diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.cpp
index 59583263153..a7da153f5ea 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.cpp
@@ -864,6 +864,12 @@ void GDScriptByteCodeGenerator::write_assign_default_parameter(const Address &p_
 	function->default_arguments.push_back(opcodes.size());
 }
 
+void GDScriptByteCodeGenerator::write_store_global(const Address &p_dst, int p_global_index) {
+	append(GDScriptFunction::OPCODE_STORE_GLOBAL, 1);
+	append(p_dst);
+	append(p_global_index);
+}
+
 void GDScriptByteCodeGenerator::write_store_named_global(const Address &p_dst, const StringName &p_global) {
 	append(GDScriptFunction::OPCODE_STORE_NAMED_GLOBAL, 1);
 	append(p_dst);
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.h b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.h
index 3d6fb291ad7..5a01d1628d3 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_byte_codegen.h
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void write_assign_true(const Address &p_target) override;
 	virtual void write_assign_false(const Address &p_target) override;
 	virtual void write_assign_default_parameter(const Address &p_dst, const Address &p_src) override;
+	virtual void write_store_global(const Address &p_dst, int p_global_index) override;
 	virtual void write_store_named_global(const Address &p_dst, const StringName &p_global) override;
 	virtual void write_cast(const Address &p_target, const Address &p_source, const GDScriptDataType &p_type) override;
 	virtual void write_call(const Address &p_target, const Address &p_base, const StringName &p_function_name, const Vector<Address> &p_arguments) override;
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_codegen.h b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_codegen.h
index ecc86c37f37..f290c162bed 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_codegen.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_codegen.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void write_assign_true(const Address &p_target) = 0;
 	virtual void write_assign_false(const Address &p_target) = 0;
 	virtual void write_assign_default_parameter(const Address &dst, const Address &src) = 0;
+	virtual void write_store_global(const Address &p_dst, int p_global_index) = 0;
 	virtual void write_store_named_global(const Address &p_dst, const StringName &p_global) = 0;
 	virtual void write_cast(const Address &p_target, const Address &p_source, const GDScriptDataType &p_type) = 0;
 	virtual void write_call(const Address &p_target, const Address &p_base, const StringName &p_function_name, const Vector<Address> &p_arguments) = 0;
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
index ddf4f281b4d..cc29200e333 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "gdscript_cache.h"
 #include "gdscript_utility_functions.h"
 
+#include "core/config/project_settings.h"
+
 bool GDScriptCompiler::_is_class_member_property(CodeGen &codegen, const StringName &p_name) {
 	if (codegen.function_node && codegen.function_node->is_static) {
 		return false;
@@ -316,10 +318,21 @@ GDScriptCodeGenerator::Address GDScriptCompiler::_parse_expression(CodeGen &code
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Try globals.
 			if (GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_map().has(identifier)) {
-				int idx = GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_map()[identifier];
-				Variant global = GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_array()[idx];
-				return codegen.add_constant(global); // TODO: Get type.
+				// If it's an autoload singleton, we postpone to load it at runtime.
+				// This is so one autoload doesn't try to load another before it's compiled.
+				OrderedHashMap<StringName, ProjectSettings::AutoloadInfo> autoloads = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_autoload_list();
+				if (autoloads.has(identifier) && autoloads[identifier].is_singleton) {
+					GDScriptCodeGenerator::Address global = codegen.add_temporary(_gdtype_from_datatype(in->get_datatype()));
+					int idx = GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_map()[identifier];
+					gen->write_store_global(global, idx);
+					return global;
+				} else {
+					int idx = GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_map()[identifier];
+					Variant global = GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_array()[idx];
+					return codegen.add_constant(global);
+				}
 			}
 
 			// Try global classes.
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_disassembler.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_disassembler.cpp
index 1acb9ceddce..9287df2ea00 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_disassembler.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_disassembler.cpp
@@ -914,6 +914,14 @@ void GDScriptFunction::disassemble(const Vector<String> &p_code_lines) const {
 				incr += 5;
 			} break;
 				DISASSEMBLE_ITERATE_TYPES(DISASSEMBLE_ITERATE);
+			case OPCODE_STORE_GLOBAL: {
+				text += "store global ";
+				text += DADDR(1);
+				text += " = ";
+				text += String::num_int64(_code_ptr[ip + 2]);
+
+				incr += 3;
+			} break;
 			case OPCODE_STORE_NAMED_GLOBAL: {
 				text += "store named global ";
 				text += DADDR(1);
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_function.h b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_function.h
index 87d8c034946..da3a0341fa8 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_function.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_function.h
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ public:
 		OPCODE_ITERATE_PACKED_VECTOR3_ARRAY,
 		OPCODE_ITERATE_PACKED_COLOR_ARRAY,
 		OPCODE_ITERATE_OBJECT,
+		OPCODE_STORE_GLOBAL,
 		OPCODE_STORE_NAMED_GLOBAL,
 		OPCODE_TYPE_ADJUST_BOOL,
 		OPCODE_TYPE_ADJUST_INT,
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_vm.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_vm.cpp
index 882256b7e34..64fd7eca8a4 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_vm.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_vm.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ void (*type_init_function_table[])(Variant *) = {
 		&&OPCODE_ITERATE_PACKED_VECTOR3_ARRAY,       \
 		&&OPCODE_ITERATE_PACKED_COLOR_ARRAY,         \
 		&&OPCODE_ITERATE_OBJECT,                     \
+		&&OPCODE_STORE_GLOBAL,                       \
 		&&OPCODE_STORE_NAMED_GLOBAL,                 \
 		&&OPCODE_TYPE_ADJUST_BOOL,                   \
 		&&OPCODE_TYPE_ADJUST_INT,                    \
@@ -3116,6 +3117,18 @@ Variant GDScriptFunction::call(GDScriptInstance *p_instance, const Variant **p_a
 			}
 			DISPATCH_OPCODE;
 
+			OPCODE(OPCODE_STORE_GLOBAL) {
+				CHECK_SPACE(3);
+				int global_idx = _code_ptr[ip + 2];
+				GD_ERR_BREAK(global_idx < 0 || global_idx >= GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_array_size());
+
+				GET_INSTRUCTION_ARG(dst, 0);
+				*dst = GDScriptLanguage::get_singleton()->get_global_array()[global_idx];
+
+				ip += 3;
+			}
+			DISPATCH_OPCODE;
+
 			OPCODE(OPCODE_STORE_NAMED_GLOBAL) {
 				CHECK_SPACE(3);
 				int globalname_idx = _code_ptr[ip + 2];