5 files changed, 23 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
index 33f4cafedd..e2371fe24f 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
@@ -1751,7 +1751,10 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverBinaryInstance::save(const String &p_path,const RES& p_
 	skip_editor=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_OMIT_EDITOR_PROPERTIES;
 	bundle_resources=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_BUNDLE_RESOURCES;
 	big_endian=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_SAVE_BIG_ENDIAN;
+	takeover_paths=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_REPLACE_SUBRESOURCE_PATHS;
 
+	if (!p_path.begins_with("res://"))
+		takeover_paths=false;
 
 	local_path=p_path.get_base_dir();
 	//bin_meta_idx = get_string_index("__bin_meta__"); //is often used, so create
@@ -1841,9 +1844,12 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverBinaryInstance::save(const String &p_path,const RES& p_
 	for(List<RES>::Element *E=saved_resources.front();E;E=E->next()) {
 
 		RES r = E->get();
-		if (r->get_path()=="" || r->get_path().find("::")!=-1)
+		if (r->get_path()=="" || r->get_path().find("::")!=-1) {
 			save_unicode_string("local://"+itos(ofs_pos.size()));
-		else
+			if (takeover_paths) {
+				r->set_path(p_path+"::"+itos(ofs_pos.size()),true);
+			}
+		} else
 			save_unicode_string(r->get_path()); //actual external
 		ofs_pos.push_back(f->get_pos());
 		f->store_64(0); //offset in 64 bits
diff --git a/core/io/resource_format_binary.h b/core/io/resource_format_binary.h
index bd33fee82c..cc26357bfb 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_format_binary.h
+++ b/core/io/resource_format_binary.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class ResourceFormatSaverBinaryInstance  {
 	bool bundle_resources;
 	bool skip_editor;
 	bool big_endian;
+	bool takeover_paths;
 	int bin_meta_idx;
 	FileAccess *f;
 	String magic;
diff --git a/core/io/resource_format_xml.cpp b/core/io/resource_format_xml.cpp
index dae95097d3..e6eede7de6 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_format_xml.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_format_xml.cpp
@@ -2505,6 +2505,10 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverXMLInstance::save(const String &p_path,const RES& p_res
 	relative_paths=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_RELATIVE_PATHS;
 	skip_editor=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_OMIT_EDITOR_PROPERTIES;
 	bundle_resources=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_BUNDLE_RESOURCES;
+	takeover_paths=p_flags&ResourceSaver::FLAG_REPLACE_SUBRESOURCE_PATHS;
+	if (!p_path.begins_with("res://")) {
+		takeover_paths=false;
+	}
 	depth=0;
 
 	// save resources
@@ -2541,8 +2545,14 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverXMLInstance::save(const String &p_path,const RES& p_res
 			enter_tag("main_resource",""); //bundled
 		else if (res->get_path().length() && res->get_path().find("::") == -1 )
 			enter_tag("resource","type=\""+res->get_type()+"\" path=\""+res->get_path()+"\""); //bundled
-		else
-			enter_tag("resource","type=\""+res->get_type()+"\" path=\"local://"+itos(resource_map[res])+"\"");
+		else {
+			int idx = resource_map[res];
+			enter_tag("resource","type=\""+res->get_type()+"\" path=\"local://"+itos(idx)+"\"");
+			if (takeover_paths) {
+				res->set_path(p_path+"::"+itos(idx),true);
+			}
+
+		}
 		write_string("\n",false);
 
 
diff --git a/core/io/resource_format_xml.h b/core/io/resource_format_xml.h
index cfa4744915..40aaa01451 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_format_xml.h
+++ b/core/io/resource_format_xml.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class ResourceFormatSaverXMLInstance  {
 
 
 
+	bool takeover_paths;
 	bool relative_paths;
 	bool bundle_resources;
 	bool skip_editor;
diff --git a/core/io/resource_saver.h b/core/io/resource_saver.h
index fd4575c872..e307668721 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_saver.h
+++ b/core/io/resource_saver.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 		FLAG_OMIT_EDITOR_PROPERTIES=8,
 		FLAG_SAVE_BIG_ENDIAN=16,
 		FLAG_COMPRESS=32,
+		FLAG_REPLACE_SUBRESOURCE_PATHS=64,
 	};