diff --git a/doc/classes/Viewport.xml b/doc/classes/Viewport.xml
index 413d9462fe..e842c58769 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Viewport.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Viewport.xml
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@
 			If [code]true[/code], the objects rendered by viewport become subjects of mouse picking process.
 			[b]Note:[/b] The number of simultaneously pickable objects is limited to 64 and they are selected in a non-deterministic order, which can be different in each picking process.
 		</member>
+		<member name="physics_object_picking_first_only" type="bool" setter="set_physics_object_picking_first_only" getter="get_physics_object_picking_first_only" default="false">
+			If [code]true[/code], the input_event signal will only be sent to one physics object in the mouse picking process. If you want to get the top object only, you must also enable [member physics_object_picking_sort].
+			If [code]false[/code], an input_event signal will be sent to all physics objects in the mouse picking process.
+			This applies to 2D CanvasItem object picking only.
+		</member>
 		<member name="physics_object_picking_sort" type="bool" setter="set_physics_object_picking_sort" getter="get_physics_object_picking_sort" default="false">
 			If [code]true[/code], objects receive mouse picking events sorted primarily by their [member CanvasItem.z_index] and secondarily by their position in the scene tree. If [code]false[/code], the order is undetermined.
 			[b]Note:[/b] This setting is disabled by default because of its potential expensive computational cost.
diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index ad11c80c42..b44f25409d 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -846,6 +846,9 @@ void Viewport::_process_picking() {
 
 							if (send_event) {
 								co->_input_event_call(this, ev, res[i].shape);
+								if (physics_object_picking_first_only) {
+									break;
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -3280,6 +3283,14 @@ bool Viewport::get_physics_object_picking_sort() {
 	return physics_object_picking_sort;
 }
 
+void Viewport::set_physics_object_picking_first_only(bool p_enable) {
+	physics_object_picking_first_only = p_enable;
+}
+
+bool Viewport::get_physics_object_picking_first_only() {
+	return physics_object_picking_first_only;
+}
+
 Vector2 Viewport::get_camera_coords(const Vector2 &p_viewport_coords) const {
 	ERR_READ_THREAD_GUARD_V(Vector2());
 	Transform2D xf = stretch_transform * global_canvas_transform;
@@ -4366,6 +4377,8 @@ void Viewport::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_physics_object_picking"), &Viewport::get_physics_object_picking);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_physics_object_picking_sort", "enable"), &Viewport::set_physics_object_picking_sort);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_physics_object_picking_sort"), &Viewport::get_physics_object_picking_sort);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_physics_object_picking_first_only", "enable"), &Viewport::set_physics_object_picking_first_only);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_physics_object_picking_first_only"), &Viewport::get_physics_object_picking_first_only);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_viewport_rid"), &Viewport::get_viewport_rid);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("push_text_input", "text"), &Viewport::push_text_input);
@@ -4524,6 +4537,7 @@ void Viewport::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_GROUP("Physics", "physics_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "physics_object_picking"), "set_physics_object_picking", "get_physics_object_picking");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "physics_object_picking_sort"), "set_physics_object_picking_sort", "get_physics_object_picking_sort");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "physics_object_picking_first_only"), "set_physics_object_picking_first_only", "get_physics_object_picking_first_only");
 	ADD_GROUP("GUI", "gui_");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "gui_disable_input"), "set_disable_input", "is_input_disabled");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "gui_snap_controls_to_pixels"), "set_snap_controls_to_pixels", "is_snap_controls_to_pixels_enabled");
diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.h b/scene/main/viewport.h
index 68084fc35f..3fda50ac43 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.h
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool physics_object_picking = false;
 	bool physics_object_picking_sort = false;
+	bool physics_object_picking_first_only = false;
 	List<Ref<InputEvent>> physics_picking_events;
 	ObjectID physics_object_capture;
 	ObjectID physics_object_over;
@@ -595,6 +596,8 @@ public:
 	bool get_physics_object_picking();
 	void set_physics_object_picking_sort(bool p_enable);
 	bool get_physics_object_picking_sort();
+	void set_physics_object_picking_first_only(bool p_enable);
+	bool get_physics_object_picking_first_only();
 
 	Variant gui_get_drag_data() const;