diff --git a/editor/animation/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/animation/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
index d4b5ad9681..36722a5892 100644
--- a/editor/animation/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/animation/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -126,13 +126,15 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 				}
 				frame->set_value(player->get_current_animation_position());
 				track_editor->set_anim_pos(player->get_current_animation_position());
-			} else if (!player->is_valid()) {
-				// Reset timeline when the player has been stopped externally
-				frame->set_value(0);
-			} else if (last_active) {
-				// Need the last frame after it stopped.
-				frame->set_value(player->get_current_animation_position());
-				track_editor->set_anim_pos(player->get_current_animation_position());
+			} else {
+				if (!player->is_valid()) {
+					// Reset timeline when the player has been stopped externally
+					frame->set_value(0);
+				} else if (last_active) {
+					// Need the last frame after it stopped.
+					frame->set_value(player->get_current_animation_position());
+					track_editor->set_anim_pos(player->get_current_animation_position());
+				}
 				stop->set_button_icon(stop_icon);
 			}
 
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::_play_pressed() {
 
 	if (!current.is_empty()) {
 		if (current == player->get_assigned_animation()) {
-			player->stop(); //so it won't blend with itself
+			player->stop(); // So it won't blend with itself.
 		}
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_EDMSG(!_validate_tracks(player->get_animation(current)), "Animation tracks may have any invalid key, abort playing.");
 		PackedStringArray markers = track_editor->get_selected_section();
@@ -338,9 +340,13 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::_play_from_pressed() {
 	String current = _get_current();
 
 	if (!current.is_empty()) {
+		if (!player->is_valid()) {
+			_play_pressed(); // Fallback.
+			return;
+		}
 		double time = player->get_current_animation_position();
 		if (current == player->get_assigned_animation() && player->is_playing()) {
-			player->clear_caches(); //so it won't blend with itself
+			player->clear_caches(); // So it won't blend with itself.
 		}
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_EDMSG(!_validate_tracks(player->get_animation(current)), "Animation tracks may have any invalid key, abort playing.");
 		player->seek_internal(time, true, true, true);
@@ -369,7 +375,7 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::_play_bw_pressed() {
 	String current = _get_current();
 	if (!current.is_empty()) {
 		if (current == player->get_assigned_animation()) {
-			player->stop(); //so it won't blend with itself
+			player->stop(); // So it won't blend with itself.
 		}
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_EDMSG(!_validate_tracks(player->get_animation(current)), "Animation tracks may have any invalid key, abort playing.");
 		PackedStringArray markers = track_editor->get_selected_section();
@@ -390,9 +396,13 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::_play_bw_from_pressed() {
 	String current = _get_current();
 
 	if (!current.is_empty()) {
+		if (!player->is_valid()) {
+			_play_bw_pressed(); // Fallback.
+			return;
+		}
 		double time = player->get_current_animation_position();
 		if (current == player->get_assigned_animation() && player->is_playing()) {
-			player->clear_caches(); //so it won't blend with itself
+			player->clear_caches(); // So it won't blend with itself.
 		}
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_EDMSG(!_validate_tracks(player->get_animation(current)), "Animation tracks may have any invalid key, abort playing.");
 		player->seek_internal(time, true, true, true);
@@ -1546,6 +1556,7 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::_current_animation_changed(const StringName &p_name)
 void AnimationPlayerEditor::_animation_key_editor_anim_len_changed(float p_len) {
 	frame->set_max(p_len);
 }
+
 void AnimationPlayerEditor::_animation_key_editor_seek(float p_pos, bool p_timeline_only, bool p_update_position_only) {
 	timeline_position = p_pos;
 
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
index fa348fae73..0265cdaab8 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
@@ -595,7 +595,12 @@ bool AnimationPlayer::is_playing() const {
 
 void AnimationPlayer::set_current_animation(const StringName &p_animation) {
 	if (p_animation == SNAME("[stop]") || p_animation.is_empty()) {
-		stop();
+		// It should be call deferred and handled only when is_playing() == true to prevent infinite loops caused by seeking within stop().
+		// Especially when the key current_animation = "[stop]" is placed at the beginning of an animation,
+		// this line is called when the animation changes, so is_playing() == true must be checked.
+		if (is_playing()) {
+			callable_mp(this, &AnimationPlayer::stop).call_deferred(false);
+		}
 	} else if (!is_playing()) {
 		play(p_animation);
 	} else if (playback.assigned != p_animation) {
@@ -786,16 +791,13 @@ bool AnimationPlayer::is_movie_quit_on_finish_enabled() const {
 void AnimationPlayer::_stop_internal(bool p_reset, bool p_keep_state) {
 	_clear_caches();
 	Playback &c = playback;
-	// c.blend.clear();
 	double start = c.current.is_enabled ? playback.current.get_start_time() : 0;
 	if (p_reset) {
 		c.blend.clear();
 		if (p_keep_state) {
 			c.current.pos = start;
 		} else {
-			is_stopping = true;
 			seek_internal(start, true, true, true);
-			is_stopping = false;
 		}
 		c.current.is_enabled = false;
 		c.current.animation_name = String();
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_player.h b/scene/animation/animation_player.h
index c74bd0da8a..68506310f3 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_player.h
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_player.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ private:
 	Tween::TransitionType auto_capture_transition_type = Tween::TRANS_LINEAR;
 	Tween::EaseType auto_capture_ease_type = Tween::EASE_IN;
 
-	bool is_stopping = false;
-
 	struct PlaybackData {
 		bool is_enabled = false;
 		String animation_name;