diff --git a/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml b/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml
index 81472c09eea..ac2250ab6d1 100644
--- a/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/EditorSettings.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
 				[/codeblocks]
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="check_changed_settings_in_group" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="bool" />
+			<argument index="0" name="setting_prefix" type="String" />
+			<description>
+				Checks if any settings with the prefix [code]setting_prefix[/code] exist in the set of changed settings. See also [method get_changed_settings].
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="erase">
 			<return type="void" />
 			<argument index="0" name="property" type="String" />
@@ -77,6 +84,12 @@
 				Erases the setting whose name is specified by [code]property[/code].
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="get_changed_settings" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="Array" />
+			<description>
+				Gets an array of the settings which have been changed since the last save. Note that internally [code]changed_settings[/code] is cleared after a successful save, so generally the most appropriate place to use this method is when processing [constant NOTIFICATION_EDITOR_SETTINGS_CHANGED]
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="get_favorites" qualifiers="const">
 			<return type="PackedStringArray" />
 			<description>
@@ -118,6 +131,13 @@
 				Returns [code]true[/code] if the setting specified by [code]name[/code] exists, [code]false[/code] otherwise.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="mark_setting_changed">
+			<return type="void" />
+			<argument index="0" name="setting" type="String" />
+			<description>
+				Marks the passed editor setting as being changed, see [method get_changed_settings]. Only settings which exist (see [method has_setting]) will be accepted.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="property_can_revert">
 			<return type="bool" />
 			<argument index="0" name="name" type="String" />
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 6bd11fcdd66..0135b33bca1 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ bool EditorSettings::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
 
 	bool changed = _set_only(p_name, p_value);
 	if (changed) {
+		changed_settings.insert(p_name);
 		emit_signal(SNAME("settings_changed"));
 	}
 	return true;
@@ -941,10 +942,34 @@ void EditorSettings::save() {
 	if (err != OK) {
 		ERR_PRINT("Error saving editor settings to " + singleton->config_file_path);
 	} else {
+		singleton->changed_settings.clear();
 		print_verbose("EditorSettings: Save OK!");
 	}
 }
 
+Array EditorSettings::get_changed_settings() const {
+	Array arr;
+	for (const String &setting : changed_settings) {
+		arr.push_back(setting);
+	}
+
+	return arr;
+}
+
+bool EditorSettings::check_changed_settings_in_group(const String &p_setting_prefix) const {
+	for (const String &setting : changed_settings) {
+		if (setting.begins_with(p_setting_prefix)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+void EditorSettings::mark_setting_changed(const String &p_setting) {
+	changed_settings.insert(p_setting);
+}
+
 void EditorSettings::destroy() {
 	if (!singleton.ptr()) {
 		return;
@@ -1621,6 +1646,10 @@ void EditorSettings::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_builtin_action_override", "name", "actions_list"), &EditorSettings::set_builtin_action_override);
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("check_changed_settings_in_group", "setting_prefix"), &EditorSettings::check_changed_settings_in_group);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_changed_settings"), &EditorSettings::get_changed_settings);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("mark_setting_changed", "setting"), &EditorSettings::mark_setting_changed);
+
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("settings_changed"));
 
 	BIND_CONSTANT(NOTIFICATION_EDITOR_SETTINGS_CHANGED);
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.h b/editor/editor_settings.h
index f0fec3acc76..65723a24f87 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.h
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ private:
 
 	static Ref<EditorSettings> singleton;
 
+	Set<String> changed_settings;
+
 	HashMap<String, PropertyInfo> hints;
 	HashMap<String, VariantContainer> props;
 	int last_order;
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ public:
 	bool property_can_revert(const String &p_setting);
 	Variant property_get_revert(const String &p_setting);
 	void add_property_hint(const PropertyInfo &p_hint);
+	Array get_changed_settings() const;
+	bool check_changed_settings_in_group(const String &p_setting_prefix) const;
+	void mark_setting_changed(const String &p_setting);
 
 	void set_resource_clipboard(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) { clipboard = p_resource; }
 	Ref<Resource> get_resource_clipboard() const { return clipboard; }