diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
index de56dd5ece1a..0c58b41fcbfe 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ bool GDScript::get_property_default_value(const StringName &p_property, Variant
 }
 
 ScriptInstance *GDScript::instance_create(Object *p_this) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!valid, nullptr, "Script is invalid!");
+
 	GDScript *top = this;
 	while (top->_base) {
 		top = top->_base;
@@ -902,6 +904,11 @@ void GDScript::unload_static() const {
 }
 
 Variant GDScript::callp(const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable::CallError &r_error) {
+	if (unlikely(!valid)) {
+		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_METHOD;
+		return Variant();
+	}
+
 	GDScript *top = this;
 	while (top) {
 		HashMap<StringName, GDScriptFunction *>::Iterator E = top->member_functions.find(p_method);
@@ -924,6 +931,10 @@ bool GDScript::_get(const StringName &p_name, Variant &r_ret) const {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(!valid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	const GDScript *top = this;
 	while (top) {
 		{
@@ -980,6 +991,10 @@ bool GDScript::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(!valid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	GDScript *top = this;
 	while (top) {
 		HashMap<StringName, MemberInfo>::ConstIterator E = top->static_variables_indices.find(p_name);
@@ -1014,6 +1029,10 @@ bool GDScript::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
 void GDScript::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_properties) const {
 	p_properties->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "script/source", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL));
 
+	if (unlikely(!valid)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	List<const GDScript *> classes;
 	const GDScript *top = this;
 	while (top) {
@@ -1630,6 +1649,10 @@ GDScript::~GDScript() {
 //////////////////////////////
 
 bool GDScriptInstance::set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
+	if (unlikely(!script->valid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	{
 		HashMap<StringName, GDScript::MemberInfo>::Iterator E = script->member_indices.find(p_name);
 		if (E) {
@@ -1703,6 +1726,10 @@ bool GDScriptInstance::set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
 }
 
 bool GDScriptInstance::get(const StringName &p_name, Variant &r_ret) const {
+	if (unlikely(!script->valid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	{
 		HashMap<StringName, GDScript::MemberInfo>::ConstIterator E = script->member_indices.find(p_name);
 		if (E) {
@@ -1823,6 +1850,10 @@ void GDScriptInstance::validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 }
 
 void GDScriptInstance::get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_properties) const {
+	if (unlikely(!script->valid)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// exported members, not done yet!
 
 	const GDScript *sptr = script.ptr();
@@ -1901,6 +1932,10 @@ void GDScriptInstance::get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_properties) const
 }
 
 bool GDScriptInstance::property_can_revert(const StringName &p_name) const {
+	if (unlikely(!script->valid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	Variant name = p_name;
 	const Variant *args[1] = { &name };
 
@@ -1921,6 +1956,10 @@ bool GDScriptInstance::property_can_revert(const StringName &p_name) const {
 }
 
 bool GDScriptInstance::property_get_revert(const StringName &p_name, Variant &r_ret) const {
+	if (unlikely(!script->valid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	Variant name = p_name;
 	const Variant *args[1] = { &name };
 
@@ -1995,6 +2034,11 @@ void GDScriptInstance::_call_implicit_ready_recursively(GDScript *p_script) {
 }
 
 Variant GDScriptInstance::callp(const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable::CallError &r_error) {
+	if (unlikely(!script->valid)) {
+		r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_METHOD;
+		return Variant();
+	}
+
 	GDScript *sptr = script.ptr();
 	if (unlikely(p_method == SceneStringName(_ready))) {
 		// Call implicit ready first, including for the super classes recursively.
@@ -2012,6 +2056,10 @@ Variant GDScriptInstance::callp(const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_ar
 }
 
 void GDScriptInstance::notification(int p_notification, bool p_reversed) {
+	if (unlikely(!script->valid)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	//notification is not virtual, it gets called at ALL levels just like in C.
 	Variant value = p_notification;
 	const Variant *args[1] = { &value };
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
index e62972b949b9..eeffc13a1004 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
@@ -3228,7 +3228,11 @@ Error GDScriptCompiler::compile(const GDScriptParser *p_parser, GDScript *p_scri
 		GDScriptCache::add_static_script(p_script);
 	}
 
-	return GDScriptCache::finish_compiling(main_script->path);
+	err = GDScriptCache::finish_compiling(main_script->path);
+	if (err) {
+		main_script->valid = false;
+	}
+	return err;
 }
 
 String GDScriptCompiler::get_error() const {