diff --git a/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.cpp b/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.cpp
index 3f86d6260..04c5f96dc 100644
--- a/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.cpp
+++ b/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ Color GradientCursor::get_cursor_color() {
 }
 
 void GradientCursor::set_cursor_color(const Color &val) {
+	color = val;
+	update();
+}
+
+void GradientCursor::set_cursor_color_notify(const Color &val) {
 	color = val;
 	MMGradientEditor *ged = Object::cast_to<MMGradientEditor>(get_parent());
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ged);
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ bool GradientCursor::can_drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_da
 }
 
 void GradientCursor::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data, Control *p_from) {
-	set_cursor_color(p_data);
+	set_cursor_color_notify(p_data);
 }
 
 GradientCursor::GradientCursor() {
@@ -132,6 +137,8 @@ void GradientCursor::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_cursor_color", "value"), &GradientCursor::set_cursor_color);
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::COLOR, "cursor_color"), "set_cursor_color", "get_cursor_color");
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_cursor_color_notify", "value"), &GradientCursor::set_cursor_color_notify);
+
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_sliding"), &GradientCursor::get_sliding);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_sliding", "value"), &GradientCursor::set_sliding);
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "sliding"), "set_sliding", "get_sliding");
diff --git a/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.h b/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.h
index 8629ce858..895864821 100644
--- a/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.h
+++ b/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_cursor.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public:
 	Color get_cursor_color();
 	void set_cursor_color(const Color &val);
 
+	void set_cursor_color_notify(const Color &val);
+
 	bool get_sliding() const;
 	void set_sliding(const bool val);
 
diff --git a/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_editor.cpp b/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_editor.cpp
index 0683d954a..f372fb590 100644
--- a/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/material_maker/editor/widgets/gradient_editor/gradient_editor.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void MMGradientEditor::select_color(GradientCursor *cursor, const Vector2 &posit
 
 	ColorPicker *color_picker = color_picker_popup->color_picker;
 	color_picker->set_pick_color(cursor->get_cursor_color());
-	color_picker->connect("color_changed", cursor, "set_cursor_color");
+	color_picker->connect("color_changed", cursor, "set_cursor_color_notify");
 
 	color_picker_popup->set_position(position);
 	color_picker_popup->connect("popup_hide", this, "undo_redo_save_color_state");