diff --git a/core/object.h b/core/object.h
index 6a867392d3b..0cb8fa50bf7 100644
--- a/core/object.h
+++ b/core/object.h
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ public:
 	void call_multilevel(const StringName &p_name, VARIANT_ARG_LIST); // C++ helper
 
 	void notification(int p_notification, bool p_reversed = false);
-	String to_string();
+	virtual String to_string();
 
 	//used mainly by script, get and set all INCLUDING string
 	virtual Variant getvar(const Variant &p_key, bool *r_valid = NULL) const;