diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 0cd3d4dddff..6496ebc0b05 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -1535,7 +1535,9 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_load_request(const String &p_path) {
 }
 
 void SceneTreeDock::_script_open_request(const Ref<Script> &p_script) {
-	EditorNode::get_singleton()->edit_resource(p_script);
+	if (ScriptEditor::get_singleton()->edit(p_script, true)) {
+		EditorNode::get_singleton()->editor_select(EditorNode::EDITOR_SCRIPT);
+	}
 }
 
 void SceneTreeDock::_push_item(Object *p_object) {