diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index 9af5885a178..5e66488afb0 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1683,9 +1683,8 @@ bool ScriptEditor::edit(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line, int p_col, bool
 	}
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!se, false);
 
-	// load script before adding as child else editor will crash at theme loading
-	se->set_edited_script(p_script);
 	tab_container->add_child(se);
+	se->set_edited_script(p_script);
 	se->set_tooltip_request_func("_get_debug_tooltip", this);
 	if (se->get_edit_menu()) {
 		se->get_edit_menu()->hide();
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index b66e9598f9a..a24856dad79 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -168,14 +168,34 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_load_theme_settings() {
 
 	text_edit->add_constant_override("line_spacing", EDITOR_DEF("text_editor/theme/line_spacing", 4));
 
+	colors_cache.symbol_color = symbol_color;
+	colors_cache.keyword_color = keyword_color;
+	colors_cache.basetype_color = basetype_color;
+	colors_cache.type_color = type_color;
+	colors_cache.comment_color = comment_color;
+	colors_cache.string_color = string_color;
+
+	theme_loaded = true;
+	if (!script.is_null())
+		_set_theme_for_script();
+}
+
+void ScriptTextEditor::_set_theme_for_script() {
+
+	if (!theme_loaded)
+		return;
+
+	TextEdit *text_edit = code_editor->get_text_edit();
+
 	List<String> keywords;
 	script->get_language()->get_reserved_words(&keywords);
 	for (List<String>::Element *E = keywords.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		text_edit->add_keyword_color(E->get(), keyword_color);
+		text_edit->add_keyword_color(E->get(), colors_cache.keyword_color);
 	}
 
 	//colorize core types
+	const Color basetype_color = colors_cache.basetype_color;
 	text_edit->add_keyword_color("String", basetype_color);
 	text_edit->add_keyword_color("Vector2", basetype_color);
 	text_edit->add_keyword_color("Rect2", basetype_color);
@@ -210,7 +230,7 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_load_theme_settings() {
 		if (n.begins_with("_"))
 			n = n.substr(1, n.length());
 
-		text_edit->add_keyword_color(n, type_color);
+		text_edit->add_keyword_color(n, colors_cache.type_color);
 	}
 
 	//colorize comments
@@ -223,7 +243,7 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_load_theme_settings() {
 		String beg = comment.get_slice(" ", 0);
 		String end = comment.get_slice_count(" ") > 1 ? comment.get_slice(" ", 1) : String();
 
-		text_edit->add_color_region(beg, end, comment_color, end == "");
+		text_edit->add_color_region(beg, end, colors_cache.comment_color, end == "");
 	}
 
 	//colorize strings
@@ -235,7 +255,7 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_load_theme_settings() {
 		String string = E->get();
 		String beg = string.get_slice(" ", 0);
 		String end = string.get_slice_count(" ") > 1 ? string.get_slice(" ", 1) : String();
-		text_edit->add_color_region(beg, end, string_color, end == "");
+		text_edit->add_color_region(beg, end, colors_cache.string_color, end == "");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -263,10 +283,10 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::reload_text() {
 
 void ScriptTextEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 
-	if (p_what == NOTIFICATION_READY) {
-
-		//emit_signal("name_changed");
-		_load_theme_settings();
+	switch (p_what) {
+		case NOTIFICATION_READY:
+			_load_theme_settings();
+			break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -556,6 +576,8 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::set_edited_script(const Ref<Script> &p_script) {
 
 	emit_signal("name_changed");
 	code_editor->update_line_and_column();
+
+	_set_theme_for_script();
 }
 
 void ScriptTextEditor::_validate_script() {
@@ -1452,6 +1474,8 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_make_context_menu(bool p_selection, bool p_color) {
 
 ScriptTextEditor::ScriptTextEditor() {
 
+	theme_loaded = false;
+
 	code_editor = memnew(CodeTextEditor);
 	add_child(code_editor);
 	code_editor->add_constant_override("separation", 0);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h
index f8b7470ec87..83f3ea57c06 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ class ScriptTextEditor : public ScriptEditorBase {
 	int color_line;
 	String color_args;
 
+	struct ColorsCache {
+		Color symbol_color;
+		Color keyword_color;
+		Color basetype_color;
+		Color type_color;
+		Color comment_color;
+		Color string_color;
+	} colors_cache;
+
+	bool theme_loaded;
+
 	enum {
 		EDIT_UNDO,
 		EDIT_REDO,
@@ -101,6 +112,7 @@ protected:
 	void _validate_script();
 	void _code_complete_script(const String &p_code, List<String> *r_options, bool &r_force);
 	void _load_theme_settings();
+	void _set_theme_for_script();
 
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 	static void _bind_methods();
diff --git a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
index 985f8a8d0ec..4d76f274b55 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_editor.cpp
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_update_members() {
 	functions->set_text(0, TTR("Functions:"));
 	functions->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Override", "EditorIcons"), 1);
 	functions->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Add", "EditorIcons"), 0);
-	functions->set_custom_bg_color(0, Control::get_color("prop_section", "Editor"));
+	functions->set_custom_color(0, Control::get_color("mono_color", "Editor"));
 
 	List<StringName> func_names;
 	script->get_function_list(&func_names);
@@ -719,13 +719,7 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_update_members() {
 		ti->set_text(0, E->get());
 		ti->set_selectable(0, true);
 		ti->set_editable(0, true);
-		//ti->add_button(0,Control::get_icon("Edit","EditorIcons"),0); function arguments are in the node now
-		//ti->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Del", "EditorIcons"), 1);
 		ti->set_metadata(0, E->get());
-		if (E->get() == edited_func) {
-			ti->set_custom_bg_color(0, get_color("prop_category", "Editor"));
-			ti->set_custom_color(0, Color(1, 1, 1, 1));
-		}
 		if (selected == E->get())
 			ti->select(0);
 	}
@@ -734,7 +728,7 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_update_members() {
 	variables->set_selectable(0, false);
 	variables->set_text(0, TTR("Variables:"));
 	variables->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Add", "EditorIcons"));
-	variables->set_custom_bg_color(0, Control::get_color("prop_section", "Editor"));
+	variables->set_custom_color(0, Control::get_color("mono_color", "Editor"));
 
 	Ref<Texture> type_icons[Variant::VARIANT_MAX] = {
 		Control::get_icon("MiniVariant", "EditorIcons"),
@@ -778,8 +772,6 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_update_members() {
 
 		ti->set_selectable(0, true);
 		ti->set_editable(0, true);
-		//ti->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Edit", "EditorIcons"), 0);
-		//ti->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Del", "EditorIcons"), 1);
 		ti->set_metadata(0, E->get());
 		if (selected == E->get())
 			ti->select(0);
@@ -789,7 +781,7 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_update_members() {
 	_signals->set_selectable(0, false);
 	_signals->set_text(0, TTR("Signals:"));
 	_signals->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Add", "EditorIcons"));
-	_signals->set_custom_bg_color(0, Control::get_color("prop_section", "Editor"));
+	_signals->set_custom_color(0, Control::get_color("mono_color", "Editor"));
 
 	List<StringName> signal_names;
 	script->get_custom_signal_list(&signal_names);
@@ -798,8 +790,6 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_update_members() {
 		ti->set_text(0, E->get());
 		ti->set_selectable(0, true);
 		ti->set_editable(0, true);
-		//ti->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Edit", "EditorIcons"), 0);
-		//ti->add_button(0, Control::get_icon("Del", "EditorIcons"), 1);
 		ti->set_metadata(0, E->get());
 		if (selected == E->get())
 			ti->select(0);