diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 31985481c..59fd6369e 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -3244,6 +3244,9 @@ void EditorNode::_remove_edited_scene(bool p_change_tab) {
 }
 
 void EditorNode::_remove_scene(int index, bool p_change_tab) {
+	// Clear icon cache in case some scripts are no longer needed.
+	script_icon_cache.clear();
+
 	if (editor_data.get_edited_scene() == index) {
 		//Scene to remove is current scene
 		_remove_edited_scene(p_change_tab);
@@ -3889,7 +3892,7 @@ void EditorNode::_pick_main_scene_custom_action(const String &p_custom_action_na
 	}
 }
 
-Ref<Texture> EditorNode::get_object_icon(const Object *p_object, const String &p_fallback) const {
+Ref<Texture> EditorNode::get_object_icon(const Object *p_object, const String &p_fallback) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!p_object || !gui_base, nullptr);
 
 	Ref<Script> script = p_object->get_script();
@@ -3897,13 +3900,14 @@ Ref<Texture> EditorNode::get_object_icon(const Object *p_object, const String &p
 		script = p_object;
 	}
 
-	if (script.is_valid()) {
+	if (script.is_valid() && !script_icon_cache.has(script)) {
 		Ref<Script> base_script = script;
 		while (base_script.is_valid()) {
 			StringName name = EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_get_name(base_script->get_path());
 			String icon_path = EditorNode::get_editor_data().script_class_get_icon_path(name);
 			Ref<ImageTexture> icon = _load_custom_class_icon(icon_path);
 			if (icon.is_valid()) {
+				script_icon_cache[script] = icon;
 				return icon;
 			}
 
@@ -3913,12 +3917,18 @@ Ref<Texture> EditorNode::get_object_icon(const Object *p_object, const String &p
 				const Vector<EditorData::CustomType> &types = EditorNode::get_editor_data().get_custom_types()[base];
 				for (int i = 0; i < types.size(); ++i) {
 					if (types[i].script == base_script && types[i].icon.is_valid()) {
+						script_icon_cache[script] = types[i].icon;
 						return types[i].icon;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			base_script = base_script->get_base_script();
 		}
+
+		// If no icon found, cache it as null.
+		script_icon_cache[script] = Ref<Texture>();
+	} else if (script.is_valid() && script_icon_cache.has(script) && script_icon_cache[script].is_valid()) {
+		return script_icon_cache[script];
 	}
 
 	// should probably be deprecated in 4.x
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.h b/editor/editor_node.h
index 72918e4e9..8e6dfe9bf 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.h
+++ b/editor/editor_node.h
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ private:
 	Set<EditorFileDialog *> editor_file_dialogs;
 
 	Map<String, Ref<Texture>> icon_type_cache;
+	Map<Ref<Script>, Ref<Texture>> script_icon_cache;
 	void _build_icon_type_cache();
 
 	bool _initializing_addons;
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ public:
 	Ref<Theme> get_editor_theme() const { return theme; }
 	Ref<Script> get_object_custom_type_base(const Object *p_object) const;
 	StringName get_object_custom_type_name(const Object *p_object) const;
-	Ref<Texture> get_object_icon(const Object *p_object, const String &p_fallback = "Object") const;
+	Ref<Texture> get_object_icon(const Object *p_object, const String &p_fallback = "Object");
 	Ref<Texture> get_class_icon(const String &p_class, const String &p_fallback = "Object") const;
 
 	void show_accept(const String &p_text, const String &p_title);