diff --git a/core/object/object.cpp b/core/object/object.cpp
index 6d9315daeb63b..6abdba2e207f9 100644
--- a/core/object/object.cpp
+++ b/core/object/object.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ void Object::get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list, bool p_reversed) cons
 	}
 
 	for (const KeyValue<StringName, Variant> &K : metadata) {
-		PropertyInfo pi = PropertyInfo(K.value.get_type(), "metadata/" + K.key.string());
+		const uint32_t meta_usage = K.key.string().begins_with("_") ? PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR : PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT;
+		PropertyInfo pi = PropertyInfo(K.value.get_type(), "metadata/" + K.key.string(), PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", meta_usage);
 		if (K.value.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT) {
 			pi.hint = PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE;
 			Object *obj = K.value;
diff --git a/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp b/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp
index f9e832505c771..e7aa9e03fa945 100644
--- a/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp
+++ b/editor/inspector/editor_inspector.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ bool EditorInspector::_resource_properties_matches(const Ref<Resource> &p_resour
 
 			continue;
 
-		} else if (p.name.begins_with("metadata/_") || !(p.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR) || _is_property_disabled_by_feature_profile(p.name) ||
+		} else if (!(p.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR) || _is_property_disabled_by_feature_profile(p.name) ||
 				(p_filter.is_empty() && restrict_to_basic && !(p.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR_BASIC_SETTING))) {
 			// Ignore properties that are not supposed to be in the inspector.
 			continue;
@@ -4584,8 +4584,7 @@ void EditorInspector::update_tree() {
 			List<PropertyInfo>::Element *N = E_property->next();
 			bool valid = true;
 			while (N) {
-				if (!N->get().name.begins_with("metadata/_") && N->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR &&
-						(!filter.is_empty() || !restrict_to_basic || (N->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR_BASIC_SETTING))) {
+				if (N->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR && (!filter.is_empty() || !restrict_to_basic || (N->get().usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR_BASIC_SETTING))) {
 					break;
 				}
 				// Treat custom categories as second-level ones. Do not skip a normal category if it is followed by a custom one.
@@ -4657,7 +4656,7 @@ void EditorInspector::update_tree() {
 
 			continue;
 
-		} else if (p.name.begins_with("metadata/_") || !(p.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR) || _is_property_disabled_by_feature_profile(p.name) ||
+		} else if (!(p.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR) || _is_property_disabled_by_feature_profile(p.name) ||
 				(filter.is_empty() && restrict_to_basic && !(p.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR_BASIC_SETTING))) {
 			// Ignore properties that are not supposed to be in the inspector.
 			continue;