diff --git a/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 6a674760b7e..a944674cbd5 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ void Particles2DEditorPlugin::_menu_callback(int p_idx) {
 		} break;
 		case MENU_OPTION_CONVERT_TO_CPU_PARTICLES: {
 
-			UndoRedo *undo_redo = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
-
 			CPUParticles2D *cpu_particles = memnew(CPUParticles2D);
 			cpu_particles->convert_from_particles(particles);
 			cpu_particles->set_name(particles->get_name());
@@ -94,12 +92,7 @@ void Particles2DEditorPlugin::_menu_callback(int p_idx) {
 			cpu_particles->set_visible(particles->is_visible());
 			cpu_particles->set_pause_mode(particles->get_pause_mode());
 
-			undo_redo->create_action("Replace Particles by CPUParticles");
-			undo_redo->add_do_method(particles, "replace_by", cpu_particles);
-			undo_redo->add_undo_method(cpu_particles, "replace_by", particles);
-			undo_redo->add_do_reference(cpu_particles);
-			undo_redo->add_undo_reference(particles);
-			undo_redo->commit_action();
+			EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_tree_dock()->replace_node(particles, cpu_particles, false);
 
 		} break;
 	}
diff --git a/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp
index 7e35e30a89c..95828064acd 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ void ParticlesEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 		} break;
 		case MENU_OPTION_CONVERT_TO_CPU_PARTICLES: {
 
-			UndoRedo *undo_redo = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
-
 			CPUParticles *cpu_particles = memnew(CPUParticles);
 			cpu_particles->convert_from_particles(node);
 			cpu_particles->set_name(node->get_name());
@@ -314,12 +312,7 @@ void ParticlesEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 			cpu_particles->set_visible(node->is_visible());
 			cpu_particles->set_pause_mode(node->get_pause_mode());
 
-			undo_redo->create_action("Replace Particles by CPUParticles");
-			undo_redo->add_do_method(node, "replace_by", cpu_particles);
-			undo_redo->add_undo_method(cpu_particles, "replace_by", node);
-			undo_redo->add_do_reference(cpu_particles);
-			undo_redo->add_undo_reference(node);
-			undo_redo->commit_action();
+			EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_tree_dock()->replace_node(node, cpu_particles, false);
 
 		} break;
 	}
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 6c79fad82ca..daa7f92dcf1 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -1737,24 +1737,28 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_create() {
 	}
 }
 
-void SceneTreeDock::replace_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_by_node) {
+void SceneTreeDock::replace_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_by_node, bool p_keep_properties) {
 
 	Node *n = p_node;
 	Node *newnode = p_by_node;
-	Node *default_oldnode = Object::cast_to<Node>(ClassDB::instance(n->get_class()));
-	List<PropertyInfo> pinfo;
-	n->get_property_list(&pinfo);
 
-	for (List<PropertyInfo>::Element *E = pinfo.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
-		if (!(E->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE))
-			continue;
-		if (E->get().name == "__meta__")
-			continue;
-		if (default_oldnode->get(E->get().name) != n->get(E->get().name)) {
-			newnode->set(E->get().name, n->get(E->get().name));
+	if (p_keep_properties) {
+		Node *default_oldnode = Object::cast_to<Node>(ClassDB::instance(n->get_class()));
+		List<PropertyInfo> pinfo;
+		n->get_property_list(&pinfo);
+
+		for (List<PropertyInfo>::Element *E = pinfo.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
+			if (!(E->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE))
+				continue;
+			if (E->get().name == "__meta__")
+				continue;
+			if (default_oldnode->get(E->get().name) != n->get(E->get().name)) {
+				newnode->set(E->get().name, n->get(E->get().name));
+			}
 		}
+
+		memdelete(default_oldnode);
 	}
-	memdelete(default_oldnode);
 
 	editor->push_item(NULL);
 
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.h b/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
index ced3f81e2b8..653d0a4eca0 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public:
 	void show_tab_buttons();
 	void hide_tab_buttons();
 
-	void replace_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_by_node);
+	void replace_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_by_node, bool p_keep_properties = true);
 
 	void open_script_dialog(Node *p_for_node);