diff --git a/src/Autoload/ExtensionsAPI.gd b/src/Autoload/ExtensionsAPI.gd
index 1389f35b5..cd8460693 100644
--- a/src/Autoload/ExtensionsAPI.gd
+++ b/src/Autoload/ExtensionsAPI.gd
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ extends Node
 enum { FILE, EDIT, SELECT, IMAGE, VIEW, WINDOW, HELP }
 
 
-func get_current_project() -> Project:
-	return Global.current_project
-
-
 func dialog_open(open: bool) -> void:
 	Global.dialog_open(open)
 
 
+func get_current_project() -> Project:
+	return Global.current_project
+
+
 func get_global() -> Global:
 	return Global
 
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ func get_extensions_node() -> Node:
 	return Global.control.get_node("Extensions")
 
 
+func get_dockable_container_ui() -> Node:
+	return Global.control.find_node("DockableContainer")
+
+
 func get_config_file() -> ConfigFile:
 	return Global.config_cache
 
@@ -32,6 +36,94 @@ func get_dialogs_parent_node() -> Node:
 	return Global.control.get_node("Dialogs")
 
 
+# Dockable container methods
+# Adds a node as a tab next to an already existing panel to the dockable container
+func add_node_as_tab(node: Node, alongside_node: String) -> void:
+	var dockable := get_dockable_container_ui()
+	dockable.add_child(node)
+	var tab = _find_tab_with_node(alongside_node, dockable)
+	if not tab:
+		push_error("Tab not found")
+		return
+
+	tab.insert_node(0, node)  # Insert at the beginning
+	if !dockable.get_tabs_visible():
+		dockable.set_tabs_visible(true)
+		# A hacky way to fix tabs that sometimes are not visible when an extension is loaded
+		yield(get_tree(), "idle_frame")
+		yield(get_tree(), "idle_frame")
+		dockable.set_tabs_visible(false)
+
+
+# Removes a node from the dockable container
+func remove_node_from_tab(node: Node) -> void:
+	var dockable = Global.control.find_node("DockableContainer")
+	var tab = _find_tab_with_node(node.name, dockable)
+	if not tab:
+		push_error("Tab not found")
+		return
+	tab.remove_node(node)
+	node.get_parent().remove_child(node)
+	node.queue_free()
+
+
+func _find_tab_with_node(node_name: String, dockable_container):
+	var root = dockable_container.layout.root
+	var tabs = _get_tabs_in_root(root)
+	for tab in tabs:
+		var idx = tab.find_name(node_name)
+		if idx != -1:
+			return tab
+	return null
+
+
+# Returns all existing tabs inside Split resource
+func _get_tabs_in_root(parent_resource):
+	var parents := []  # Resources have no get_parent_resource() so this is an alternative
+	var scanned := []  # To keep track of already discovered layout_split resources
+	var child_number := 0
+	parents.append(parent_resource)
+	var scan_target = parent_resource
+
+	var tabs := []
+
+	# Get children in the parent, the initial parent is the node we entered as "parent"
+	while child_number < 2:
+		# If parent isn't a (layout_split) resource then there is no point
+		# in continuing (This is just a Sanity Check and should always pass)
+		if !scan_target.has_method("get_first"):
+			break
+
+		var child_resource
+		if child_number == 0:
+			child_resource = scan_target.get_first()  # First child
+		elif child_number == 1:
+			child_resource = scan_target.get_second()  # Second child
+
+		# If the child resource is a tab and it wasn't discovered before, add it to "paths"
+		if child_resource.has_method("get_current_tab"):
+			if !tabs.has(child_resource):
+				tabs.append(child_resource)
+		# If "child_resource" is another layout_split resource then we need to scan it too
+		elif child_resource.has_method("get_first") and !scanned.has(child_resource):
+			scanned.append(child_resource)
+			parents.append(child_resource)
+			scan_target = parents[-1]  # Set this as the next scan target
+			# Reset child_number by setting it to -1, because later it will
+			# get added by "child_number += 1" to make it 0
+			child_number = -1
+		child_number += 1
+		# If we have reached the bottom, then make the child's parent as
+		# the next parent and move on to the next child in the parent
+		if child_number == 2:
+			scan_target = parents.pop_back()
+			child_number = 0
+			# If there is no parent left to get scanned
+			if scan_target == null:
+				return tabs
+
+
+# Menu methods
 func _get_popup_menu(menu_type: int) -> PopupMenu:
 	match menu_type:
 		FILE:
@@ -71,6 +163,7 @@ func remove_menu_item(menu_type: int, item_idx: int) -> void:
 	popup_menu.remove_item(item_idx)
 
 
+# Tool methods
 func add_tool(
 	tool_name: String,
 	display_name: String,
@@ -92,6 +185,7 @@ func remove_tool(tool_name: String) -> void:
 		Tools.remove_tool(tool_class)
 
 
+# Theme methods
 func add_theme(theme: Theme) -> void:
 	var themes: BoxContainer = Global.preferences_dialog.find_node("Themes")
 	themes.themes.append(theme)