diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 0405749147d..fe62d9dda0a 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -2136,6 +2136,13 @@ void EditorNode::edit_item(Object *p_object, Object *p_editing_owner) {
 	}
 }
 
+void EditorNode::push_node_item(Node *p_node) {
+	if (p_node || Object::cast_to<Node>(InspectorDock::get_inspector_singleton()->get_edited_object())) {
+		// Don't push null if the currently edited object is not a Node.
+		push_item(p_node);
+	}
+}
+
 void EditorNode::push_item(Object *p_object, const String &p_property, bool p_inspector_only) {
 	if (!p_object) {
 		InspectorDock::get_inspector_singleton()->edit(nullptr);
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.h b/editor/editor_node.h
index 3967f64c6bd..914dab02542 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.h
+++ b/editor/editor_node.h
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ public:
 
 	void push_item(Object *p_object, const String &p_property = "", bool p_inspector_only = false);
 	void edit_item(Object *p_object, Object *p_editing_owner);
+	void push_node_item(Node *p_node);
 	void hide_unused_editors(const Object *p_editing_owner = nullptr);
 
 	void select_editor_by_name(const String &p_name);
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 86e77fbbbe2..d8f1d92e446 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -1427,7 +1427,14 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_script_open_request(const Ref<Script> &p_script) {
 }
 
 void SceneTreeDock::_push_item(Object *p_object) {
-	EditorNode::get_singleton()->push_item(p_object);
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object);
+	if (node || !p_object) {
+		// Assume that null object is a Node.
+		EditorNode::get_singleton()->push_node_item(node);
+	} else {
+		EditorNode::get_singleton()->push_item(p_object);
+	}
+
 	if (p_object == nullptr) {
 		EditorNode::get_singleton()->hide_unused_editors(this);
 	}