diff --git a/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.cpp
index 04d4c6d779d9..86df57c4694b 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ Error PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin::parse_file(const String &p_path,
 		String node_type = state->get_node_type(i);
 		String parent_path = state->get_node_path(i, true);
 
+		// Handle instanced scenes.
+		if (node_type.is_empty()) {
+			Ref<PackedScene> instance = state->get_node_instance(i);
+			if (instance.is_valid()) {
+				Ref<SceneState> _state = instance->get_state();
+				node_type = _state->get_node_type(0);
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Find the `auto_translate_mode` property.
 		bool auto_translating = true;
 		bool auto_translate_mode_found = false;
@@ -118,7 +127,8 @@ Error PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin::parse_file(const String &p_path,
 
 		for (int j = 0; j < state->get_node_property_count(i); j++) {
 			String property_name = state->get_node_property_name(i, j);
-			if (!lookup_properties.has(property_name) || (exception_list.has(node_type) && exception_list[node_type].has(property_name))) {
+
+			if (!match_property(property_name, node_type)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -134,15 +144,6 @@ Error PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin::parse_file(const String &p_path,
 					parsed_strings.append_array(temp);
 					r_ids_ctx_plural->append_array(ids_context_plural);
 				}
-			} else if ((node_type == "MenuButton" || node_type == "OptionButton") && property_name == "items") {
-				Vector<String> str_values = property_value;
-				int incr_value = node_type == "MenuButton" ? PopupMenu::ITEM_PROPERTY_SIZE : OptionButton::ITEM_PROPERTY_SIZE;
-				for (int k = 0; k < str_values.size(); k += incr_value) {
-					String desc = str_values[k].get_slice(";", 1).strip_edges();
-					if (!desc.is_empty()) {
-						parsed_strings.push_back(desc);
-					}
-				}
 			} else if (node_type == "FileDialog" && property_name == "filters") {
 				// Extract FileDialog's filters property with values in format "*.png ; PNG Images","*.gd ; GDScript Files".
 				Vector<String> str_values = property_value;
@@ -167,14 +168,32 @@ Error PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin::parse_file(const String &p_path,
 	return OK;
 }
 
+bool PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin::match_property(const String &p_property_name, const String &p_node_type) {
+	for (const KeyValue<String, Vector<String>> &exception : exception_list) {
+		const String &exception_node_type = exception.key;
+		if (ClassDB::is_parent_class(p_node_type, exception_node_type)) {
+			const Vector<String> &exception_properties = exception.value;
+			for (const String &exception_property : exception_properties) {
+				if (p_property_name.match(exception_property)) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for (const String &lookup_property : lookup_properties) {
+		if (p_property_name.match(lookup_property)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin::PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin() {
 	// Scene Node's properties containing strings that will be fetched for translation.
 	lookup_properties.insert("text");
-	lookup_properties.insert("tooltip_text");
-	lookup_properties.insert("placeholder_text");
-	lookup_properties.insert("items");
+	lookup_properties.insert("*_text");
+	lookup_properties.insert("popup/*/text");
 	lookup_properties.insert("title");
-	lookup_properties.insert("dialog_text");
 	lookup_properties.insert("filters");
 	lookup_properties.insert("script");
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.h
index d1a92ded326f..0a5cc1c2a66b 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/packed_scene_translation_parser_plugin.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin : public EditorTranslationParserP
 
 public:
 	virtual Error parse_file(const String &p_path, Vector<String> *r_ids, Vector<Vector<String>> *r_ids_ctx_plural) override;
+	bool match_property(const String &p_property_name, const String &p_node_type);
 	virtual void get_recognized_extensions(List<String> *r_extensions) const override;
 
 	PackedSceneEditorTranslationParserPlugin();