diff --git a/scene/2d/visible_on_screen_notifier_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/visible_on_screen_notifier_2d.cpp
index 263c3a12a25..aa048b3f437 100644
--- a/scene/2d/visible_on_screen_notifier_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/visible_on_screen_notifier_2d.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void VisibleOnScreenEnabler2D::set_enable_node_path(NodePath p_path) {
 		return;
 	}
 	enable_node_path = p_path;
-	if (is_inside_tree()) {
+	if (is_inside_tree() && !Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
 		node_id = ObjectID();
 		Node *node = get_node(enable_node_path);
 		if (node) {
diff --git a/scene/3d/visible_on_screen_notifier_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/visible_on_screen_notifier_3d.cpp
index 6d4c18a69e6..5ac00b3a7a2 100644
--- a/scene/3d/visible_on_screen_notifier_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/visible_on_screen_notifier_3d.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void VisibleOnScreenEnabler3D::set_enable_node_path(NodePath p_path) {
 		return;
 	}
 	enable_node_path = p_path;
-	if (is_inside_tree()) {
+	if (is_inside_tree() && !Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
 		node_id = ObjectID();
 		Node *node = get_node(enable_node_path);
 		if (node) {