diff --git a/editor/scene/editor_scene_tabs.cpp b/editor/scene/editor_scene_tabs.cpp
index ff55d30ae4..ea5da9e0d9 100644
--- a/editor/scene/editor_scene_tabs.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene/editor_scene_tabs.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void EditorSceneTabs::_scene_tab_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_input) {
 	Ref<InputEventMouseButton> mb = p_input;
 
 	if (mb.is_valid()) {
-		if (mb->get_button_index() == MouseButton::LEFT && mb->is_double_click()) {
+		if (scene_tabs->get_hovered_tab() < 0 && mb->get_button_index() == MouseButton::LEFT && mb->is_double_click()) {
 			int tab_buttons = 0;
 			if (scene_tabs->get_offset_buttons_visible()) {
 				tab_buttons = get_theme_icon(SNAME("increment"), SNAME("TabBar"))->get_width() + get_theme_icon(SNAME("decrement"), SNAME("TabBar"))->get_width();
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ void EditorSceneTabs::_scene_tab_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_input) {
 			if ((is_layout_rtl() && mb->get_position().x > tab_buttons) || (!is_layout_rtl() && mb->get_position().x < scene_tabs->get_size().width - tab_buttons)) {
 				EditorNode::get_singleton()->trigger_menu_option(EditorNode::SCENE_NEW_SCENE, true);
 			}
-		}
-		if (mb->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && mb->is_pressed()) {
+		} else if (mb->get_button_index() == MouseButton::RIGHT && mb->is_pressed()) {
 			// Context menu.
 			_update_context_menu();