diff --git a/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp
index 25329906a92..6e5307cebe8 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ void MeshInstanceEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 	}
 
 	switch (p_option) {
-		case MENU_OPTION_CREATE_STATIC_TRIMESH_BODY:
-		case MENU_OPTION_CREATE_STATIC_CONVEX_BODY: {
-
-			bool trimesh_shape = (p_option == MENU_OPTION_CREATE_STATIC_TRIMESH_BODY);
+		case MENU_OPTION_CREATE_STATIC_TRIMESH_BODY: {
 
 			EditorSelection *editor_selection = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_editor_selection();
 			UndoRedo *ur = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
@@ -71,9 +68,12 @@ void MeshInstanceEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 			List<Node *> selection = editor_selection->get_selected_node_list();
 
 			if (selection.empty()) {
-				Ref<Shape> shape = trimesh_shape ? mesh->create_trimesh_shape() : mesh->create_convex_shape();
-				if (shape.is_null())
+				Ref<Shape> shape = mesh->create_trimesh_shape();
+				if (shape.is_null()) {
+					err_dialog->set_text(TTR("Couldn't create a Trimesh collision shape."));
+					err_dialog->popup_centered_minsize();
 					return;
+				}
 
 				CollisionShape *cshape = memnew(CollisionShape);
 				cshape->set_shape(shape);
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ void MeshInstanceEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 
 				Node *owner = node == get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root() ? node : node->get_owner();
 
-				if (trimesh_shape)
-					ur->create_action(TTR("Create Static Trimesh Body"));
-				else
-					ur->create_action(TTR("Create Static Convex Body"));
-
+				ur->create_action(TTR("Create Static Trimesh Body"));
 				ur->add_do_method(node, "add_child", body);
 				ur->add_do_method(body, "set_owner", owner);
 				ur->add_do_method(cshape, "set_owner", owner);
@@ -108,7 +104,7 @@ void MeshInstanceEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 				if (m.is_null())
 					continue;
 
-				Ref<Shape> shape = trimesh_shape ? m->create_trimesh_shape() : m->create_convex_shape();
+				Ref<Shape> shape = m->create_trimesh_shape();
 				if (shape.is_null())
 					continue;
 
@@ -158,10 +154,44 @@ void MeshInstanceEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 			ur->add_undo_method(node->get_parent(), "remove_child", cshape);
 			ur->commit_action();
 		} break;
-		case MENU_OPTION_CREATE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPE: {
+		case MENU_OPTION_CREATE_SINGLE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPE: {
 
 			if (node == get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root()) {
-				err_dialog->set_text(TTR("This doesn't work on scene root!"));
+				err_dialog->set_text(TTR("Can't create a single convex collision shape for the scene root."));
+				err_dialog->popup_centered_minsize();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			Ref<Shape> shape = mesh->create_convex_shape();
+
+			if (shape.is_null()) {
+				err_dialog->set_text(TTR("Couldn't create a single convex collision shape."));
+				err_dialog->popup_centered_minsize();
+				return;
+			}
+			UndoRedo *ur = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
+
+			ur->create_action(TTR("Create Single Convex Shape"));
+
+			CollisionShape *cshape = memnew(CollisionShape);
+			cshape->set_shape(shape);
+			cshape->set_transform(node->get_transform());
+
+			Node *owner = node->get_owner();
+
+			ur->add_do_method(node->get_parent(), "add_child", cshape);
+			ur->add_do_method(node->get_parent(), "move_child", cshape, node->get_index() + 1);
+			ur->add_do_method(cshape, "set_owner", owner);
+			ur->add_do_reference(cshape);
+			ur->add_undo_method(node->get_parent(), "remove_child", cshape);
+
+			ur->commit_action();
+
+		} break;
+		case MENU_OPTION_CREATE_MULTIPLE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPES: {
+
+			if (node == get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root()) {
+				err_dialog->set_text(TTR("Can't create multiple convex collision shapes for the scene root."));
 				err_dialog->popup_centered_minsize();
 				return;
 			}
@@ -169,13 +199,13 @@ void MeshInstanceEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 			Vector<Ref<Shape> > shapes = mesh->convex_decompose();
 
 			if (!shapes.size()) {
-				err_dialog->set_text(TTR("Failed creating shapes!"));
+				err_dialog->set_text(TTR("Couldn't create any collision shapes."));
 				err_dialog->popup_centered_minsize();
 				return;
 			}
 			UndoRedo *ur = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
 
-			ur->create_action(TTR("Create Convex Shape(s)"));
+			ur->create_action(TTR("Create Multiple Convex Shapes"));
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < shapes.size(); i++) {
 
@@ -421,13 +451,19 @@ MeshInstanceEditor::MeshInstanceEditor() {
 	options->set_icon(EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_gui_base()->get_icon("MeshInstance", "EditorIcons"));
 
 	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("Create Trimesh Static Body"), MENU_OPTION_CREATE_STATIC_TRIMESH_BODY);
+	options->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(options->get_popup()->get_item_count() - 1, TTR("Creates a StaticBody and assigns a polygon-based collision shape to it automatically.\nThis is the most accurate (but slowest) option for collision detection."));
 	options->get_popup()->add_separator();
 	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("Create Trimesh Collision Sibling"), MENU_OPTION_CREATE_TRIMESH_COLLISION_SHAPE);
-	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("Create Convex Collision Sibling(s)"), MENU_OPTION_CREATE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPE);
+	options->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(options->get_popup()->get_item_count() - 1, TTR("Creates a polygon-based collision shape.\nThis is the most accurate (but slowest) option for collision detection."));
+	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("Create Single Convex Collision Siblings"), MENU_OPTION_CREATE_SINGLE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPE);
+	options->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(options->get_popup()->get_item_count() - 1, TTR("Creates a single convex collision shape.\nThis is the fastest (but least accurate) option for collision detection."));
+	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("Create Multiple Convex Collision Siblings"), MENU_OPTION_CREATE_MULTIPLE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPES);
+	options->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(options->get_popup()->get_item_count() - 1, TTR("Creates a polygon-based collision shape.\nThis is a performance middle-ground between the two above options."));
 	options->get_popup()->add_separator();
 	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("Create Navigation Mesh"), MENU_OPTION_CREATE_NAVMESH);
 	options->get_popup()->add_separator();
 	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("Create Outline Mesh..."), MENU_OPTION_CREATE_OUTLINE_MESH);
+	options->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(options->get_popup()->get_item_count() - 1, TTR("Creates a static outline mesh. The outline mesh will have its normals flipped automatically.\nThis can be used instead of the SpatialMaterial Grow property when using that property isn't possible."));
 	options->get_popup()->add_separator();
 	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("View UV1"), MENU_OPTION_DEBUG_UV1);
 	options->get_popup()->add_item(TTR("View UV2"), MENU_OPTION_DEBUG_UV2);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.h
index 5c95676fc43..5ca9aa3fec4 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.h
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class MeshInstanceEditor : public Control {
 	enum Menu {
 
 		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_STATIC_TRIMESH_BODY,
-		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_STATIC_CONVEX_BODY,
 		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_TRIMESH_COLLISION_SHAPE,
-		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPE,
+		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_SINGLE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPE,
+		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_MULTIPLE_CONVEX_COLLISION_SHAPES,
 		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_NAVMESH,
 		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_OUTLINE_MESH,
 		MENU_OPTION_CREATE_UV2,