diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 9e242b4ecd7..d6c8d651939 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
 			if (FileAccess::exists(base_path + ".import")) {
 				editable_warning = TTR("This resource belongs to a scene that was imported, so it's not editable.\nPlease read the documentation relevant to importing scenes to better understand this workflow.");
 			} else {
-				if (!get_edited_scene() || get_edited_scene()->get_filename() != base_path) {
+				if ((!get_edited_scene() || get_edited_scene()->get_filename() != base_path) && ResourceLoader::get_resource_type(base_path) == "PackedScene") {
 					editable_warning = TTR("This resource belongs to a scene that was instanced or inherited.\nChanges to it will not be kept when saving the current scene.");
 				}
 			}