diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 9d69addc12c..d1e2ba0fe09 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -1061,6 +1061,10 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_tool_selected(int p_tool, bool p_confirm_override) {
 				break;
 			}
 
+			if (!_validate_no_foreign()) {
+				break;
+			}
+
 			List<Node *> selection = editor_selection->get_selected_node_list();
 			List<Node *>::Element *e = selection.front();
 			if (e) {