diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
index e799c103d07..8048f2573e4 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -1779,6 +1779,8 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option,bool p_confirmed) {
 
 			bool relpaths = (scene->has_meta("__editor_relpaths__") && scene->get_meta("__editor_relpaths__").operator bool());
 
+			file->set_mode(FileDialog::MODE_SAVE_FILE);
+
 			file->set_current_path(cpath);
 			file->set_title("Save Translatable Strings");
 			file->popup_centered_ratio();