diff --git a/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp b/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp
index 6999231659..87c901d60d 100644
--- a/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp
+++ b/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "editor/inspector/add_metadata_dialog.h"
 #include "editor/inspector/editor_properties.h"
 #include "editor/inspector/editor_property_name_processor.h"
+#include "editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.h"
 #include "editor/inspector/multi_node_edit.h"
 #include "editor/script/script_editor_plugin.h"
 #include "editor/settings/editor_feature_profile.h"
@@ -1417,6 +1418,13 @@ void EditorProperty::menu_option(int p_option) {
 			EditorInspector::set_property_clipboard(object->get(property));
 		} break;
 		case MENU_PASTE_VALUE: {
+			EditorPropertyResource *epr = Object::cast_to<EditorPropertyResource>(this);
+			if (epr) {
+				const Ref<Resource> res = InspectorDock::get_inspector_singleton()->get_property_clipboard();
+				if (res.is_valid() && !epr->get_resource_picker()->is_resource_allowed(res)) {
+					return;
+				}
+			}
 			emit_changed(property, EditorInspector::get_property_clipboard());
 		} break;
 		case MENU_COPY_PROPERTY_PATH: {
diff --git a/editor/inspector/editor_properties.h b/editor/inspector/editor_properties.h
index f223123802..e8b1b2b493 100644
--- a/editor/inspector/editor_properties.h
+++ b/editor/inspector/editor_properties.h
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ protected:
 public:
 	virtual void update_property() override;
 	void setup(Object *p_object, const String &p_path, const String &p_base_type);
+	EditorResourcePicker *get_resource_picker() const { return resource_picker; }
 
 	void collapse_all_folding() override;
 	void expand_all_folding() override;
diff --git a/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.cpp b/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.cpp
index cb6baf63f1..4994cc5481 100644
--- a/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.cpp
+++ b/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.cpp
@@ -1156,11 +1156,9 @@ Vector<String> EditorResourcePicker::get_allowed_types() const {
 	return types;
 }
 
-void EditorResourcePicker::set_edited_resource(Ref<Resource> p_resource) {
+bool EditorResourcePicker::is_resource_allowed(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) {
 	if (p_resource.is_null()) {
-		edited_resource = Ref<Resource>();
-		_update_resource();
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	if (!base_type.is_empty()) {
@@ -1175,10 +1173,21 @@ void EditorResourcePicker::set_edited_resource(Ref<Resource> p_resource) {
 		}
 
 		if (!is_custom && !_is_type_valid(p_resource->get_class(), allowed_types)) {
-			String class_str = (custom_class == StringName() ? p_resource->get_class() : vformat("%s (%s)", custom_class, p_resource->get_class()));
-			ERR_FAIL_MSG(vformat("Failed to set a resource of the type '%s' because this EditorResourcePicker only accepts '%s' and its derivatives.", class_str, base_type));
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+void EditorResourcePicker::set_edited_resource(Ref<Resource> p_resource) {
+	if (!is_resource_allowed(p_resource)) {
+		StringName custom_class;
+		if (p_resource->get_script()) {
+			custom_class = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_object_custom_type_name(p_resource->get_script());
+		}
+		const String class_str = (custom_class.is_empty() ? p_resource->get_class() : vformat("%s (%s)", custom_class, p_resource->get_class()));
+		ERR_FAIL_MSG(vformat("Failed to set a resource of the type '%s' because this EditorResourcePicker only accepts '%s' and its derivatives.", class_str, base_type));
+	}
 	set_edited_resource_no_check(p_resource);
 }
 
diff --git a/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.h b/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.h
index 18b5a0d921..c76e2f73b5 100644
--- a/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.h
+++ b/editor/inspector/editor_resource_picker.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public:
 	String get_base_type() const;
 	Vector<String> get_allowed_types() const;
 
+	bool is_resource_allowed(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource);
 	void set_edited_resource(Ref<Resource> p_resource);
 	void set_edited_resource_no_check(Ref<Resource> p_resource);
 	Ref<Resource> get_edited_resource();