diff --git a/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
index 51e58b712e8..361271af89b 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void ShaderEditor::ensure_select_current() {
 
 void ShaderEditor::edit(const Ref<Shader> &p_shader) {
 
-	if (p_shader.is_null())
+	if (p_shader.is_null() || !p_shader->is_text_shader())
 		return;
 
 	shader = p_shader;
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ void ShaderEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 bool ShaderEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
 
 	Shader *shader = Object::cast_to<Shader>(p_object);
-	return shader != NULL;
+	return shader != NULL && shader->is_text_shader();
 }
 
 void ShaderEditorPlugin::make_visible(bool p_visible) {
diff --git a/scene/resources/shader.cpp b/scene/resources/shader.cpp
index 1bfc41bd92a..66bf3b4991b 100644
--- a/scene/resources/shader.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/shader.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ void Shader::get_default_texture_param_list(List<StringName> *r_textures) const
 		r_textures->push_back(E->key());
 	}
 }
+
+bool Shader::is_text_shader() const {
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool Shader::has_param(const StringName &p_param) const {
 
 	return params_cache.has(p_param);
@@ -235,8 +240,10 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverShader::save(const String &p_path, const RES &p_resourc
 
 void ResourceFormatSaverShader::get_recognized_extensions(const RES &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const {
 
-	if (Object::cast_to<Shader>(*p_resource)) {
-		p_extensions->push_back("shader");
+	if (const Shader *shader = Object::cast_to<Shader>(*p_resource)) {
+		if (shader->is_text_shader()) {
+			p_extensions->push_back("shader");
+		}
 	}
 }
 bool ResourceFormatSaverShader::recognize(const RES &p_resource) const {
diff --git a/scene/resources/shader.h b/scene/resources/shader.h
index 6c91205c0ce..c2c205237fd 100644
--- a/scene/resources/shader.h
+++ b/scene/resources/shader.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public:
 	Ref<Texture> get_default_texture_param(const StringName &p_param) const;
 	void get_default_texture_param_list(List<StringName> *r_textures) const;
 
+	virtual bool is_text_shader() const;
+
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ StringName remap_param(const StringName &p_param) const {
 		if (params_cache_dirty)
 			get_param_list(NULL);
diff --git a/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp b/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp
index 6bfb6ec5bf4..f12ea8f2bb4 100644
--- a/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/visual_shader.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ Shader::Mode VisualShader::get_mode() const {
 	return shader_mode;
 }
 
+bool VisualShader::is_text_shader() const {
+	return false;
+}
+
 String VisualShader::generate_preview_shader(Type p_type, int p_node, int p_port, Vector<DefaultTextureParam> &default_tex_params) const {
 
 	Ref<VisualShaderNode> node = get_node(p_type, p_node);
diff --git a/scene/resources/visual_shader.h b/scene/resources/visual_shader.h
index 70d24253042..2867daac3a0 100644
--- a/scene/resources/visual_shader.h
+++ b/scene/resources/visual_shader.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ public:
 	void set_mode(Mode p_mode);
 	virtual Mode get_mode() const;
 
+	virtual bool is_text_shader() const;
+
 	void set_graph_offset(const Vector2 &p_offset);
 	Vector2 get_graph_offset() const;