diff --git a/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index aa6c8bc6e93..aa4d440f93a 100644
--- a/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ Node *SceneTreeDock::_duplicate(Node *p_node, Map<Node*,Node*> &duplimap) {
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!sd.is_valid(),NULL);
 		node = sd->instance(true);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!node,NULL);
+		node->set_scene_instance_load_placeholder(p_node->get_scene_instance_load_placeholder());
 		//node->generate_instance_state();
 	} else {
 		Object *obj = ObjectTypeDB::instance(p_node->get_type());