diff --git a/core/script_language.h b/core/script_language.h
index 342d8c80722..2261737f9ac 100644
--- a/core/script_language.h
+++ b/core/script_language.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public:
 	virtual int find_function(const String &p_function, const String &p_code) const = 0;
 	virtual String make_function(const String &p_class, const String &p_name, const PoolStringArray &p_args) const = 0;
 	virtual Error open_in_external_editor(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line, int p_col) { return ERR_UNAVAILABLE; }
+	virtual bool overrides_external_editor() { return false; }
 
 	virtual Error complete_code(const String &p_code, const String &p_base_path, Object *p_owner, List<String> *r_options, bool &r_force, String &r_call_hint) { return ERR_UNAVAILABLE; }
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 6b5db7572aa..d4e0aacb0f0 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -1368,6 +1368,16 @@ void EditorNode::_set_editing_top_editors(Object *p_current_object) {
 	editor_plugins_over->edit(p_current_object);
 }
 
+static bool overrides_external_editor(Object *p_object) {
+
+	Script *script = Object::cast_to<Script>(p_object);
+
+	if (!script)
+		return false;
+
+	return script->get_language()->overrides_external_editor();
+}
+
 void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
 
 	uint32_t current = editor_history.get_current();
@@ -1434,7 +1444,7 @@ void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
 	if (main_plugin) {
 
 		// special case if use of external editor is true
-		if (main_plugin->get_name() == "Script" && bool(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/external/use_external_editor"))) {
+		if (main_plugin->get_name() == "Script" && (bool(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/external/use_external_editor")) || overrides_external_editor(current_obj))) {
 			main_plugin->edit(current_obj);
 		}
 
@@ -1442,6 +1452,7 @@ void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
 			// update screen main_plugin
 
 			if (!changing_scene) {
+
 				if (editor_plugin_screen)
 					editor_plugin_screen->make_visible(false);
 				editor_plugin_screen = main_plugin;
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index dbc3bff8731..b8a4ff9bf37 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1545,8 +1545,14 @@ bool ScriptEditor::edit(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line, int p_col, bool
 
 	bool open_dominant = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/files/open_dominant_script_on_scene_change");
 
+	if (p_script->get_language()->overrides_external_editor()) {
+		Error err = p_script->get_language()->open_in_external_editor(p_script, p_line >= 0 ? p_line : 0, p_col);
+		if (err != OK)
+			ERR_PRINT("Couldn't open script in the overridden external text editor");
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if ((debugger->get_dump_stack_script() != p_script || debugger->get_debug_with_external_editor()) &&
-			p_script->get_language()->open_in_external_editor(p_script, p_line >= 0 ? p_line : 0, p_col) == OK &&
 			p_script->get_path().is_resource_file() &&
 			bool(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/external/use_external_editor"))) {
 
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gd_script.h b/modules/gdscript/gd_script.h
index 6f05a4770b5..5e1a8b19ac2 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gd_script.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gd_script.h
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ public:
 	virtual bool can_inherit_from_file() { return true; }
 	virtual int find_function(const String &p_function, const String &p_code) const;
 	virtual String make_function(const String &p_class, const String &p_name, const PoolStringArray &p_args) const;
-	virtual Error open_in_external_editor(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line, int p_col) { return OK; }
 	virtual Error complete_code(const String &p_code, const String &p_base_path, Object *p_owner, List<String> *r_options, bool &r_forced, String &r_call_hint);
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	virtual Error lookup_code(const String &p_code, const String &p_symbol, const String &p_base_path, Object *p_owner, LookupResult &r_result);
diff --git a/modules/visual_script/visual_script.h b/modules/visual_script/visual_script.h
index b2e7a6aa27b..297e9e510f4 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/visual_script.h
+++ b/modules/visual_script/visual_script.h
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ public:
 	virtual bool has_named_classes() const;
 	virtual int find_function(const String &p_function, const String &p_code) const;
 	virtual String make_function(const String &p_class, const String &p_name, const PoolStringArray &p_args) const;
-	virtual Error open_in_external_editor(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line, int p_col) { return ERR_UNAVAILABLE; }
 	virtual void auto_indent_code(String &p_code, int p_from_line, int p_to_line) const;
 	virtual void add_global_constant(const StringName &p_variable, const Variant &p_value);