diff --git a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler.xml b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler.xml
index 74484f6d391..a8a3d6244ff 100644
--- a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	</brief_description>
 	<description>
 		The VisibilityEnabler will disable [RigidBody] and [AnimationPlayer] nodes when they are not visible. It will only affect other nodes within the same scene as the VisibilityEnabler itself.
+		Note that VisibilityEnabler will not affect nodes added after scene initialization.
 	</description>
 	<tutorials>
 	</tutorials>
diff --git a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml
index a0b520fb386..860597d8b07 100644
--- a/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/VisibilityEnabler2D.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	</brief_description>
 	<description>
 		The VisibilityEnabler2D will disable [RigidBody2D], [AnimationPlayer], and other nodes when they are not visible. It will only affect nodes with the same root node as the VisibilityEnabler2D, and the root node itself.
+		Note that VisibilityEnabler2D will not affect nodes added after scene initialization.
 	</description>
 	<tutorials>
 	</tutorials>
diff --git a/scene/2d/visibility_notifier_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/visibility_notifier_2d.cpp
index 0ac725b7dd0..c38df661475 100644
--- a/scene/2d/visibility_notifier_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/visibility_notifier_2d.cpp
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ void VisibilityEnabler2D::_find_nodes(Node *p_node) {
 	bool add = false;
 	Variant meta;
 
-	if (enabler[ENABLER_FREEZE_BODIES]) {
-
+	{
 		RigidBody2D *rb2d = Object::cast_to<RigidBody2D>(p_node);
 		if (rb2d && ((rb2d->get_mode() == RigidBody2D::MODE_CHARACTER || rb2d->get_mode() == RigidBody2D::MODE_RIGID))) {
 
@@ -198,24 +197,21 @@ void VisibilityEnabler2D::_find_nodes(Node *p_node) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_ANIMATIONS]) {
-
+	{
 		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node);
 		if (ap) {
 			add = true;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_ANIMATED_SPRITES]) {
-
+	{
 		AnimatedSprite *as = Object::cast_to<AnimatedSprite>(p_node);
 		if (as) {
 			add = true;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_PARTICLES]) {
-
+	{
 		Particles2D *ps = Object::cast_to<Particles2D>(p_node);
 		if (ps) {
 			add = true;
@@ -278,7 +274,7 @@ void VisibilityEnabler2D::_change_node_state(Node *p_node, bool p_enabled) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!nodes.has(p_node));
 
-	{
+	if (enabler[ENABLER_FREEZE_BODIES]) {
 		RigidBody2D *rb = Object::cast_to<RigidBody2D>(p_node);
 		if (rb) {
 
@@ -286,7 +282,7 @@ void VisibilityEnabler2D::_change_node_state(Node *p_node, bool p_enabled) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	{
+	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_ANIMATIONS]) {
 		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node);
 
 		if (ap) {
@@ -294,7 +290,8 @@ void VisibilityEnabler2D::_change_node_state(Node *p_node, bool p_enabled) {
 			ap->set_active(p_enabled);
 		}
 	}
-	{
+
+	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_ANIMATED_SPRITES]) {
 		AnimatedSprite *as = Object::cast_to<AnimatedSprite>(p_node);
 
 		if (as) {
@@ -306,7 +303,7 @@ void VisibilityEnabler2D::_change_node_state(Node *p_node, bool p_enabled) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	{
+	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_PARTICLES]) {
 		Particles2D *ps = Object::cast_to<Particles2D>(p_node);
 
 		if (ps) {
diff --git a/scene/3d/visibility_notifier.cpp b/scene/3d/visibility_notifier.cpp
index 510442dc1c2..3f8d1f5f8d2 100644
--- a/scene/3d/visibility_notifier.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/visibility_notifier.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ void VisibilityEnabler::_find_nodes(Node *p_node) {
 	bool add = false;
 	Variant meta;
 
-	if (enabler[ENABLER_FREEZE_BODIES]) {
-
+	{
 		RigidBody *rb = Object::cast_to<RigidBody>(p_node);
 		if (rb && ((rb->get_mode() == RigidBody::MODE_CHARACTER || rb->get_mode() == RigidBody::MODE_RIGID))) {
 
@@ -160,8 +159,7 @@ void VisibilityEnabler::_find_nodes(Node *p_node) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_ANIMATIONS]) {
-
+	{
 		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node);
 		if (ap) {
 			add = true;
@@ -219,14 +217,14 @@ void VisibilityEnabler::_change_node_state(Node *p_node, bool p_enabled) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!nodes.has(p_node));
 
-	{
+	if (enabler[ENABLER_FREEZE_BODIES]) {
 		RigidBody *rb = Object::cast_to<RigidBody>(p_node);
 		if (rb)
 
 			rb->set_sleeping(!p_enabled);
 	}
 
-	{
+	if (enabler[ENABLER_PAUSE_ANIMATIONS]) {
 		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node);
 
 		if (ap) {