diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
index f9174b6380c..19715f794fc 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ void SceneTreeEditor::_node_removed(Node *p_node) {
 }
 
 void SceneTreeEditor::_node_renamed(Node *p_node) {
+	if (!get_scene_node()->is_a_parent_of(p_node)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	emit_signal("node_renamed");
 
 	if (!tree_dirty) {