diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.cpp b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
index 37a2608c102..f231e4010f3 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
@@ -1489,15 +1489,6 @@ ProjectSettings::ProjectSettings() {
 	GLOBAL_DEF(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "audio/general/ios/session_category", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Ambient,Multi Route,Play and Record,Playback,Record,Solo Ambient"), 0);
 	GLOBAL_DEF("audio/general/ios/mix_with_others", false);
 
-	PackedStringArray extensions;
-	extensions.push_back("gd");
-	if (ClassDB::class_exists("CSharpScript")) {
-		extensions.push_back("cs");
-	}
-	extensions.push_back("gdshader");
-
-	GLOBAL_DEF(PropertyInfo(Variant::PACKED_STRING_ARRAY, "editor/script/search_in_file_extensions"), extensions);
-
 	_add_builtin_input_map();
 
 	// Keep the enum values in sync with the `DisplayServer::ScreenOrientation` enum.
diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index b20b374382e..fef42937920 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@
 			prime-run %command%
 			[/codeblock]
 		</member>
-		<member name="editor/script/search_in_file_extensions" type="PackedStringArray" setter="" getter="" default="PackedStringArray(&quot;gd&quot;, &quot;gdshader&quot;)">
+		<member name="editor/script/search_in_file_extensions" type="PackedStringArray" setter="" getter="">
 			Text-based file extensions to include in the script editor's "Find in Files" feature. You can add e.g. [code]tscn[/code] if you wish to also parse your scene files, especially if you use built-in scripts which are serialized in the scene files.
 		</member>
 		<member name="editor/script/templates_search_path" type="String" setter="" getter="" default="&quot;res://script_templates&quot;">
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 588b8da9bd6..3a6b3aa273a 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -3089,6 +3089,14 @@ Error Main::setup2(bool p_show_boot_logo) {
 		OS::get_singleton()->benchmark_end_measure("Scene", "Modules and Extensions");
 	}
 
+	PackedStringArray extensions;
+	extensions.push_back("gd");
+	if (ClassDB::class_exists("CSharpScript")) {
+		extensions.push_back("cs");
+	}
+	extensions.push_back("gdshader");
+	GLOBAL_DEF_NOVAL(PropertyInfo(Variant::PACKED_STRING_ARRAY, "editor/script/search_in_file_extensions"), extensions); // Note: should be defined after Scene level modules init to see .NET.
+
 	OS::get_singleton()->benchmark_end_measure("Startup", "Scene");
 
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED