diff --git a/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
index 173079b6ded..bc5d3467802 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -690,8 +690,10 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::set_state(const Dictionary &p_state) {
 
 			if (p_state.has("animation")) {
 				String anim = p_state["animation"];
-				_select_anim_by_name(anim);
-				_animation_edit();
+				if (!anim.empty() && player->has_animation(anim)) {
+					_select_anim_by_name(anim);
+					_animation_edit();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}