diff --git a/scene/main/canvas_item.cpp b/scene/main/canvas_item.cpp
index 2cd7cf56488f..e298805aca49 100644
--- a/scene/main/canvas_item.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/canvas_item.cpp
@@ -230,16 +230,16 @@ void CanvasItem::_enter_canvas() {
 
 		RenderingServer::get_singleton()->canvas_item_set_parent(canvas_item, canvas);
 
-		group = "root_canvas" + itos(canvas.get_id());
+		canvas_group = "root_canvas" + itos(canvas.get_id());
 
-		add_to_group(group);
+		add_to_group(canvas_group);
 		if (canvas_layer) {
 			canvas_layer->reset_sort_index();
 		} else {
 			get_viewport()->gui_reset_canvas_sort_index();
 		}
 
-		get_tree()->call_group_flags(SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_UNIQUE | SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_DEFERRED, group, SNAME("_top_level_raise_self"));
+		get_tree()->call_group_flags(SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_UNIQUE | SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_DEFERRED, canvas_group, SNAME("_top_level_raise_self"));
 
 	} else {
 		CanvasItem *parent = get_parent_item();
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ void CanvasItem::_exit_canvas() {
 	notification(NOTIFICATION_EXIT_CANVAS, true); //reverse the notification
 	RenderingServer::get_singleton()->canvas_item_set_parent(canvas_item, RID());
 	canvas_layer = nullptr;
-	group = StringName();
+	if (canvas_group != StringName()) {
+		remove_from_group(canvas_group);
+		canvas_group = StringName();
+	}
 }
 
 void CanvasItem::_notification(int p_what) {
@@ -319,8 +322,8 @@ void CanvasItem::_notification(int p_what) {
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if (group != StringName()) {
-				get_tree()->call_group_flags(SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_UNIQUE | SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_DEFERRED, group, "_top_level_raise_self");
+			if (canvas_group != StringName()) {
+				get_tree()->call_group_flags(SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_UNIQUE | SceneTree::GROUP_CALL_DEFERRED, canvas_group, "_top_level_raise_self");
 			} else {
 				CanvasItem *p = get_parent_item();
 				ERR_FAIL_COND(!p);
diff --git a/scene/main/canvas_item.h b/scene/main/canvas_item.h
index a4574dce6176..f5df6512ee24 100644
--- a/scene/main/canvas_item.h
+++ b/scene/main/canvas_item.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class CanvasItem : public Node {
 	mutable SelfList<Node> xform_change;
 
 	RID canvas_item;
-	StringName group;
+	StringName canvas_group;
 
 	CanvasLayer *canvas_layer = nullptr;