diff --git a/editor/import/resource_importer_texture.cpp b/editor/import/resource_importer_texture.cpp
index 73f1c0b39bb..ed3f1ff4893 100644
--- a/editor/import/resource_importer_texture.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/resource_importer_texture.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ void ResourceImporterTexture::get_import_options(const String &p_path, List<Impo
 	r_options->push_back(ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "process/size_limit", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,4096,1"), 0));
 	r_options->push_back(ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "detect_3d/compress_to", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Disabled,VRAM Compressed,Basis Universal"), (p_preset == PRESET_DETECT) ? 1 : 0));
 
-	if (p_path.get_extension() == "svg") {
+	// Do path based customization only if a path was passed.
+	if (p_path.is_empty() || p_path.get_extension() == "svg") {
 		r_options->push_back(ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "svg/scale", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.001,100,0.001"), 1.0));
 
 		// Editor use only, applies to SVG.