diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
index 7e4baa15334..6602d2974fb 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
@@ -678,6 +678,11 @@ void SceneTreeEditor::_renamed() {
 		error->set_text(TTR("Invalid node name, the following characters are not allowed:") + "\n" + Node::invalid_character);
 		error->popup_centered_minsize();
 
+		if (new_name.empty()) {
+			which->set_text(0, n->get_name());
+			return;
+		}
+
 		which->set_text(0, new_name);
 	}