diff --git a/editor/import/editor_scene_importer_gltf.cpp b/editor/import/editor_scene_importer_gltf.cpp
index 49091dc81..4512fda77 100644
--- a/editor/import/editor_scene_importer_gltf.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/editor_scene_importer_gltf.cpp
@@ -2567,6 +2567,8 @@ void EditorSceneImporterGLTF::_generate_scene_node(GLTFState &state, Node *scene
 		current_node->set_name(gltf_node->name);
 	}
 
+    current_node->set_meta("empty_draw_type", "CUBE");
+
 	state.scene_nodes.insert(node_index, current_node);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < gltf_node->children.size(); ++i) {