diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index 7ac7ceb6bce..d78077316a7 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -1383,6 +1383,15 @@ void Control::_set_position(const Point2 &p_point) {
 
 void Control::set_position(const Point2 &p_point, bool p_keep_offsets) {
 	ERR_MAIN_THREAD_GUARD;
+
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	// Can't compute anchors, set position directly and return immediately.
+	if (saving && !is_inside_tree()) {
+		data.pos_cache = p_point;
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (p_keep_offsets) {
 		_compute_anchors(Rect2(p_point, data.size_cache), data.offset, data.anchor);
 	} else {
@@ -1441,6 +1450,14 @@ void Control::set_size(const Size2 &p_size, bool p_keep_offsets) {
 		new_size.y = min.y;
 	}
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	// Can't compute anchors, set size directly and return immediately.
+	if (saving && !is_inside_tree()) {
+		data.size_cache = new_size;
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (p_keep_offsets) {
 		_compute_anchors(Rect2(data.pos_cache, new_size), data.offset, data.anchor);
 	} else {
@@ -3140,6 +3157,14 @@ Control *Control::make_custom_tooltip(const String &p_text) const {
 void Control::_notification(int p_notification) {
 	ERR_MAIN_THREAD_GUARD;
 	switch (p_notification) {
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+		case NOTIFICATION_EDITOR_PRE_SAVE: {
+			saving = true;
+		} break;
+		case NOTIFICATION_EDITOR_POST_SAVE: {
+			saving = false;
+		} break;
+#endif
 		case NOTIFICATION_POSTINITIALIZE: {
 			data.initialized = true;
 
diff --git a/scene/gui/control.h b/scene/gui/control.h
index bdb908e089c..c784d4330da 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.h
+++ b/scene/gui/control.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ class ThemeContext;
 class Control : public CanvasItem {
 	GDCLASS(Control, CanvasItem);
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	bool saving = false;
+#endif
+
 public:
 	enum Anchor {
 		ANCHOR_BEGIN = 0,