diff --git a/editor/editor_node.h b/editor/editor_node.h
index 899da994501..2127d30765c 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.h
+++ b/editor/editor_node.h
@@ -928,12 +928,29 @@ public:
 
 struct EditorProgress {
 	String task;
-	bool step(const String &p_state, int p_step = -1, bool p_force_refresh = true) { return EditorNode::progress_task_step(task, p_state, p_step, p_force_refresh); }
+	bool step(const String &p_state, int p_step = -1, bool p_force_refresh = true) {
+		if (Thread::is_main_thread()) {
+			return EditorNode::progress_task_step(task, p_state, p_step, p_force_refresh);
+		} else {
+			EditorNode::progress_task_step_bg(task, p_step);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 	EditorProgress(const String &p_task, const String &p_label, int p_amount, bool p_can_cancel = false) {
-		EditorNode::progress_add_task(p_task, p_label, p_amount, p_can_cancel);
+		if (Thread::is_main_thread()) {
+			EditorNode::progress_add_task(p_task, p_label, p_amount, p_can_cancel);
+		} else {
+			EditorNode::progress_add_task_bg(p_task, p_label, p_amount);
+		}
 		task = p_task;
 	}
-	~EditorProgress() { EditorNode::progress_end_task(task); }
+	~EditorProgress() {
+		if (Thread::is_main_thread()) {
+			EditorNode::progress_end_task(task);
+		} else {
+			EditorNode::progress_end_task_bg(task);
+		}
+	}
 };
 
 class EditorPluginList : public Object {