diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index c02b3458e55..d90d3efd6bb 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1845,6 +1845,11 @@ void ScriptEditor::apply_scripts() const {
 	}
 }
 
+void ScriptEditor::open_script_create_dialog(const String &p_base_name, const String &p_base_path) {
+	_menu_option(FILE_NEW);
+	script_create_dialog->config(p_base_name, p_base_path);
+}
+
 void ScriptEditor::_editor_play() {
 
 	debugger->start();
@@ -2548,6 +2553,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_current_script"), &ScriptEditor::_get_current_script);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_open_scripts"), &ScriptEditor::_get_open_scripts);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("open_script_create_dialog", "base_name", "base_path"), &ScriptEditor::open_script_create_dialog);
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("editor_script_changed", PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "script", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Script")));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("script_close", PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "script", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Script")));
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h
index ffd42d18ca5..9d5c110decf 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ public:
 
 	void ensure_focus_current();
 	void apply_scripts() const;
+	void open_script_create_dialog(const String &p_base_name, const String &p_base_path);
 
 	void ensure_select_current();