diff --git a/core/object.cpp b/core/object.cpp
index e07ce0d9e42d..b726a1b9f32a 100644
--- a/core/object.cpp
+++ b/core/object.cpp
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ void Object::get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list, bool p_reversed) cons
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "Script", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_GROUP));
 #endif
-		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "script", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Script", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT));
+		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "script", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Script", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_ALWAYS_SHARE_ON_DUPLICATE));
 	}
 	if (!metadata.empty()) {
 		p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "__meta__", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NOEDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL));
diff --git a/core/object.h b/core/object.h
index 6a867392d3b9..cb1a7c585579 100644
--- a/core/object.h
+++ b/core/object.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ enum PropertyUsageFlags {
 	PROPERTY_USAGE_NODE_PATH_FROM_SCENE_ROOT = 1 << 23,
 	PROPERTY_USAGE_RESOURCE_NOT_PERSISTENT = 1 << 24,
 	PROPERTY_USAGE_KEYING_INCREMENTS = 1 << 25, // Used in inspector to increment property when keyed in animation player
+	PROPERTY_USAGE_ALWAYS_SHARE_ON_DUPLICATE = 1 << 26, // If the object is duplicated this property will never be duplicated
 
 	PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT = PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE | PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_NETWORK,
 	PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT_INTL = PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE | PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_NETWORK | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNATIONALIZED,
diff --git a/core/resource.cpp b/core/resource.cpp
index 26161a4ac38a..79924d565444 100644
--- a/core/resource.cpp
+++ b/core/resource.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Ref<Resource> Resource::duplicate(bool p_subresources) const {
 
 		if ((p.get_type() == Variant::DICTIONARY || p.get_type() == Variant::ARRAY)) {
 			r->set(E->get().name, p.duplicate(p_subresources));
-		} else if (p.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT && (p_subresources || (E->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_DO_NOT_SHARE_ON_DUPLICATE))) {
+		} else if (p.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT && !(E->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_ALWAYS_SHARE_ON_DUPLICATE) && (p_subresources || (E->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_DO_NOT_SHARE_ON_DUPLICATE))) {
 
 			RES sr = p;
 			if (sr.is_valid()) {