diff --git a/doc/classes/EditorInterface.xml b/doc/classes/EditorInterface.xml
index 9da36b51f94..c7561449b97 100644
--- a/doc/classes/EditorInterface.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/EditorInterface.xml
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@
 			</argument>
 			<argument index="1" name="for_property" type="String" default="&quot;&quot;">
 			</argument>
+			<argument index="2" name="inspector_only" type="bool" default="false">
+			</argument>
 			<description>
-				Shows the given property on the given [code]object[/code] in the editor's Inspector dock.
+				Shows the given property on the given [code]object[/code] in the editor's Inspector dock. If [code]inspector_only[/code] is [code]true[/code], plugins will not attempt to edit [code]object[/code].
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="is_playing_scene" qualifiers="const">
diff --git a/editor/editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
index bce46b719a1..082c3176553 100644
--- a/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ String EditorInterface::get_current_path() const {
 	return EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_filesystem_dock()->get_current_path();
 }
 
-void EditorInterface::inspect_object(Object *p_obj, const String &p_for_property) {
-	EditorNode::get_singleton()->push_item(p_obj, p_for_property);
+void EditorInterface::inspect_object(Object *p_obj, const String &p_for_property, bool p_inspector_only) {
+	EditorNode::get_singleton()->push_item(p_obj, p_for_property, p_inspector_only);
 }
 
 EditorFileSystem *EditorInterface::get_resource_file_system() {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ bool EditorInterface::is_distraction_free_mode_enabled() const {
 EditorInterface *EditorInterface::singleton = nullptr;
 
 void EditorInterface::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("inspect_object", "object", "for_property"), &EditorInterface::inspect_object, DEFVAL(String()));
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("inspect_object", "object", "for_property", "inspector_only"), &EditorInterface::inspect_object, DEFVAL(String()), DEFVAL(false));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_selection"), &EditorInterface::get_selection);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_editor_settings"), &EditorInterface::get_editor_settings);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_script_editor"), &EditorInterface::get_script_editor);
diff --git a/editor/editor_plugin.h b/editor/editor_plugin.h
index c7803f73c94..40a91cbfb91 100644
--- a/editor/editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/editor_plugin.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
 	String get_selected_path() const;
 	String get_current_path() const;
 
-	void inspect_object(Object *p_obj, const String &p_for_property = String());
+	void inspect_object(Object *p_obj, const String &p_for_property = String(), bool p_inspector_only = false);
 
 	EditorSelection *get_selection();
 	//EditorImportExport *get_import_export();