2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.cpp b/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.cpp
index 7b78a89c1b..f4fc12fa19 100644
--- a/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ TextEdit *SyntaxHighlighter::get_text_edit() {
 	return text_edit;
 }
 
+Ref<SyntaxHighlighter> SyntaxHighlighter::_create() const {
+	Ref<SyntaxHighlighter> syntax_highlighter;
+	syntax_highlighter.instance();
+	if (get_script_instance()) {
+		syntax_highlighter->set_script(get_script_instance()->get_script());
+	}
+	return syntax_highlighter;
+}
+
 void SyntaxHighlighter::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_get_line_syntax_highlighting", "p_line"), &SyntaxHighlighter::_get_line_syntax_highlighting);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_update_cache"), &SyntaxHighlighter::_update_cache);
diff --git a/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.h b/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.h
index 201bcb03e1..7059ef4ce1 100644
--- a/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.h
+++ b/scene/resources/syntax_highlighter.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
 	void set_text_edit(TextEdit *p_text_edit);
 	TextEdit *get_text_edit();
 
+	virtual Ref<SyntaxHighlighter> _create() const;
+
 	SyntaxHighlighter() {}
 	virtual ~SyntaxHighlighter() {}
 };