diff --git a/doc/classes/GraphEdit.xml b/doc/classes/GraphEdit.xml
index 670df10a89c..3451e427f34 100644
--- a/doc/classes/GraphEdit.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/GraphEdit.xml
@@ -399,6 +399,11 @@
 				Emitted when this [GraphEdit] captures a [code]ui_copy[/code] action ([kbd]Ctrl + C[/kbd] by default). In general, this signal indicates that the selected [GraphElement]s should be copied.
 			</description>
 		</signal>
+		<signal name="cut_nodes_request">
+			<description>
+				Emitted when this [GraphEdit] captures a [code]ui_cut[/code] action ([kbd]Ctrl + X[/kbd] by default). In general, this signal indicates that the selected [GraphElement]s should be cut.
+			</description>
+		</signal>
 		<signal name="delete_nodes_request">
 			<param index="0" name="nodes" type="StringName[]" />
 			<description>
diff --git a/editor/plugins/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp
index f98a30ebb3d..ede8351e413 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/visual_shader_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -6300,6 +6300,7 @@ VisualShaderEditor::VisualShaderEditor() {
 	graph->connect("scroll_offset_changed", callable_mp(this, &VisualShaderEditor::_scroll_changed));
 	graph->connect("duplicate_nodes_request", callable_mp(this, &VisualShaderEditor::_duplicate_nodes));
 	graph->connect("copy_nodes_request", callable_mp(this, &VisualShaderEditor::_copy_nodes).bind(false));
+	graph->connect("cut_nodes_request", callable_mp(this, &VisualShaderEditor::_copy_nodes).bind(true));
 	graph->connect("paste_nodes_request", callable_mp(this, &VisualShaderEditor::_paste_nodes).bind(false, Point2()));
 	graph->connect("delete_nodes_request", callable_mp(this, &VisualShaderEditor::_delete_nodes_request));
 	graph->connect(SceneStringName(gui_input), callable_mp(this, &VisualShaderEditor::_graph_gui_input));
diff --git a/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp
index 11a6411e65f..cf8815679fe 100644
--- a/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/graph_edit.cpp
@@ -1999,6 +1999,9 @@ void GraphEdit::gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev) {
 		} else if (p_ev->is_action("ui_copy", true)) {
 			emit_signal(SNAME("copy_nodes_request"));
 			accept_event();
+		} else if (p_ev->is_action("ui_cut", true)) {
+			emit_signal(SNAME("cut_nodes_request"));
+			accept_event();
 		} else if (p_ev->is_action("ui_paste", true)) {
 			emit_signal(SNAME("paste_nodes_request"));
 			accept_event();
@@ -2735,6 +2738,7 @@ void GraphEdit::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("connection_drag_ended"));
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("copy_nodes_request"));
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("cut_nodes_request"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("paste_nodes_request"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("duplicate_nodes_request"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("delete_nodes_request", PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "nodes", PROPERTY_HINT_ARRAY_TYPE, "StringName")));