diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index bd5c87c667f..0f339771906 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -1977,11 +1977,19 @@ static bool overrides_external_editor(Object *p_object) {
 	return script->get_language()->overrides_external_editor();
 }
 
-void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
+void EditorNode::_edit_current(bool p_skip_foreign) {
 	uint32_t current = editor_history.get_current();
 	Object *current_obj = current > 0 ? ObjectDB::get_instance(current) : nullptr;
-	bool inspector_only = editor_history.is_current_inspector_only();
 
+	RES res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj);
+	if (p_skip_foreign && res.is_valid()) {
+		if (res->get_path().find("::") > -1 && res->get_path().get_slice("::", 0) != editor_data.get_scene_path(get_current_tab())) {
+			// Trying to edit resource that belongs to another scene; abort.
+			current_obj = nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	bool inspector_only = editor_history.is_current_inspector_only();
 	this->current = current_obj;
 
 	if (!current_obj) {
@@ -2112,8 +2120,8 @@ void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
 
 		if (main_plugin) {
 			// special case if use of external editor is true
-			Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj);
-			if (main_plugin->get_name() == "Script" && current_obj->get_class_name() != StringName("VisualScript") && res && !res->get_path().empty() && res->get_path().find("::") == -1 && (bool(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/external/use_external_editor")) || overrides_external_editor(current_obj))) {
+			Resource *current_res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj);
+			if (main_plugin->get_name() == "Script" && current_obj->get_class_name() != StringName("VisualScript") && current_res && !current_res->get_path().empty() && current_res->get_path().find("::") == -1 && (bool(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/external/use_external_editor")) || overrides_external_editor(current_obj))) {
 				if (!changing_scene) {
 					main_plugin->edit(current_obj);
 				}
@@ -3475,7 +3483,7 @@ void EditorNode::set_current_scene(int p_idx) {
 	}
 
 	Dictionary state = editor_data.restore_edited_scene_state(editor_selection, &editor_history);
-	_edit_current();
+	_edit_current(true);
 
 	_update_title();
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.h b/editor/editor_node.h
index bbd1ed7dfd2..226f10b8330 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.h
+++ b/editor/editor_node.h
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ private:
 
 	void _dialog_action(String p_file);
 
-	void _edit_current();
+	void _edit_current(bool p_skip_foreign = false);
 	void _dialog_display_save_error(String p_file, Error p_error);
 	void _dialog_display_load_error(String p_file, Error p_error);