diff --git a/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp b/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
index 8866c7bb80..346b2f829d 100644
--- a/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/color_picker.cpp
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ void ColorPicker::_preset_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 }
 
 void ColorPicker::_screen_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
+	if (!is_inside_tree())
+		return;
 
 	Ref<InputEventMouseButton> bev = p_event;
 	if (bev.is_valid() && bev->get_button_index() == BUTTON_LEFT && !bev->is_pressed()) {
@@ -609,6 +611,9 @@ void ColorPicker::_add_preset_pressed() {
 }
 
 void ColorPicker::_screen_pick_pressed() {
+	if (!is_inside_tree())
+		return;
+
 	Viewport *r = get_tree()->get_root();
 	if (!screen) {
 		screen = memnew(Control);