diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index f4fb48682c9..bff3c3a0897 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void Node::_notification(int p_notification) {
 
 void Node::_propagate_ready() {
 
+	data.ready_notified=true;
 	data.blocked++;
 	for (int i=0;i<data.children.size();i++) {
 
@@ -2662,7 +2663,9 @@ void Node::_set_tree(SceneTree *p_tree) {
 
 
 		_propagate_enter_tree();
-		_propagate_ready(); //reverse_notification(NOTIFICATION_READY);
+		if (!data.parent || data.parent->data.ready_notified) { // No parent (root) or parent ready
+			_propagate_ready(); //reverse_notification(NOTIFICATION_READY);
+		}
 
 		tree_changed_b=data.tree;
 
@@ -2999,6 +3002,7 @@ Node::Node() {
 	data.fixed_process=false;
 	data.idle_process=false;
 	data.inside_tree=false;
+	data.ready_notified=false;
 
 	data.owner=NULL;
 	data.OW=NULL;
diff --git a/scene/main/node.h b/scene/main/node.h
index f18dc81195b..7b1444f6079 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.h
+++ b/scene/main/node.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ private:
 		StringName name;
 		SceneTree *tree;
 		bool inside_tree;
+		bool ready_notified;
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 		NodePath import_path; //path used when imported, used by scene editors to keep tracking
 #endif