diff --git a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
index 7c5e3877f224..a9f32927a8fb 100644
--- a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
@@ -3782,7 +3782,6 @@ void EditorInspector::_edit_set(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_value, bo
 		}
 
 		emit_signal(_prop_edited, p_name);
-
 	} else if (Object::cast_to<MultiNodeEdit>(object)) {
 		Object::cast_to<MultiNodeEdit>(object)->set_property_field(p_name, p_value, p_changed_field);
 		_edit_request_change(object, p_name);
@@ -3959,7 +3958,7 @@ void EditorInspector::_property_checked(const String &p_path, bool p_checked) {
 	//property checked
 	if (autoclear) {
 		if (!p_checked) {
-			object->set(p_path, Variant());
+			_edit_set(p_path, Variant(), false, "");
 		} else {
 			Variant to_create;
 			List<PropertyInfo> pinfo;
@@ -3971,7 +3970,7 @@ void EditorInspector::_property_checked(const String &p_path, bool p_checked) {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			object->set(p_path, to_create);
+			_edit_set(p_path, to_create, false, "");
 		}
 
 		if (editor_property_map.has(p_path)) {
@@ -3982,7 +3981,6 @@ void EditorInspector::_property_checked(const String &p_path, bool p_checked) {
 				E->update_cache();
 			}
 		}
-
 	} else {
 		emit_signal(SNAME("property_toggled"), p_path, p_checked);
 	}
diff --git a/editor/editor_inspector.h b/editor/editor_inspector.h
index 3cbee5c50231..e52903101d1d 100644
--- a/editor/editor_inspector.h
+++ b/editor/editor_inspector.h
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class EditorInspectorArray : public EditorInspectorSection {
 		MODE_NONE,
 		MODE_USE_COUNT_PROPERTY,
 		MODE_USE_MOVE_ARRAY_ELEMENT_FUNCTION,
-	} mode;
+	} mode = MODE_NONE;
 	StringName count_property;
 	StringName array_element_prefix;
 	String swap_method;
diff --git a/editor/editor_properties.cpp b/editor/editor_properties.cpp
index 49b30bd06e28..fe50961b548f 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_properties.cpp
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ void EditorPropertyColor::_color_changed(const Color &p_color) {
 }
 
 void EditorPropertyColor::_popup_closed() {
-	get_edited_object()->set(get_edited_property(), last_color);
+	get_edited_object()->set(get_edited_property(), was_checked ? Variant(last_color) : Variant());
 	if (!picker->get_pick_color().is_equal_approx(last_color)) {
 		emit_changed(get_edited_property(), picker->get_pick_color(), "", false);
 	}
@@ -2653,6 +2653,7 @@ void EditorPropertyColor::_popup_closed() {
 
 void EditorPropertyColor::_picker_opening() {
 	last_color = picker->get_pick_color();
+	was_checked = !is_checkable() || is_checked();
 }
 
 void EditorPropertyColor::_notification(int p_what) {
diff --git a/editor/editor_properties.h b/editor/editor_properties.h
index d16c80bfc448..f2c5497e4f32 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties.h
+++ b/editor/editor_properties.h
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ class EditorPropertyColor : public EditorProperty {
 
 	Color last_color;
 	bool live_changes_enabled = true;
+	bool was_checked = false;
 
 protected:
 	virtual void _set_read_only(bool p_read_only) override;