diff --git a/core/image.cpp b/core/image.cpp
index 380b307020b..426b13bccc2 100644
--- a/core/image.cpp
+++ b/core/image.cpp
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ void Image::unlock() {
 	write_lock = PoolVector<uint8_t>::Write();
 }
 
-Color Image::get_pixel(int p_x, int p_y) {
+Color Image::get_pixel(int p_x, int p_y) const {
 
 	uint8_t *ptr = write_lock.ptr();
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
diff --git a/core/image.h b/core/image.h
index 790c5de9f6a..bc536dcc884 100644
--- a/core/image.h
+++ b/core/image.h
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public:
 
 	DetectChannels get_detected_channels();
 
-	Color get_pixel(int p_x, int p_y);
+	Color get_pixel(int p_x, int p_y) const;
 	void put_pixel(int p_x, int p_y, const Color &p_color);
 
 	void copy_internals_from(const Ref<Image> &p_image) {