2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scene/main/window.cpp b/scene/main/window.cpp
index 36d7d079b2..98b207bd3c 100644
--- a/scene/main/window.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/window.cpp
@@ -1559,7 +1559,12 @@ void Window::_window_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (p_ev->get_device() != InputEvent::DEVICE_ID_INTERNAL) {
+	// If the event needs to be handled in a Window-derived class, then it should overwrite
+	// `_input_from_window` instead of subscribing to the `window_input` signal, because the signal
+	// filters out internal events.
+	_input_from_window(p_ev);
+
+	if (p_ev->get_device() != InputEvent::DEVICE_ID_INTERNAL && is_inside_tree()) {
 		emit_signal(SceneStringNames::get_singleton()->window_input, p_ev);
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/main/window.h b/scene/main/window.h
index 8a54b6c7d3..3ef8d41b1b 100644
--- a/scene/main/window.h
+++ b/scene/main/window.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual void _post_popup() {}
 
 	virtual void _update_theme_item_cache();
+	virtual void _input_from_window(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {}
 
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 	static void _bind_methods();