diff --git a/editor/inspector/editor_properties.cpp b/editor/inspector/editor_properties.cpp
index b78fd11ee92..1ae68011e60 100644
--- a/editor/inspector/editor_properties.cpp
+++ b/editor/inspector/editor_properties.cpp
@@ -3089,6 +3089,11 @@ void EditorPropertyNodePath::_notification(int p_what) {
 Node *EditorPropertyNodePath::get_base_node() {
 	Node *base_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(get_edited_object());
 
+	// For proxy objects, specifies the node to which the path is relative.
+	if (!base_node && get_edited_object()->has_meta("__base_node_relative")) {
+		base_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(get_edited_object()->get_meta("__base_node_relative"));
+	}
+
 	if (!base_node) {
 		base_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(InspectorDock::get_inspector_singleton()->get_edited_object());
 	}
diff --git a/editor/scene/connections_dialog.cpp b/editor/scene/connections_dialog.cpp
index 8c99cd34bd0..004888cfbc8 100644
--- a/editor/scene/connections_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene/connections_dialog.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,33 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
+	void update_base_node_relative(Node *p_node) {
+		Node *old_base = nullptr;
+		if (has_meta("__base_node_relative")) {
+			old_base = Object::cast_to<Node>(get_meta("__base_node_relative"));
+		}
+
+		if (old_base == p_node) {
+			return;
+		}
+		// The cdbinds is a proxy object, so we want the node path to be relative to the target node.
+		set_meta("__base_node_relative", p_node);
+
+		if (!old_base) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Update existing outdated node paths.
+		for (int i = 0; i < params.size(); i++) {
+			if (params[i].get_type() != Variant::NODE_PATH) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			StringName property_name = "bind/argument_" + itos(i + 1);
+			Node *n = old_base->get_node(get(property_name));
+			set(property_name, p_node ? p_node->get_path_to(n) : NodePath());
+		}
+	}
+
 	void notify_changed() {
 		notify_property_list_changed();
 	}
@@ -176,6 +203,9 @@ void ConnectDialog::_tree_node_selected() {
 	if (!edit_mode) {
 		set_dst_method(generate_method_callback_name(source, signal, current));
 	}
+
+	cdbinds->update_base_node_relative(current);
+
 	_update_method_tree();
 	_update_warning_label();
 	_update_ok_enabled();