diff --git a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
index 5995777558b..5ac7f05cef9 100644
--- a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
+++ b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
@@ -646,12 +646,9 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_parse_message(const String &p_msg, const Array &p_da
 					if (path.find("::") != -1) {
 						// built-in resource
 						String base_path = path.get_slice("::", 0);
-						if (ResourceLoader::get_resource_type(base_path) == "PackedScene") {
-							if (!EditorNode::get_singleton()->is_scene_open(base_path)) {
-								EditorNode::get_singleton()->load_scene(base_path);
-							}
-						} else {
-							EditorNode::get_singleton()->load_resource(base_path);
+						RES dependency = ResourceLoader::load(base_path);
+						if (dependency.is_valid()) {
+							remote_dependencies.insert(dependency);
 						}
 					}
 					var = ResourceLoader::load(path);
@@ -2144,6 +2141,7 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_clear_remote_objects() {
 		memdelete(E->value());
 	}
 	remote_objects.clear();
+	remote_dependencies.clear();
 }
 
 void ScriptEditorDebugger::_clear_errors_list() {
diff --git a/editor/script_editor_debugger.h b/editor/script_editor_debugger.h
index 2de1db6919c..402e94892b8 100644
--- a/editor/script_editor_debugger.h
+++ b/editor/script_editor_debugger.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ private:
 	ObjectID inspected_object_id;
 	ScriptEditorDebuggerVariables *variables;
 	Map<ObjectID, ScriptEditorDebuggerInspectedObject *> remote_objects;
+	Set<RES> remote_dependencies;
 	Set<ObjectID> unfold_cache;
 
 	VBoxContainer *errors_tab;