diff --git a/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp b/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
index a3712768adc..f53f2744a22 100644
--- a/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_resource_preview.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,14 @@ void EditorResourcePreview::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("preview_invalidated", PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "path")));
 }
 
+void EditorResourcePreview::_notification(int p_what) {
+	switch (p_what) {
+		case NOTIFICATION_EXIT_TREE: {
+			stop();
+		} break;
+	}
+}
+
 void EditorResourcePreview::check_for_invalidation(const String &p_path) {
 	bool call_invalidated = false;
 	{
diff --git a/editor/editor_resource_preview.h b/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
index 876b42b101d..e901000d765 100644
--- a/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
+++ b/editor/editor_resource_preview.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class EditorResourcePreview : public Node {
 	void _update_thumbnail_sizes();
 
 protected:
+	void _notification(int p_what);
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
 public: