diff --git a/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
index af1e6d725d..a25c02facd 100644
--- a/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void CPUParticles2D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (p_emitting && !use_fixed_seed) {
+	if (p_emitting && !use_fixed_seed && one_shot) {
 		set_seed(Math::rand());
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp
index d40b9047b6..58d7d9bbe4 100644
--- a/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/gpu_particles_2d.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 void GPUParticles2D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 	// Do not return even if `p_emitting == emitting` because `emitting` is just an approximation.
 
-	if (p_emitting && p_emitting != emitting && !use_fixed_seed) {
+	if (p_emitting && p_emitting != emitting && !use_fixed_seed && one_shot) {
 		set_seed(Math::rand());
 	}
 	if (p_emitting && one_shot) {
diff --git a/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
index c44cab1d7b..12fd33ffba 100644
--- a/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void CPUParticles3D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (p_emitting && !use_fixed_seed) {
+	if (p_emitting && !use_fixed_seed && one_shot) {
 		set_seed(Math::rand());
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp
index 7555a9af02..4048750d26 100644
--- a/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/gpu_particles_3d.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ AABB GPUParticles3D::get_aabb() const {
 
 void GPUParticles3D::set_emitting(bool p_emitting) {
 	// Do not return even if `p_emitting == emitting` because `emitting` is just an approximation.
-	if (p_emitting && p_emitting != emitting && !use_fixed_seed) {
+	if (p_emitting && p_emitting != emitting && !use_fixed_seed && one_shot) {
 		set_seed(Math::rand());
 	}
 	if (p_emitting && one_shot) {