diff --git a/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.cpp b/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.cpp
index 8dcb91e2b0b..6fd80d8403f 100644
--- a/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ void DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog::_main_prop_changed(const String &p_edited_
 	if (font_preview.is_valid()) {
 		if (p_edited_property == "antialiasing") {
 			font_preview->set_antialiasing((TextServer::FontAntialiasing)import_settings_data->get("antialiasing").operator int());
+			_variations_validate();
 		} else if (p_edited_property == "generate_mipmaps") {
 			font_preview->set_generate_mipmaps(import_settings_data->get("generate_mipmaps"));
 		} else if (p_edited_property == "disable_embedded_bitmaps") {
@@ -492,7 +493,16 @@ void DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog::_main_prop_changed(const String &p_edited_
 		} else if (p_edited_property == "hinting") {
 			font_preview->set_hinting((TextServer::Hinting)import_settings_data->get("hinting").operator int());
 		} else if (p_edited_property == "subpixel_positioning") {
-			font_preview->set_subpixel_positioning((TextServer::SubpixelPositioning)import_settings_data->get("subpixel_positioning").operator int());
+			int font_subpixel_positioning = import_settings_data->get("subpixel_positioning").operator int();
+			if (font_subpixel_positioning == 4 /* Auto (Except Pixel Fonts) */) {
+				if (is_pixel) {
+					font_subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_DISABLED;
+				} else {
+					font_subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_AUTO;
+				}
+			}
+			font_preview->set_subpixel_positioning((TextServer::SubpixelPositioning)font_subpixel_positioning);
+			_variations_validate();
 		} else if (p_edited_property == "keep_rounding_remainders") {
 			font_preview->set_keep_rounding_remainders(import_settings_data->get("keep_rounding_remainders"));
 		} else if (p_edited_property == "oversampling") {
@@ -620,7 +630,15 @@ void DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog::_variations_validate() {
 	if ((TextServer::FontAntialiasing)(int)import_settings_data->get("antialiasing") == TextServer::FONT_ANTIALIASING_LCD) {
 		warn += "\n" + TTR("Note: LCD Subpixel antialiasing is selected, each of the glyphs will be pre-rendered for all supported subpixel layouts (5x).");
 	}
-	if ((TextServer::SubpixelPositioning)(int)import_settings_data->get("subpixel_positioning") != TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_DISABLED) {
+	int font_subpixel_positioning = import_settings_data->get("subpixel_positioning").operator int();
+	if (font_subpixel_positioning == 4 /* Auto (Except Pixel Fonts) */) {
+		if (is_pixel) {
+			font_subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_DISABLED;
+		} else {
+			font_subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_AUTO;
+		}
+	}
+	if ((TextServer::SubpixelPositioning)font_subpixel_positioning != TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_DISABLED) {
 		warn += "\n" + TTR("Note: Subpixel positioning is selected, each of the glyphs might be pre-rendered for multiple subpixel offsets (up to 4x).");
 	}
 	if (warn.is_empty()) {
@@ -1087,6 +1105,34 @@ void DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog::open_settings(const String &p_path) {
 	font_preview.instantiate();
 	font_preview->set_data(font_data);
 
+	Array rids = font_preview->get_rids();
+	if (!rids.is_empty()) {
+		PackedInt32Array glyphs = TS->font_get_supported_glyphs(rids[0]);
+		is_pixel = true;
+		for (int32_t gl : glyphs) {
+			Dictionary ct = TS->font_get_glyph_contours(rids[0], 16, gl);
+			PackedInt32Array contours = ct["contours"];
+			PackedVector3Array points = ct["points"];
+			int prev_start = 0;
+			for (int i = 0; i < contours.size(); i++) {
+				for (int j = prev_start; j <= contours[i]; j++) {
+					int next_point = (j < contours[i]) ? (j + 1) : prev_start;
+					if ((points[j].z != TextServer::CONTOUR_CURVE_TAG_ON) || (!Math::is_equal_approx(points[j].x, points[next_point].x) && !Math::is_equal_approx(points[j].y, points[next_point].y))) {
+						is_pixel = false;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				prev_start = contours[i] + 1;
+				if (!is_pixel) {
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (!is_pixel) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	String font_name = vformat("%s (%s)", font_preview->get_font_name(), font_preview->get_font_style_name());
 	String sample;
 	static const String sample_base = U"12漢字ԱբΑαАбΑαאבابܐܒހށआআਆઆଆஆఆಆആආกิກິༀကႠა한글ሀᎣᐁᚁᚠᜀᜠᝀᝠកᠠᤁᥐAb😀";
@@ -1237,7 +1283,15 @@ void DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog::open_settings(const String &p_path) {
 		font_preview->set_allow_system_fallback(import_settings_data->get("allow_system_fallback"));
 		font_preview->set_force_autohinter(import_settings_data->get("force_autohinter"));
 		font_preview->set_hinting((TextServer::Hinting)import_settings_data->get("hinting").operator int());
-		font_preview->set_subpixel_positioning((TextServer::SubpixelPositioning)import_settings_data->get("subpixel_positioning").operator int());
+		int font_subpixel_positioning = import_settings_data->get("subpixel_positioning").operator int();
+		if (font_subpixel_positioning == 4 /* Auto (Except Pixel Fonts) */) {
+			if (is_pixel) {
+				font_subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_DISABLED;
+			} else {
+				font_subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_AUTO;
+			}
+		}
+		font_preview->set_subpixel_positioning((TextServer::SubpixelPositioning)font_subpixel_positioning);
 		font_preview->set_keep_rounding_remainders(import_settings_data->get("keep_rounding_remainders"));
 		font_preview->set_oversampling(import_settings_data->get("oversampling"));
 	}
@@ -1270,7 +1324,7 @@ DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog::DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog() {
 	options_general.push_back(ResourceImporter::ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "allow_system_fallback"), true));
 	options_general.push_back(ResourceImporter::ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "force_autohinter"), false));
 	options_general.push_back(ResourceImporter::ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "hinting", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "None,Light,Normal"), 1));
-	options_general.push_back(ResourceImporter::ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "subpixel_positioning", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Disabled,Auto,One Half of a Pixel,One Quarter of a Pixel"), 1));
+	options_general.push_back(ResourceImporter::ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "subpixel_positioning", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Disabled,Auto,One Half of a Pixel,One Quarter of a Pixel,Auto (Except Pixel Fonts)"), 4));
 	options_general.push_back(ResourceImporter::ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "keep_rounding_remainders"), true));
 	options_general.push_back(ResourceImporter::ImportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::FLOAT, "oversampling", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,0.1"), 0.0));
 
