diff --git a/doc/classes/Node.xml b/doc/classes/Node.xml
index 0de968fac38..88369a32263 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Node.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Node.xml
@@ -359,7 +359,14 @@
 		<method name="is_displayed_folded" qualifiers="const">
 			<return type="bool" />
 			<description>
-				Returns [code]true[/code] if the node is folded (collapsed) in the Scene dock.
+				Returns [code]true[/code] if the node is folded (collapsed) in the Scene dock. This method is only intended for use with editor tooling.
+			</description>
+		</method>
+		<method name="is_editable_instance" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="bool" />
+			<argument index="0" name="node" type="Node" />
+			<description>
+				Returns [code]true[/code] if [code]node[/code] has editable children enabled relative to this node. This method is only intended for use with editor tooling.
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="is_greater_than" qualifiers="const">
@@ -649,7 +656,15 @@
 			<return type="void" />
 			<argument index="0" name="fold" type="bool" />
 			<description>
-				Sets the folded state of the node in the Scene dock.
+				Sets the folded state of the node in the Scene dock. This method is only intended for use with editor tooling.
+			</description>
+		</method>
+		<method name="set_editable_instance">
+			<return type="void" />
+			<argument index="0" name="node" type="Node" />
+			<argument index="1" name="is_editable" type="bool" />
+			<description>
+				Sets the editable children state of [code]node[/code] relative to this node. This method is only intended for use with editor tooling.
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="set_network_master">
diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index c30a44c8b72..09e2aec1d39 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -3078,6 +3078,8 @@ void Node::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_scene_instance_load_placeholder", "load_placeholder"), &Node::set_scene_instance_load_placeholder);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_scene_instance_load_placeholder"), &Node::get_scene_instance_load_placeholder);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_editable_instance", "node", "is_editable"), &Node::set_editable_instance);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_editable_instance", "node"), &Node::is_editable_instance);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_viewport"), &Node::get_viewport);