diff --git a/scene/gui/tabs.cpp b/scene/gui/tabs.cpp
index 40a6e20c374..9c59547cbab 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tabs.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/tabs.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void Tabs::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 				Ref<Texture> icon;
 				if (tabs[i].icon.is_valid()) {
-					Ref<Texture> icon = tabs[i].icon;
+					icon = tabs[i].icon;
 					if (icon.is_valid()) {
 						lsize+=icon->get_width();
 						if (s!="")
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_data.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_data.cpp
index c4808d0cadd..87983d387c4 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_data.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_data.cpp
@@ -507,6 +507,14 @@ uint64_t EditorData::get_scene_version(int p_idx) const{
 	return edited_scene[p_idx].version;
 }
 
+String EditorData::get_scene_type(int p_idx) const {
+
+	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_idx,edited_scene.size(),String());
+	if (!edited_scene[p_idx].root)
+		return "";
+	return edited_scene[p_idx].root->get_type();
+
+}
 String EditorData::get_scene_title(int p_idx) const {
 	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_idx,edited_scene.size(),String());
 	if (!edited_scene[p_idx].root)
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_data.h b/tools/editor/editor_data.h
index e3fdd52d015..52e86639f90 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_data.h
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_data.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ public:
 	int get_edited_scene_count() const;
 	String get_scene_title(int p_idx) const;
 	String get_scene_path(int p_idx) const;
+	String get_scene_type(int p_idx) const;
 	void set_edited_scene_version(uint64_t version);
 	uint64_t get_edited_scene_version() const;
 	uint64_t get_scene_version(int p_idx) const;
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 7b44f2cad91..ae2eac29cc6 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -110,9 +110,23 @@ void EditorNode::_update_scene_tabs() {
 
 	scene_tabs->clear_tabs();
 	for(int i=0;i<editor_data.get_edited_scene_count();i++) {
+
+		String type=editor_data.get_scene_type(i);
+		Ref<Texture> icon;
+		if (type!=String()) {
+
+			if (!gui_base->has_icon(type,"EditorIcons")) {
+				type="Node";
+			}
+
+			icon=gui_base->get_icon(type,"EditorIcons");
+
+		}
+
 		int current = editor_data.get_edited_scene();
 		bool unsaved = (i==current)?saved_version!=editor_data.get_undo_redo().get_version():editor_data.get_scene_version(i)!=0;
-		scene_tabs->add_tab(editor_data.get_scene_title(i)+(unsaved?"(*)":""));
+		scene_tabs->add_tab(editor_data.get_scene_title(i)+(unsaved?"(*)":""),icon);
+
 	}
 
 	scene_tabs->set_current_tab(editor_data.get_edited_scene());