diff --git a/doc/classes/Font.xml b/doc/classes/Font.xml
index 461e96def478..e87712825d25 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Font.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Font.xml
@@ -149,12 +149,6 @@
 				Returns number of faces in the TrueType / OpenType collection.
 			</description>
 		</method>
-		<method name="get_fallbacks" qualifiers="const">
-			<return type="Font[]" />
-			<description>
-				Returns array of fallback [Font]s.
-			</description>
-		</method>
 		<method name="get_font_name" qualifiers="const">
 			<return type="String" />
 			<description>
@@ -335,12 +329,11 @@
 				Sets LRU cache capacity for [code]draw_*[/code] methods.
 			</description>
 		</method>
-		<method name="set_fallbacks">
-			<return type="void" />
-			<param index="0" name="fallbacks" type="Font[]" />
-			<description>
-				Sets array of fallback [Font]s.
-			</description>
-		</method>
 	</methods>
+	<members>
+		<member name="fallbacks" type="Font[]" setter="set_fallbacks" getter="get_fallbacks" default="[]">
+			Array of fallback [Font]s to use as a substitute if a glyph is not found in this current [Font].
+			If this array is empty in a [FontVariation], the [member FontVariation.base_font]'s fallbacks are used instead.
+		</member>
+	</members>
 </class>
diff --git a/doc/classes/FontFile.xml b/doc/classes/FontFile.xml
index ba4761e900f2..86d1cb552a74 100644
--- a/doc/classes/FontFile.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/FontFile.xml
@@ -568,9 +568,6 @@
 		<member name="data" type="PackedByteArray" setter="set_data" getter="get_data" default="PackedByteArray()">
 			Contents of the dynamic font source file.
 		</member>
-		<member name="fallbacks" type="Font[]" setter="set_fallbacks" getter="get_fallbacks" default="[]">
-			Array of fallback [Font]s.
-		</member>
 		<member name="fixed_size" type="int" setter="set_fixed_size" getter="get_fixed_size" default="0">
 			Font size, used only for the bitmap fonts.
 		</member>
diff --git a/doc/classes/FontVariation.xml b/doc/classes/FontVariation.xml
index eb72b4020c30..f02fda31b96f 100644
--- a/doc/classes/FontVariation.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/FontVariation.xml
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 		<member name="base_font" type="Font" setter="set_base_font" getter="get_base_font">
 			Base font used to create a variation. If not set, default [Theme] font is used.
 		</member>
-		<member name="fallbacks" type="Font[]" setter="set_fallbacks" getter="get_fallbacks" default="[]">
-			Array of fallback [Font]s to use as a substitute if a glyph is not found in this [FontVariation]. If not set, [member base_font]'s fallbacks are used instead.
-		</member>
 		<member name="opentype_features" type="Dictionary" setter="set_opentype_features" getter="get_opentype_features" default="{}">
 			A set of OpenType feature tags. More info: [url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/spec/featuretags]OpenType feature tags[/url].
 		</member>
diff --git a/doc/classes/SystemFont.xml b/doc/classes/SystemFont.xml
index ea3dd0acd221..239bcc257cc4 100644
--- a/doc/classes/SystemFont.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/SystemFont.xml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 		<member name="antialiasing" type="int" setter="set_antialiasing" getter="get_antialiasing" enum="TextServer.FontAntialiasing" default="1">
 			Font anti-aliasing mode.
 		</member>
-		<member name="fallbacks" type="Font[]" setter="set_fallbacks" getter="get_fallbacks" default="[]">
-			Array of fallback [Font]s.
-		</member>
 		<member name="font_italic" type="bool" setter="set_font_italic" getter="get_font_italic" default="false">
 			If set to [code]true[/code], italic or oblique font is preferred.
 		</member>
diff --git a/scene/resources/font.cpp b/scene/resources/font.cpp
index 09a835db1bd1..df0bd8bc2e80 100644
--- a/scene/resources/font.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/font.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ void Font::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_supported_feature_list"), &Font::get_supported_feature_list);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_supported_variation_list"), &Font::get_supported_variation_list);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_face_count"), &Font::get_face_count);
+
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "fallbacks", PROPERTY_HINT_ARRAY_TYPE, MAKE_RESOURCE_TYPE_HINT("Font")), "set_fallbacks", "get_fallbacks");
 }
 
 void Font::_update_rids_fb(const Ref<Font> &p_f, int p_depth) const {
@@ -1006,7 +1008,12 @@ void FontFile::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "oversampling", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE), "set_oversampling", "get_oversampling");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "fixed_size", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE), "set_fixed_size", "get_fixed_size");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "opentype_feature_overrides", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE), "set_opentype_feature_overrides", "get_opentype_feature_overrides");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "fallbacks", PROPERTY_HINT_ARRAY_TYPE, MAKE_RESOURCE_TYPE_HINT("Font"), PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE), "set_fallbacks", "get_fallbacks");
+}
+
+void FontFile::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
+	if (p_property.name == "fallbacks") {
+		p_property.usage &= ~PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR;
+	}
 }
 
 bool FontFile::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
@@ -2634,7 +2641,6 @@ void FontVariation::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_spacing", "spacing", "value"), &FontVariation::set_spacing);
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "base_font", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Font"), "set_base_font", "get_base_font");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "fallbacks", PROPERTY_HINT_ARRAY_TYPE, MAKE_RESOURCE_TYPE_HINT("Font")), "set_fallbacks", "get_fallbacks");
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Variation", "variation_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "variation_opentype"), "set_variation_opentype", "get_variation_opentype");
@@ -2924,7 +2930,6 @@ void SystemFont::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "msdf_pixel_range"), "set_msdf_pixel_range", "get_msdf_pixel_range");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "msdf_size"), "set_msdf_size", "get_msdf_size");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "oversampling", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,0.1"), "set_oversampling", "get_oversampling");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::ARRAY, "fallbacks", PROPERTY_HINT_ARRAY_TYPE, MAKE_RESOURCE_TYPE_HINT("Font")), "set_fallbacks", "get_fallbacks");
 }
 
 void SystemFont::_update_rids() const {
diff --git a/scene/resources/font.h b/scene/resources/font.h
index 5d600451a173..d8374c4447c3 100644
--- a/scene/resources/font.h
+++ b/scene/resources/font.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class FontFile : public Font {
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
+	void _validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const;
 
 	bool _set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value);
 	bool _get(const StringName &p_name, Variant &r_ret) const;