diff --git a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
index 7c608742e8b..b4791deeb07 100644
--- a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.cpp
@@ -418,11 +418,48 @@ Ref<PackedScene> ResourceLoaderText::_parse_node_tag(VariantParser::ResourcePars
 	}
 }
 
+void ResourceLoaderText::_count_resources() {
+	resources_total = 0;
+	resource_current = 0;
+
+	// Save current file position to restore after counting.
+	uint64_t original_pos = f->get_position();
+
+	// Seek to beginning to count all resources.
+	f->seek(0);
+
+	bool has_main_resource = false;
+	while (!f->eof_reached()) {
+		String line = f->get_line().strip_edges();
+
+		// Only count resources that contribute to progress
+		// (ext_resources are loaded asynchronously and don't count).
+		// Note: nodes are all parsed together as part of the main resource (PackedScene),
+		// so they only contribute 1 to the progress count, not one per node.
+		if (line.begins_with("[sub_resource ")) {
+			resources_total++;
+		} else if (line.begins_with("[resource]") || line.begins_with("[node ")) {
+			// Main resource or scene with nodes - only count once.
+			if (!has_main_resource) {
+				resources_total++;
+				has_main_resource = true;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Restore original file position.
+	f->seek(original_pos);
+}
+
 Error ResourceLoaderText::load() {
 	if (error != OK) {
 		return error;
 	}
 
+	if (progress) {
+		_count_resources();
+	}
+
 	while (true) {
 		if (next_tag.name != "ext_resource") {
 			break;
@@ -500,8 +537,6 @@ Error ResourceLoaderText::load() {
 			_printerr();
 			return error;
 		}
-
-		resource_current++;
 	}
 
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
@@ -511,10 +546,6 @@ Error ResourceLoaderText::load() {
 	}
 #endif
 
-	//these are the ones that count
-	resources_total -= resource_current;
-	resource_current = 0;
-
 	while (true) {
 		if (next_tag.name != "sub_resource") {
 			break;
@@ -1001,13 +1032,13 @@ Error ResourceLoaderText::rename_dependencies(Ref<FileAccess> p_f, const String
 				}
 
 				if (is_scene) {
-					fw->store_line("[gd_scene load_steps=" + itos(resources_total) + " format=" + itos(format_version) + uid_text + "]\n");
+					fw->store_line("[gd_scene format=" + itos(format_version) + uid_text + "]\n");
 				} else {
 					String script_res_text;
 					if (!script_class.is_empty()) {
 						script_res_text = "script_class=\"" + script_class + "\" ";
 					}
-					fw->store_line("[gd_resource type=\"" + res_type + "\" " + script_res_text + "load_steps=" + itos(resources_total) + " format=" + itos(format_version) + uid_text + "]\n");
+					fw->store_line("[gd_resource type=\"" + res_type + "\" " + script_res_text + "format=" + itos(format_version) + uid_text + "]\n");
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1098,7 +1129,6 @@ void ResourceLoaderText::open(Ref<FileAccess> p_f, bool p_skip_first_tag) {
 	stream.f = f;
 	is_scene = false;
 	ignore_resource_parsing = false;
-	resource_current = 0;
 
 	VariantParser::Tag tag;
 	Error err = VariantParser::parse_tag(&stream, lines, error_text, tag);
@@ -1151,12 +1181,6 @@ void ResourceLoaderText::open(Ref<FileAccess> p_f, bool p_skip_first_tag) {
 		res_uid = ResourceUID::INVALID_ID;
 	}
 
-	if (tag.fields.has("load_steps")) {
-		resources_total = tag.fields["load_steps"];
-	} else {
-		resources_total = 0;
-	}
-
 	if (!p_skip_first_tag) {
 		err = VariantParser::parse_tag(&stream, lines, error_text, next_tag, &rp);
 
@@ -1774,11 +1798,6 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverTextInstance::save(const String &p_path, const Ref<Reso
 			}
 		}
 
-		int load_steps = saved_resources.size() + external_resources.size();
-
-		if (load_steps > 1) {
-			title += "load_steps=" + itos(load_steps) + " ";
-		}
 		title += "format=" + itos(use_compat ? ResourceLoaderText::FORMAT_VERSION_COMPAT : ResourceLoaderText::FORMAT_VERSION) + "";
 
 		ResourceUID::ID uid = ResourceSaver::get_resource_id_for_path(local_path, true);
@@ -2139,14 +2158,14 @@ Error ResourceLoaderText::set_uid(Ref<FileAccess> p_f, ResourceUID::ID p_uid) {
 
 	fw = FileAccess::open(local_path + ".uidren", FileAccess::WRITE);
 	if (is_scene) {
-		fw->store_string("[gd_scene load_steps=" + itos(resources_total) + " format=" + itos(format_version) + " uid=\"" + ResourceUID::get_singleton()->id_to_text(p_uid) + "\"]");
+		fw->store_string("[gd_scene format=" + itos(format_version) + " uid=\"" + ResourceUID::get_singleton()->id_to_text(p_uid) + "\"]");
 	} else {
 		String script_res_text;
 		if (!script_class.is_empty()) {
 			script_res_text = "script_class=\"" + script_class + "\" ";
 		}
 
-		fw->store_string("[gd_resource type=\"" + res_type + "\" " + script_res_text + "load_steps=" + itos(resources_total) + " format=" + itos(format_version) + " uid=\"" + ResourceUID::get_singleton()->id_to_text(p_uid) + "\"]");
+		fw->store_string("[gd_resource type=\"" + res_type + "\" " + script_res_text + "format=" + itos(format_version) + " uid=\"" + ResourceUID::get_singleton()->id_to_text(p_uid) + "\"]");
 	}
 
 	uint8_t c = f->get_8();
diff --git a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h
index c786f54f279..106229a07f7 100644
--- a/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h
+++ b/scene/resources/resource_format_text.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ private:
 
 	int resources_total = 0;
 	int resource_current = 0;
+
 	String resource_type;
 	String script_class;
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ private:
 
 	Error _parse_sub_resource(VariantParser::Stream *p_stream, Ref<Resource> &r_res, int &line, String &r_err_str);
 	Error _parse_ext_resource(VariantParser::Stream *p_stream, Ref<Resource> &r_res, int &line, String &r_err_str);
+	void _count_resources();
 
 	struct DummyReadData {
 		bool no_placeholders = false;