = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene();
-	if (selected_nodes.size() == 1) {
+	if (selected_nodes.size() > 0) {
 		Node *selected_node = selected_nodes[0];
-		target_node = root_node;
-		if (is_ctrl) {
-			target_node = selected_node;
+		target_node = selected_node;
+		if (is_alt) {
+			target_node = root_node;
 		} else if (is_shift && selected_node != root_node) {
 			target_node = selected_node->get_parent();
 		}
-	} else if (selected_nodes.size() == 0) {
+	} else {
 		if (root_node) {
 			target_node = root_node;
 		} else {
@@ -4556,11 +4556,6 @@ void Node3DEditorViewport::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_
 			SceneTreeDock::get_singleton()->add_root_node(memnew(Node3D));
 			target_node = get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root();
 		}
-	} else {
-		accept->set_text(TTR("Cannot drag and drop into multiple selected nodes."));
-		accept->popup_centered();
-		_remove_preview_node();
-		return;
 	}
 
 	drop_pos = p_point;
@@ -6500,20 +6495,20 @@ void vertex() {
 	// Points are already in world space, so no need for MODEL_MATRIX anymore.
 	vec4 clip_a = PROJECTION_MATRIX * (VIEW_MATRIX * vec4(point_a, 1.0));
 	vec4 clip_b = PROJECTION_MATRIX * (VIEW_MATRIX * vec4(point_b, 1.0));
-	
+
 	vec2 screen_a = VIEWPORT_SIZE * (0.5 * clip_a.xy / clip_a.w + 0.5);
 	vec2 screen_b = VIEWPORT_SIZE * (0.5 * clip_b.xy / clip_b.w + 0.5);
-	
+
 	vec2 x_basis = normalize(screen_b - screen_a);
 	vec2 y_basis = vec2(-x_basis.y, x_basis.x);
-	
+
 	float width = 3.0;
 	vec2 screen_point_a = screen_a + width * (VERTEX.x * x_basis + VERTEX.y * y_basis);
 	vec2 screen_point_b = screen_b + width * (VERTEX.x * x_basis + VERTEX.y * y_basis);
 	vec2 screen_point_final = mix(screen_point_a, screen_point_b, VERTEX.z);
-	
+
 	vec4 clip_final = mix(clip_a, clip_b, VERTEX.z);
-	
+
 	POSITION = vec4(clip_final.w * ((2.0 * screen_point_final) / VIEWPORT_SIZE - 1.0), clip_final.z, clip_final.w);
 	UV = VERTEX.yz * clip_final.w;