diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index 8905f529402..f1b5c4506e6 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -1563,7 +1563,12 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				String path = sn->get_path_to(node);
+				String path;
+				if (node->is_unique_name_in_owner()) {
+					path = "%" + node->get_name();
+				} else {
+					path = sn->get_path_to(node);
+				}
 				Vector<String> segments = path.split("/");
 				for (int j = 0; j < segments.size(); j++) {
 					if (!segments[j].is_valid_identifier()) {
@@ -1591,7 +1596,12 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				String path = sn->get_path_to(node);
+				String path;
+				if (node->is_unique_name_in_owner()) {
+					path = "%" + node->get_name();
+				} else {
+					path = sn->get_path_to(node);
+				}
 				Vector<String> segments = path.split("/");
 				for (int j = 0; j < segments.size(); j++) {
 					if (!segments[j].is_valid_identifier()) {