diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 6b008838e5c..7ada3350076 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -860,6 +860,14 @@ Node *SceneTreeDock::_duplicate(Node *p_node, Map<Node *, Node *> &duplimap) {
 		node->set(name, value);
 	}
 
+	List<Connection> conns;
+	p_node->get_all_signal_connections(&conns);
+	for (List<Connection>::Element *E = conns.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
+		if (E->get().flags & CONNECT_PERSIST) {
+			node->connect(E->get().signal, E->get().target, E->get().method, E->get().binds, E->get().flags);
+		}
+	}
+
 	List<Node::GroupInfo> group_info;
 	p_node->get_groups(&group_info);
 	for (List<Node::GroupInfo>::Element *E = group_info.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index e6e11de1771..1889c09d9e8 100755
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ int Node::get_position_in_parent() const {
 	return data.pos;
 }
 
-Node *Node::_duplicate(int p_flags) const {
+Node *Node::duplicate(int p_flags) const {
 
 	Node *node = NULL;
 
@@ -2170,17 +2170,6 @@ Node *Node::_duplicate(int p_flags) const {
 	return node;
 }
 
-Node *Node::duplicate(int p_flags) const {
-
-	Node *dupe = _duplicate(p_flags);
-
-	if (dupe && (p_flags & DUPLICATE_SIGNALS)) {
-		_duplicate_signals(this, dupe);
-	}
-
-	return dupe;
-}
-
 void Node::_duplicate_and_reown(Node *p_new_parent, const Map<Node *, Node *> &p_reown_map) const {
 
 	if (get_owner() != get_parent()->get_owner())
diff --git a/scene/main/node.h b/scene/main/node.h
index c43e96063f0..e8901f7b6ee 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.h
+++ b/scene/main/node.h
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ private:
 
 	void _duplicate_signals(const Node *p_original, Node *p_copy) const;
 	void _duplicate_and_reown(Node *p_new_parent, const Map<Node *, Node *> &p_reown_map) const;
-	Node *_duplicate(int p_flags) const;
 
 	Array _get_children() const;
 	Array _get_groups() const;