diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index a15ae2efdab7..6072e11a78a3 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_tool_selected(int p_tool, bool p_confirm_override) {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			script_create_dialog->connect("script_created", this, "_script_created");
+			script_create_dialog->connect("popup_hide", this, "_script_creation_closed");
 			script_create_dialog->config(inherits, path);
 			script_create_dialog->popup_centered();
 
@@ -1647,6 +1649,11 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_script_created(Ref<Script> p_script) {
 	_update_script_button();
 }
 
+void SceneTreeDock::_script_creation_closed() {
+	script_create_dialog->disconnect("script_created", this, "_script_created");
+	script_create_dialog->disconnect("popup_hide", this, "_script_creation_closed");
+}
+
 void SceneTreeDock::_toggle_editable_children_from_selection() {
 
 	List<Node *> selection = editor_selection->get_selected_node_list();
@@ -2506,6 +2513,7 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_node_selected"), &SceneTreeDock::_node_selected);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_node_renamed"), &SceneTreeDock::_node_renamed);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_script_created"), &SceneTreeDock::_script_created);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_script_creation_closed"), &SceneTreeDock::_script_creation_closed);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_load_request"), &SceneTreeDock::_load_request);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_script_open_request"), &SceneTreeDock::_script_open_request);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_unhandled_key_input"), &SceneTreeDock::_unhandled_key_input);
@@ -2661,7 +2669,6 @@ SceneTreeDock::SceneTreeDock(EditorNode *p_editor, Node *p_scene_root, EditorSel
 	script_create_dialog = memnew(ScriptCreateDialog);
 	script_create_dialog->set_inheritance_base_type("Node");
 	add_child(script_create_dialog);
-	script_create_dialog->connect("script_created", this, "_script_created");
 
 	reparent_dialog = memnew(ReparentDialog);
 	add_child(reparent_dialog);
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.h b/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
index b645c222958e..4ede97dcaa10 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class SceneTreeDock : public VBoxContainer {
 	void _node_selected();
 	void _node_renamed();
 	void _script_created(Ref<Script> p_script);
+	void _script_creation_closed();
 
 	void _delete_confirm();
 
diff --git a/editor/script_create_dialog.cpp b/editor/script_create_dialog.cpp
index ffa221edaf0d..8916f4d8c4a8 100644
--- a/editor/script_create_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/script_create_dialog.cpp
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ void ScriptCreateDialog::_create_new() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	hide();
 	emit_signal("script_created", scr);
+	hide();
 }
 
 void ScriptCreateDialog::_load_exist() {
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ void ScriptCreateDialog::_load_exist() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	hide();
 	emit_signal("script_created", p_script.get_ref_ptr());
+	hide();
 }
 
 void ScriptCreateDialog::_lang_changed(int l) {