diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 7a96aaf59b55..0d106bf8428e 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 /**************************************************************************/
 
 #include "scene_tree_dock.h"
+#include "node_dock.h"
 
 #include "core/config/project_settings.h"
 #include "core/input/input.h"
@@ -1081,6 +1082,8 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_tool_selected(int p_tool, bool p_confirm_override) {
 					undo_redo->add_do_method(node, "set_scene_file_path", "");
 					undo_redo->add_undo_method(node, "set_scene_file_path", node->get_scene_file_path());
 					_node_replace_owner(node, node, root);
+					_node_strip_signal_inheritance(node);
+					NodeDock::get_singleton()->set_node(node); // Refresh.
 					undo_redo->add_do_method(scene_tree, "update_tree");
 					undo_redo->add_undo_method(scene_tree, "update_tree");
 					undo_redo->commit_action();
@@ -1479,6 +1482,19 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_node_replace_owner(Node *p_base, Node *p_node, Node *p_root
 	}
 }
 
+void SceneTreeDock::_node_strip_signal_inheritance(Node *p_node) {
+	List<Object::Connection> conns;
+	p_node->get_all_signal_connections(&conns);
+
+	for (Object::Connection conn : conns) {
+		conn.signal.disconnect(conn.callable);
+		conn.signal.connect(conn.callable, conn.flags & ~CONNECT_INHERITED);
+	}
+	for (int i = 0; i < p_node->get_child_count(); i++) {
+		_node_strip_signal_inheritance(p_node->get_child(i));
+	}
+}
+
 void SceneTreeDock::_load_request(const String &p_path) {
 	EditorNode::get_singleton()->open_request(p_path);
 	_local_tree_selected();
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.h b/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
index 3f02d2881de1..be0e6e1158af 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ class SceneTreeDock : public VBoxContainer {
 	};
 
 	void _node_replace_owner(Node *p_base, Node *p_node, Node *p_root, ReplaceOwnerMode p_mode = MODE_BIDI);
+	void _node_strip_signal_inheritance(Node *p_node);
 	void _load_request(const String &p_path);
 	void _script_open_request(const Ref<Script> &p_script);
 	void _push_item(Object *p_object);
diff --git a/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp b/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp
index b80e258af9fd..245621232782 100644
--- a/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ Error SceneState::_parse_connections(Node *p_owner, Node *p_node, HashMap<String
 			cd.to = target_id;
 			cd.method = _nm_get_string(base_callable.get_method(), name_map);
 			cd.signal = _nm_get_string(c.signal.get_name(), name_map);
-			cd.flags = c.flags;
+			cd.flags = c.flags & ~CONNECT_INHERITED; // Do not store inherited.
 			cd.unbinds = unbinds;
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < binds.size(); i++) {