diff --git a/paint/sources/functions.h b/paint/sources/functions.h
index b5c1cc6d..52c2da00 100644
--- a/paint/sources/functions.h
+++ b/paint/sources/functions.h
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ void                      history_new_material();
 void                      history_delete_material();
 void                      history_duplicate_material();
 void                      history_delete_material_group(node_group_t *group);
+void                      tab_scripts_set(char *s);
 void                      tab_scripts_draw(ui_handle_t *htab);
 ui_text_coloring_t       *tab_scripts_get_text_coloring();
 void                      render_path_preview_init();
diff --git a/paint/sources/globals.h b/paint/sources/globals.h
index 9f36a7cc..0704f0d3 100644
--- a/paint/sources/globals.h
+++ b/paint/sources/globals.h
@@ -177,8 +177,9 @@ bool                      ui_view2d_grid_redraw = true;
 ui_handle_t              *ui_view2d_htab;
 bool                      sim_running = false;
 any_map_t                *sim_object_script_map;
-bool                      sim_record         = false;
-bool                      viewport_recording = false;
+bool                      sim_record                 = false;
+bool                      viewport_recording         = false;
+bool                      node_shader_dump_to_script = false;
 node_shader_context_t    *parser_material_con;
 node_shader_t            *parser_material_kong;
 material_context_t       *parser_material_matcon;
diff --git a/paint/sources/node_shader.c b/paint/sources/node_shader.c
index 81c70341..41ea3a23 100644
--- a/paint/sources/node_shader.c
+++ b/paint/sources/node_shader.c
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ char *node_shader_get(node_shader_t *raw) {
 	s = string("%s\tfragment = kong_frag;\n", s);
 	s = string("%s}\n", s);
 
+	if (node_shader_dump_to_script) {
+		node_shader_dump_to_script = false;
+		tab_scripts_set(s);
+	}
+
 	return s;
 }
 
diff --git a/paint/sources/tab_scripts.c b/paint/sources/tab_scripts.c
index 04c94851..6d838d69 100644
--- a/paint/sources/tab_scripts.c
+++ b/paint/sources/tab_scripts.c
@@ -3,8 +3,27 @@
 
 ui_text_coloring_t *tab_scripts_text_coloring = NULL;
 
+void tab_scripts_prepare() {
+	if (g_project->script_datas == NULL) {
+		g_project->script_datas = string_array_create(0);
+	}
+	if (g_project->script_datas->length == 0) {
+		string_array_push(g_project->script_datas, "");
+	}
+}
+
+char *tab_scripts_get() {
+	tab_scripts_prepare();
+	return g_project->script_datas->buffer[0];
+}
+
+void tab_scripts_set(char *s) {
+	tab_scripts_prepare();
+	g_project->script_datas->buffer[0] = string_copy(s);
+}
+
 void tab_scripts_draw_export(char *path) {
-	char *str = tab_scripts_hscript->text;
+	char *str = tab_scripts_get();
 	char *f   = ui_files_filename;
 	if (string_equals(f, "")) {
 		f = string_copy(tr("untitled"));
@@ -18,13 +37,13 @@ void tab_scripts_draw_export(char *path) {
 
 void tab_scripts_draw_import(char *path) {
 	buffer_t *b               = data_get_blob(path);
-	tab_scripts_hscript->text = string_copy(sys_buffer_to_string(b));
+	tab_scripts_set(sys_buffer_to_string(b));
 	data_delete_blob(path);
 }
 
 void tab_scripts_draw_edit() {
 	if (ui_menu_button(tr("Clear"), "", ICON_ERASE)) {
-		tab_scripts_hscript->text = "";
+		tab_scripts_set("");
 	}
 	if (ui_menu_button(tr("Import"), "", ICON_IMPORT)) {
 		ui_files_show("c", false, false, &tab_scripts_draw_import);
@@ -107,12 +126,7 @@ void tab_scripts_draw(ui_handle_t *htab) {
 		ui_text_area_coloring = tab_scripts_get_text_coloring();
 		gc_root(ui_text_area_coloring);
 
-		if (g_project->script_datas == NULL) {
-			g_project->script_datas = string_array_create(0);
-		}
-		if (g_project->script_datas->length == 0) {
-			string_array_push(g_project->script_datas, "");
-		}
+		tab_scripts_prepare();
 
 		tab_scripts_hscript->text = g_project->script_datas->buffer[0];
 		ui_text_area(tab_scripts_hscript, UI_ALIGN_LEFT, true, "", false);