diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index 9a8164a3cf2..4843faf46fe 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ void ScriptEditor::_goto_script_line(Ref<RefCounted> p_script, int p_line) {
 			ScriptEditorBase *current = _get_current_editor();
 			if (ScriptTextEditor *script_text_editor = Object::cast_to<ScriptTextEditor>(current)) {
 				script_text_editor->goto_line_centered(p_line);
+				// In case user is holding some key, disable script editor input to prevent accidentally modifying the script.
+				script_text_editor->block_input_until_released();
 			} else if (current) {
 				current->goto_line(p_line, true);
 			}
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
index 38f3d865d45..fd483503b6b 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.cpp
@@ -1628,6 +1628,12 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 		case NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE: {
 			code_editor->get_text_editor()->set_gutter_width(connection_gutter, code_editor->get_text_editor()->get_line_height());
 		} break;
+		case NOTIFICATION_INTERNAL_PROCESS: {
+			if (!Input::get_singleton()->is_anything_pressed() && OS::get_singleton()->get_unix_time() - block_input_time > 0.25) {
+				code_editor->get_text_editor()->set_editable(true);
+				set_process_internal(false);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2509,3 +2515,12 @@ void ScriptTextEditor::register_editor() {
 void ScriptTextEditor::validate() {
 	this->code_editor->validate_script();
 }
+
+void ScriptTextEditor::block_input_until_released() {
+	if (!Input::get_singleton()->is_anything_pressed()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	code_editor->get_text_editor()->set_editable(false);
+	block_input_time = OS::get_singleton()->get_unix_time();
+	set_process_internal(true);
+}
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h
index 8c0ba6d7e66..3a67dbb2bad 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_text_editor.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class ScriptTextEditor : public ScriptEditorBase {
 	String color_args;
 
 	bool theme_loaded = false;
+	double block_input_time = 0.0;
 
 	enum {
 		EDIT_UNDO,
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ class ScriptTextEditor : public ScriptEditorBase {
 
 	virtual void validate() override;
 
+	void block_input_until_released();
+
 	ScriptTextEditor();
 	~ScriptTextEditor();
 };