diff --git a/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.gd b/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.gd
index 8bb9e8272..db026451d 100644
--- a/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.gd
+++ b/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.gd
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ signal animation_finished
 
 const FRAME_BUTTON_TSCN := preload("res://src/UI/Timeline/FrameButton.tscn")
 const LAYER_FX_SCENE_PATH := "res://src/UI/Timeline/LayerEffects/LayerEffectsSettings.tscn"
+const FRAME_TAG_DIALOG_SCENE_PATH := "res://src/UI/Timeline/FrameTagDialog.tscn"
 
 var is_animation_running := false
 var animation_loop := 1  ## 0 is no loop, 1 is cycle loop, 2 is ping-pong loop
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ var layer_effect_settings: AcceptDialog:
 			layer_effect_settings = load(LAYER_FX_SCENE_PATH).instantiate()
 			add_child(layer_effect_settings)
 		return layer_effect_settings
+var frame_tag_dialog: AcceptDialog:
+	get:
+		if not is_instance_valid(frame_tag_dialog):
+			frame_tag_dialog = load(FRAME_TAG_DIALOG_SCENE_PATH).instantiate()
+			add_child(frame_tag_dialog)
+		return frame_tag_dialog
 
 @onready var old_scroll := 0  ## The previous scroll state of $ScrollContainer
 @onready var tag_spacer := %TagSpacer as Control
@@ -481,7 +488,7 @@ func copy_frames(
 
 
 func _on_FrameTagButton_pressed() -> void:
-	find_child("FrameTagDialog").popup_centered()
+	frame_tag_dialog.popup_centered()
 
 
 func _on_MoveLeft_pressed() -> void:
diff --git a/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.tscn b/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.tscn
index 97cf83152..04ad5eeef 100644
--- a/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.tscn
+++ b/src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=77 format=3 uid="uid://dbr6mulku2qju"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=76 format=3 uid="uid://dbr6mulku2qju"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://src/UI/Timeline/AnimationTimeline.gd" id="1"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://d36mlbmq06q4e" path="res://assets/graphics/layers/new.png" id="2"]
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://dukip7mvotxsp" path="res://assets/graphics/timeline/onion_skinning_off.png" id="29"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://dinubfua8gqhw" path="res://assets/graphics/timeline/expandable.png" id="30"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://fbwld5ofmocm" path="res://assets/graphics/timeline/loop.png" id="31"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://c6je8lgr850wf" path="res://src/UI/Timeline/FrameTagDialog.tscn" id="42"]
 
 [sub_resource type="InputEventAction" id="InputEventAction_r3l7p"]
 action = &"new_layer"
@@ -982,8 +981,6 @@ popup/item_0/id = 0
 popup/item_1/text = "Below canvas"
 popup/item_1/id = 1
 
-[node name="FrameTagDialog" parent="." instance=ExtResource("42")]
-
 [node name="DragHighlight" type="ColorRect" parent="."]
 visible = false
 layout_mode = 0