diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 974dcdf656a..bb5212d6394 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 #include "editor/editor_property_name_processor.h"
 #include "editor/editor_resource_picker.h"
 #include "editor/editor_resource_preview.h"
+#include "editor/editor_script.h"
 #include "editor/editor_settings.h"
 #include "editor/editor_settings_dialog.h"
 #include "editor/editor_translation_parser.h"
@@ -5742,6 +5743,41 @@ bool EditorNode::validate_custom_directory() {
 	return true;
 }
 
+void EditorNode::run_editor_script(const Ref<Script> &p_script) {
+	Error err = p_script->reload(true); // Always hard reload the script before running.
+	if (err != OK || !p_script->is_valid()) {
+		EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it contains errors, check the output log."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Perform additional checks on the script to evaluate if it's runnable.
+
+	bool is_runnable = true;
+	if (!ClassDB::is_parent_class(p_script->get_instance_base_type(), "EditorScript")) {
+		is_runnable = false;
+
+		EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it doesn't extend EditorScript."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
+	}
+	if (!p_script->is_tool()) {
+		is_runnable = false;
+
+		if (p_script->get_class() == "GDScript") {
+			EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it's not a tool script (add the @tool annotation at the top)."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
+		} else if (p_script->get_class() == "CSharpScript") {
+			EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it's not a tool script (add the [Tool] attribute above the class definition)."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
+		} else {
+			EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it's not a tool script."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
+		}
+	}
+	if (!is_runnable) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Ref<EditorScript> es = memnew(EditorScript);
+	es->set_script(p_script);
+	es->run();
+}
+
 void EditorNode::_immediate_dialog_confirmed() {
 	immediate_dialog_confirmed = true;
 }
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.h b/editor/editor_node.h
index 835a4bf8a22..0a0c94934e3 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.h
+++ b/editor/editor_node.h
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool ensure_main_scene(bool p_from_native);
 	bool validate_custom_directory();
+	void run_editor_script(const Ref<Script> &p_script);
 };
 
 class EditorPluginList : public Object {
diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
index 4060b24e565..b3a472caab0 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
@@ -2588,6 +2588,14 @@ void FileSystemDock::_file_option(int p_option, const Vector<String> &p_selected
 			String dir = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->globalize_path(fpath);
 			ScriptEditor::get_singleton()->open_text_file_create_dialog(dir);
 		} break;
+		case FILE_MENU_RUN_SCRIPT: {
+			if (p_selected.size() == 1) {
+				const String &fpath = p_selected[0];
+				Ref<Script> scr = ResourceLoader::load(fpath);
+				ERR_FAIL_COND(scr.is_null());
+				EditorNode::get_singleton()->run_editor_script(scr);
+			}
+		} break;
 
 		case EXTRA_FOCUS_PATH: {
 			focus_on_filter();
@@ -3273,6 +3281,16 @@ void FileSystemDock::_file_and_folders_fill_popup(PopupMenu *p_popup, const Vect
 			p_popup->add_separator();
 		} else if (filenames.size() == 1) {
 			p_popup->add_icon_item(get_editor_theme_icon(SNAME("Load")), TTRC("Open"), FILE_MENU_OPEN);
+
+			String type = EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->get_file_type(filenames[0]);
+			if (ClassDB::is_parent_class(type, "Script")) {
+				Ref<Script> scr = ResourceLoader::load(filenames[0]);
+				if (scr.is_valid()) {
+					if (ClassDB::is_parent_class(scr->get_instance_base_type(), "EditorScript")) {
+						p_popup->add_icon_item(get_editor_theme_icon(SNAME("MainPlay")), TTRC("Run"), FILE_MENU_RUN_SCRIPT);
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			p_popup->add_separator();
 		}
 
diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.h b/editor/filesystem_dock.h
index 19a70f78d97..a682ad3fee2 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.h
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ private:
 		FILE_MENU_NEW_FOLDER,
 		FILE_MENU_NEW_SCRIPT,
 		FILE_MENU_NEW_SCENE,
+		FILE_MENU_RUN_SCRIPT,
 		FILE_MENU_MAX,
 		// Extra shortcuts that don't exist in the menu.
 		EXTRA_FOCUS_PATH,
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index f78e3b2ad12..13b7514fcd1 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1491,36 +1491,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 
 				current->apply_code();
 
-				Error err = scr->reload(true); // Always hard reload the script before running.
-				if (err != OK || !scr->is_valid()) {
-					EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it contains errors, check the output log."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
-					return;
-				}
-
-				// Perform additional checks on the script to evaluate if it's runnable.
-
-				bool is_runnable = true;
-				if (!ClassDB::is_parent_class(scr->get_instance_base_type(), "EditorScript")) {
-					is_runnable = false;
-
-					EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it doesn't extend EditorScript."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
-				}
-				if (!scr->is_tool()) {
-					is_runnable = false;
-
-					if (scr->get_class() == "GDScript") {
-						EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it's not a tool script (add the @tool annotation at the top)."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
-					} else {
-						EditorToaster::get_singleton()->popup_str(TTR("Cannot run the script because it's not a tool script."), EditorToaster::SEVERITY_WARNING);
-					}
-				}
-				if (!is_runnable) {
-					return;
-				}
-
-				Ref<EditorScript> es = memnew(EditorScript);
-				es->set_script(scr);
-				es->run();
+				EditorNode::get_singleton()->run_editor_script(scr);
 			} break;
 
 			case FILE_MENU_CLOSE: {