diff --git a/core/script_debugger_remote.cpp b/core/script_debugger_remote.cpp
index 704b4d1fdc2..fe1dc2cdd17 100644
--- a/core/script_debugger_remote.cpp
+++ b/core/script_debugger_remote.cpp
@@ -662,11 +662,14 @@ void ScriptDebuggerRemote::_send_object_id(ObjectID p_id) {
 			prop.push_back(Variant());
 		} else {
 			prop.push_back(pi.hint);
-			if (res.is_null() || res->get_path().empty())
-				prop.push_back(pi.hint_string);
-			else
-				prop.push_back(String("RES:") + res->get_path());
+			prop.push_back(pi.hint_string);
 			prop.push_back(pi.usage);
+			if (!res.is_null()) {
+				var = String("PATH") + res->get_path();
+			} else if (var.get_type() == Variant::STRING) {
+				var = String("DATA") + var;
+			}
+
 			prop.push_back(var);
 		}
 		send_props.push_back(prop);
diff --git a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
index b32120dea5d..cc477314e94 100644
--- a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
+++ b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
@@ -492,17 +492,19 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_parse_message(const String &p_msg, const Array &p_da
 			pinfo.usage = PropertyUsageFlags(int(prop[4]));
 			Variant var = prop[5];
 
-			String hint_string = pinfo.hint_string;
-			if (hint_string.begins_with("RES:") && hint_string != "RES:") {
-				String path = hint_string.substr(4, hint_string.length());
-				var = ResourceLoader::load(path);
-			}
-
 			if (is_new_object) {
 				//don't update.. it's the same, instead refresh
 				debugObj->prop_list.push_back(pinfo);
 			}
 
+			if (var.get_type() == Variant::STRING) {
+				String str = var;
+				var = str.substr(4, str.length());
+
+				if (str.begins_with("PATH"))
+					var = ResourceLoader::load(var);
+			}
+
 			debugObj->prop_values[pinfo.name] = var;
 		}