diff --git a/doc/classes/AnimationMixer.xml b/doc/classes/AnimationMixer.xml
index 26d28f9c500..9ccaa385db5 100644
--- a/doc/classes/AnimationMixer.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/AnimationMixer.xml
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@
 		</constant>
 		<constant name="ANIMATION_CALLBACK_MODE_DISCRETE_DOMINANT" value="0" enum="AnimationCallbackModeDiscrete">
 			An [constant Animation.UPDATE_DISCRETE] track value takes precedence when blending [constant Animation.UPDATE_CONTINUOUS] or [constant Animation.UPDATE_CAPTURE] track values and [constant Animation.UPDATE_DISCRETE] track values. This is the default behavior for [AnimationPlayer].
+			[b]Note:[/b] If a value track has non-numeric type key values, it is internally converted to use [constant ANIMATION_CALLBACK_MODE_DISCRETE_DOMINANT] with [constant Animation.UPDATE_DISCRETE].
 		</constant>
 		<constant name="ANIMATION_CALLBACK_MODE_DISCRETE_RECESSIVE" value="1" enum="AnimationCallbackModeDiscrete">
 			An [constant Animation.UPDATE_CONTINUOUS] or [constant Animation.UPDATE_CAPTURE] track value takes precedence when blending the [constant Animation.UPDATE_CONTINUOUS] or [constant Animation.UPDATE_CAPTURE] track values and the [constant Animation.UPDATE_DISCRETE] track values.
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
index 87ac0bf5c8a..0ee47ee0fef 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
@@ -693,6 +693,9 @@ bool AnimationMixer::_update_caches() {
 						track_value->init_value = anim->track_get_key_value(i, 0);
 						track_value->init_value.zero();
 
+						// Can't interpolate them, need to convert.
+						track_value->is_variant_interpolatable = Animation::is_variant_interpolatable(track_value->init_value);
+
 						// If there is a Reset Animation, it takes precedence by overwriting.
 						if (has_reset_anim) {
 							int rt = reset_anim->find_track(path, track_src_type);
@@ -1414,7 +1417,7 @@ void AnimationMixer::_blend_process(double p_delta, bool p_update_only) {
 					bool is_value = ttype == Animation::TYPE_VALUE;
 					bool is_discrete = is_value && a->value_track_get_update_mode(i) == Animation::UPDATE_DISCRETE;
 					bool force_continuous = callback_mode_discrete == ANIMATION_CALLBACK_MODE_DISCRETE_FORCE_CONTINUOUS;
-					if (!is_discrete || force_continuous) {
+					if (t->is_variant_interpolatable && (!is_discrete || force_continuous)) {
 						Variant value = is_value ? a->value_track_interpolate(i, time, is_discrete && force_continuous ? backward : false) : Variant(a->bezier_track_interpolate(i, time));
 						value = post_process_key_value(a, i, value, t->object_id);
 						if (value == Variant()) {
@@ -1727,7 +1730,7 @@ void AnimationMixer::_blend_apply() {
 			case Animation::TYPE_VALUE: {
 				TrackCacheValue *t = static_cast<TrackCacheValue *>(track);
 
-				if (callback_mode_discrete == ANIMATION_CALLBACK_MODE_DISCRETE_DOMINANT && t->use_discrete) {
+				if (!t->is_variant_interpolatable || (callback_mode_discrete == ANIMATION_CALLBACK_MODE_DISCRETE_DOMINANT && t->use_discrete)) {
 					break; // Don't overwrite the value set by UPDATE_DISCRETE.
 				}
 
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.h b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.h
index 7808ec788c5..5f7e6c54295 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.h
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ protected:
 		Vector<StringName> subpath;
 		bool use_discrete = false;
 		bool is_using_angle = false;
+		bool is_variant_interpolatable = true;
 		Variant element_size;
 
 		TrackCacheValue(const TrackCacheValue &p_other) :
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ protected:
 				subpath(p_other.subpath),
 				use_discrete(p_other.use_discrete),
 				is_using_angle(p_other.is_using_angle),
+				is_variant_interpolatable(p_other.is_variant_interpolatable),
 				element_size(p_other.element_size) {}
 
 		TrackCacheValue() { type = Animation::TYPE_VALUE; }