diff --git a/doc/classes/Node2D.xml b/doc/classes/Node2D.xml
index f38cfc101..6e6da7852 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Node2D.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Node2D.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
 		<member name="z_index" type="int" setter="set_z_index" getter="get_z_index" default="0">
 			Z index. Controls the order in which the nodes render. A node with a higher Z index will display in front of others. Must be between [constant RenderingServer.CANVAS_ITEM_Z_MIN] and [constant RenderingServer.CANVAS_ITEM_Z_MAX] (inclusive).
 		</member>
+		<member name="sort_enabled" type="bool" setter="set_sort_enabled" getter="is_sort_enabled" default="true">
+			If [code]true[/code], child nodes are sorted, otherwise sorting is disabled.
+		</member>
 	</members>
 	<constants>
 	</constants>
diff --git a/doc/classes/YSort.xml b/doc/classes/YSort.xml
index 7f5e541a0..e77b7466b 100644
--- a/doc/classes/YSort.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/YSort.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 	<methods>
 	</methods>
 	<members>
-		<member name="sort_enabled" type="bool" setter="set_sort_enabled" getter="is_sort_enabled" default="true">
-			If [code]true[/code], child nodes are sorted, otherwise sorting is disabled.
-		</member>
 	</members>
 	<constants>
 	</constants>
diff --git a/scene/2d/y_sort.cpp b/scene/2d/y_sort.cpp
index 9e5a9ba85..2e6a54dd7 100644
--- a/scene/2d/y_sort.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/y_sort.cpp
@@ -31,24 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "y_sort.h"
 
-void YSort::set_sort_enabled(bool p_enabled) {
-	sort_enabled = p_enabled;
-	RS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_set_sort_children_by_y(get_canvas_item(), sort_enabled);
-}
-
-bool YSort::is_sort_enabled() const {
-	return sort_enabled;
-}
-
-void YSort::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_sort_enabled", "enabled"), &YSort::set_sort_enabled);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_sort_enabled"), &YSort::is_sort_enabled);
-
-	ADD_GROUP("Sort", "sort_");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "sort_enabled"), "set_sort_enabled", "is_sort_enabled");
-}
-
 YSort::YSort() {
-	sort_enabled = true;
+	_sort_enabled = true;
 	RS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_set_sort_children_by_y(get_canvas_item(), true);
 }
diff --git a/scene/2d/y_sort.h b/scene/2d/y_sort.h
index b95bba520..ff6040e28 100644
--- a/scene/2d/y_sort.h
+++ b/scene/2d/y_sort.h
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@
 
 class YSort : public Node2D {
 	GDCLASS(YSort, Node2D);
-	bool sort_enabled;
-	static void _bind_methods();
 
 public:
-	void set_sort_enabled(bool p_enabled);
-	bool is_sort_enabled() const;
 	YSort();
 };
 
diff --git a/scene/main/node_2d.cpp b/scene/main/node_2d.cpp
index 4a12d6eec..ce87a95ed 100644
--- a/scene/main/node_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node_2d.cpp
@@ -350,6 +350,19 @@ int Node2D::get_z_index() const {
 	return z_index;
 }
 
+void Node2D::set_sort_enabled(bool p_enabled) {
+	if (_sort_enabled == p_enabled) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	_sort_enabled = p_enabled;
+	RS::get_singleton()->canvas_item_set_sort_children_by_y(get_canvas_item(), _sort_enabled);
+}
+
+bool Node2D::is_sort_enabled() const {
+	return _sort_enabled;
+}
+
 Transform2D Node2D::get_relative_transform_to_parent(const Node *p_parent) const {
 	if (p_parent == this) {
 		return Transform2D();
@@ -438,6 +451,9 @@ void Node2D::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_z_as_relative", "enable"), &Node2D::set_z_as_relative);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_z_relative"), &Node2D::is_z_relative);
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_sort_enabled", "enabled"), &Node2D::set_sort_enabled);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_sort_enabled"), &Node2D::is_sort_enabled);
+
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_relative_transform_to_parent", "parent"), &Node2D::get_relative_transform_to_parent);
 
 	ADD_GROUP("Transform", "");
@@ -456,6 +472,10 @@ void Node2D::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_GROUP("Z Index", "");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "z_index", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, itos(RS::CANVAS_ITEM_Z_MIN) + "," + itos(RS::CANVAS_ITEM_Z_MAX) + ",1"), "set_z_index", "get_z_index");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "z_as_relative"), "set_z_as_relative", "is_z_relative");
+
+	ADD_GROUP("Sort", "sort_");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "sort_enabled"), "set_sort_enabled", "is_sort_enabled");
+
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "toplevel"), "set_as_toplevel", "is_set_as_toplevel");
 }
 
@@ -470,6 +490,7 @@ StringName Node2D::get_property_store_alias(const StringName &p_property) const
 #endif
 
 Node2D::Node2D() {
+	_sort_enabled = false;
 	angle = 0;
 	_scale = Vector2(1, 1);
 	_xform_dirty = false;
diff --git a/scene/main/node_2d.h b/scene/main/node_2d.h
index 88691471f..106b87254 100644
--- a/scene/main/node_2d.h
+++ b/scene/main/node_2d.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class Node2D : public CanvasItem {
 	void _update_xform_values();
 
 protected:
+	bool _sort_enabled;
+
 	void _notification(int p_notification);
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
@@ -114,6 +116,9 @@ public:
 	void set_z_as_relative(bool p_enabled);
 	bool is_z_relative() const;
 
+	void set_sort_enabled(bool p_enabled);
+	bool is_sort_enabled() const;
+
 	Transform2D get_relative_transform_to_parent(const Node *p_parent) const;
 
 	Transform2D get_transform() const;