diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index 480feaf00a4e..dbf05d73aa30 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -1421,8 +1421,12 @@ void Node::_add_child_nocheck(Node *p_child, const StringName &p_name, InternalM
 	//recognize children created in this node constructor
 	p_child->data.parent_owned = data.in_constructor;
 	add_child_notify(p_child);
-	notification(NOTIFICATION_CHILD_ORDER_CHANGED);
-	emit_signal(SNAME("child_order_changed"));
+	if(!deferred_add_child) {
+		deferred_add_child = true;
+		call_deferred("notification", NOTIFICATION_CHILD_ORDER_CHANGED);
+		call_deferred("emit_signal", SNAME("child_order_changed"));
+		set_deferred("deferred_add_child", false);
+	}
 }
 
 void Node::add_child(Node *p_child, bool p_force_readable_name, InternalMode p_internal) {
diff --git a/scene/main/node.h b/scene/main/node.h
index 9700c9a8744b..9b17ea3b3708 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.h
+++ b/scene/main/node.h
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ class Node : public Object {
 
 	InternalMode get_internal_mode() const;
 
+	bool deferred_add_child = false;
+
 	void add_child(Node *p_child, bool p_force_readable_name = false, InternalMode p_internal = INTERNAL_MODE_DISABLED);
 	void add_sibling(Node *p_sibling, bool p_force_readable_name = false);
 	void remove_child(Node *p_child);