diff --git a/scene/main/window.cpp b/scene/main/window.cpp
index e7a575f40a6..675be9db297 100644
--- a/scene/main/window.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/window.cpp
@@ -434,8 +434,12 @@ void Window::set_visible(bool p_visible) {
 	//update transient exclusive
 	if (transient_parent) {
 		if (exclusive && visible) {
-			ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(transient_parent->exclusive_child && transient_parent->exclusive_child != this, "Transient parent has another exclusive child.");
-			transient_parent->exclusive_child = this;
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+			if (!(Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint() && get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root() && get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root()->is_ancestor_of(this))) {
+#endif
+				ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(transient_parent->exclusive_child && transient_parent->exclusive_child != this, "Transient parent has another exclusive child.");
+				transient_parent->exclusive_child = this;
+			}
 		} else {
 			if (transient_parent->exclusive_child == this) {
 				transient_parent->exclusive_child = nullptr;