diff --git a/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.h b/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.h
index c97f4389e73..eeb860ba68d 100644
--- a/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.h
+++ b/editor/import/dynamic_font_import_settings.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class DynamicFontImportSettingsDialog : public ConfirmationDialog {
 	List<ResourceImporter::ImportOption> options_variations;
 	List<ResourceImporter::ImportOption> options_general;
 
+	bool is_pixel = false;
+
 	// Root layout
 	Label *label_warn = nullptr;
 	TabContainer *main_pages = nullptr;
diff --git a/editor/import/resource_importer_dynamic_font.cpp b/editor/import/resource_importer_dynamic_font.cpp
index d67d0e491e1..9e7d37d54eb 100644
--- a/editor/import/resource_importer_dynamic_font.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/resource_importer_dynamic_font.cpp
@@ -182,36 +182,39 @@ Error ResourceImporterDynamicFont::import(ResourceUID::ID p_source_id, const Str
 	font->set_fallbacks(fallbacks);
 
 	if (subpixel_positioning == 4 /* Auto (Except Pixel Fonts) */) {
-		PackedInt32Array glyphs = TS->font_get_supported_glyphs(font->get_rids()[0]);
-		bool is_pixel = true;
-		for (int32_t gl : glyphs) {
-			Dictionary ct = TS->font_get_glyph_contours(font->get_rids()[0], 16, gl);
-			PackedInt32Array contours = ct["contours"];
-			PackedVector3Array points = ct["points"];
-			int prev_start = 0;
-			for (int i = 0; i < contours.size(); i++) {
-				for (int j = prev_start; j <= contours[i]; j++) {
-					int next_point = (j < contours[i]) ? (j + 1) : prev_start;
-					if ((points[j].z != TextServer::CONTOUR_CURVE_TAG_ON) || (!Math::is_equal_approx(points[j].x, points[next_point].x) && !Math::is_equal_approx(points[j].y, points[next_point].y))) {
-						is_pixel = false;
+		Array rids = font->get_rids();
+		if (!rids.is_empty()) {
+			PackedInt32Array glyphs = TS->font_get_supported_glyphs(rids[0]);
+			bool is_pixel = true;
+			for (int32_t gl : glyphs) {
+				Dictionary ct = TS->font_get_glyph_contours(rids[0], 16, gl);
+				PackedInt32Array contours = ct["contours"];
+				PackedVector3Array points = ct["points"];
+				int prev_start = 0;
+				for (int i = 0; i < contours.size(); i++) {
+					for (int j = prev_start; j <= contours[i]; j++) {
+						int next_point = (j < contours[i]) ? (j + 1) : prev_start;
+						if ((points[j].z != TextServer::CONTOUR_CURVE_TAG_ON) || (!Math::is_equal_approx(points[j].x, points[next_point].x) && !Math::is_equal_approx(points[j].y, points[next_point].y))) {
+							is_pixel = false;
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+					prev_start = contours[i] + 1;
+					if (!is_pixel) {
 						break;
 					}
 				}
-				prev_start = contours[i] + 1;
 				if (!is_pixel) {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			if (!is_pixel) {
-				break;
+			if (is_pixel && !glyphs.is_empty()) {
+				print_line(vformat("%s: Pixel font detected, disabling subpixel positioning.", p_source_file));
+				subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_DISABLED;
+			} else {
+				subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_AUTO;
 			}
 		}
-		if (is_pixel && !glyphs.is_empty()) {
-			print_line(vformat("%s: Pixel font detected, disabling subpixel positioning.", p_source_file));
-			subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_DISABLED;
-		} else {
-			subpixel_positioning = TextServer::SUBPIXEL_POSITIONING_AUTO;
-		}
 	}
 	font->set_subpixel_positioning((TextServer::SubpixelPositioning)subpixel_positioning);
 	font->set_keep_rounding_remainders(keep_rounding_remainders);