diff --git a/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp
index ec3e25f9994..dc813896ff8 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ AnimationTreeEditor::AnimationTreeEditor() {
 	add_child(memnew(HSeparator));
 
 	singleton = this;
-	editor_base = memnew(PanelContainer);
+	editor_base = memnew(MarginContainer);
 	editor_base->set_v_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 	add_child(editor_base);
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.h
index 25af81ea9b8..79a010b0c00 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class AnimationTreeEditor : public VBoxContainer {
 	HBoxContainer *path_hb;
 
 	AnimationTree *tree;
-	PanelContainer *editor_base;
+	MarginContainer *editor_base;
 
 	Vector<String> button_path;
 	Vector<String> edited_path;