diff --git a/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
index b685dea0446..a66df4dc88d 100644
--- a/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ void CPUParticles2D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (p_emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
+
 	emitting = p_emitting;
 	if (emitting) {
 		active = true;
@@ -77,6 +84,13 @@ void CPUParticles2D::set_lifetime(double p_lifetime) {
 
 void CPUParticles2D::set_one_shot(bool p_one_shot) {
 	one_shot = p_one_shot;
+
+	if (emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
 }
 
 void CPUParticles2D::set_pre_process_time(double p_time) {
@@ -543,7 +557,7 @@ void CPUParticles2D::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 
 	if (p_property.name == "autostart") {
 		if (emitting && !one_shot) {
-			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE;
+			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_READ_ONLY;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp
index 2b8056c134c..194c8a7d40f 100644
--- a/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
 void GPUParticles2D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 	// Do not return even if `p_emitting == emitting` because `emitting` is just an approximation.
 
+	if (p_emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
 	if (p_emitting && one_shot) {
 		if (!active && !emitting) {
 			// Last cycle ended.
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ void GPUParticles2D::set_amount(int p_amount) {
 }
 
 void GPUParticles2D::set_lifetime(double p_lifetime) {
+
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(p_lifetime <= 0, "Particles lifetime must be greater than 0.");
 	lifetime = p_lifetime;
 	RS::get_singleton()->particles_set_lifetime(particles, lifetime);
@@ -85,6 +92,12 @@ void GPUParticles2D::set_lifetime(double p_lifetime) {
 
 void GPUParticles2D::set_one_shot(bool p_enable) {
 	one_shot = p_enable;
+	if (emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
 	RS::get_singleton()->particles_set_one_shot(particles, one_shot);
 
 	if (is_emitting()) {
@@ -394,7 +407,7 @@ Ref<Texture2D> GPUParticles2D::get_texture() const {
 void GPUParticles2D::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 	if (p_property.name == "autostart") {
 		if (emitting && !one_shot) {
-			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE;
+			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_READ_ONLY;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
index 76a9fb5681a..fddcec401d2 100644
--- a/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ void CPUParticles3D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (p_emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
+
 	emitting = p_emitting;
 	if (emitting) {
 		active = true;
@@ -90,6 +97,13 @@ void CPUParticles3D::set_lifetime(double p_lifetime) {
 
 void CPUParticles3D::set_one_shot(bool p_one_shot) {
 	one_shot = p_one_shot;
+
+	if (emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
 }
 
 void CPUParticles3D::set_pre_process_time(double p_time) {
@@ -581,7 +595,7 @@ void CPUParticles3D::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 
 	if (p_property.name == "autostart") {
 		if (emitting && !one_shot) {
-			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE;
+			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_READ_ONLY;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp
index 0e4bb3fbf2f..578c2839ad8 100644
--- a/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ AABB GPUParticles3D::get_aabb() const {
 void GPUParticles3D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 	// Do not return even if `p_emitting == emitting` because `emitting` is just an approximation.
 
+	if (p_emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
+
 	if (p_emitting && one_shot) {
 		if (!active && !emitting) {
 			// Last cycle ended.
@@ -90,7 +97,15 @@ void GPUParticles3D::set_interp_to_end(float p_interp) {
 }
 
 void GPUParticles3D::set_one_shot(bool p_one_shot) {
+
 	one_shot = p_one_shot;
+
+	if (emitting && !one_shot) {
+		autostart = false;
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	} else {
+		notify_property_list_changed();
+	}
 	RS::get_singleton()->particles_set_one_shot(particles, one_shot);
 
 	if (is_emitting()) {
@@ -432,7 +447,7 @@ void GPUParticles3D::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 
 	if (p_property.name == "autostart") {
 		if (emitting && !one_shot) {
-			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE;
+			p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_READ_ONLY;
 		}
 	}
 }