diff --git a/Source/Editor/CustomEditors/Dedicated/ScriptsEditor.cs b/Source/Editor/CustomEditors/Dedicated/ScriptsEditor.cs
index 356ae5ee4..954599347 100644
--- a/Source/Editor/CustomEditors/Dedicated/ScriptsEditor.cs
+++ b/Source/Editor/CustomEditors/Dedicated/ScriptsEditor.cs
@@ -914,9 +914,11 @@ namespace FlaxEditor.CustomEditors.Dedicated
                 // Remove drop down arrows and containment lines if no objects in the group
                 if (group.Children.Count == 0)
                 {
+                    group.Panel.Close();
                     group.Panel.ArrowImageOpened = null;
                     group.Panel.ArrowImageClosed = null;
                     group.Panel.EnableContainmentLines = false;
+                    group.Panel.CanOpenClose = false;
                 }
 
                 // Scripts arrange bar
diff --git a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Panels/DropPanel.cs b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Panels/DropPanel.cs
index 0bfa799c2..de80f9fc5 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Panels/DropPanel.cs
+++ b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Panels/DropPanel.cs
@@ -104,13 +104,20 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.GUI
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether enable drop down icon drawing.
         /// </summary>
-        [EditorOrder(1)]
+        [EditorOrder(2)]
         public bool EnableDropDownIcon { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get or sets a value indicating whether the panel can be opened or closed via the user interacting with the ui.
+        /// Changing the open/ closed state from code or the Properties panel will still work regardless.
+        /// </summary>
+        [EditorOrder(1)]
+        public bool CanOpenClose { get; set; } = true;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to enable containment line drawing,
         /// </summary>
-        [EditorOrder(2)]
+        [EditorOrder(3)]
         public bool EnableContainmentLines { get; set; } = false;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -369,7 +376,7 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.GUI
             }
 
             // Header
-            var color = _mouseOverHeader ? HeaderColorMouseOver : HeaderColor;
+            var color = _mouseOverHeader && CanOpenClose ? HeaderColorMouseOver : HeaderColor;
             if (color.A > 0.0f)
             {
                 Render2D.FillRectangle(new Rectangle(0, 0, Width, HeaderHeight), color);
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.GUI
             if (button == MouseButton.Left && _mouseButtonLeftDown)
             {
                 _mouseButtonLeftDown = false;
-                if (_mouseOverHeader)
+                if (_mouseOverHeader && CanOpenClose)
                     Toggle();
                 return true;
             }
@@ -540,7 +547,7 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.GUI
             if (button == MouseButton.Left && _mouseButtonLeftDown)
             {
                 _mouseButtonLeftDown = false;
-                if (_mouseOverHeader)
+                if (_mouseOverHeader && CanOpenClose)
                     Toggle();
                 return true;
             }