diff --git a/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp
index 48087e3166aa..00a4dbc0f1f0 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -503,6 +503,53 @@ void SpriteFramesEditor::_update_show_settings() {
 		toggle_settings_button->set_icon(get_editor_theme_icon(split_sheet_settings_vb->is_visible() ? SNAME("Forward") : SNAME("Back")));
 	}
 }
+bool SpriteFramesEditor::_matches_background_color(const Color &background_color, const Color &pixel_color) {
+	if ((background_color.a == 0 && pixel_color.a == 0) || background_color.is_equal_approx(pixel_color)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return pow(background_color.r - pixel_color.r, 2) + pow(background_color.g - pixel_color.g, 2) + pow(background_color.b - pixel_color.b, 2) + pow(background_color.a - pixel_color.a, 2) < 0.04;
+}
+
+Size2i SpriteFramesEditor::_estimate_sprite_sheet_size(const Ref<Texture2D> texture) {
+	Ref<Image> image = texture->get_image();
+	Size2i size = texture->get_size();
+
+	Color assumed_background_color = image->get_pixel(0, 0);
+	Size2i sheet_size = Size2i(0, 0);
+
+	bool previous_line_background = true;
+	for (int x = 0; x < size.x; x++) {
+		int y = 0;
+		while (y < size.y && _matches_background_color(assumed_background_color, image->get_pixel(x, y))) {
+			y++;
+		}
+		bool current_line_background = (y == size.y);
+		if (previous_line_background && !current_line_background) {
+			sheet_size.x++;
+		}
+		previous_line_background = current_line_background;
+	}
+
+	previous_line_background = true;
+	for (int y = 0; y < size.y; y++) {
+		int x = 0;
+		while (x < size.x && _matches_background_color(assumed_background_color, image->get_pixel(x, y))) {
+			x++;
+		}
+		bool current_line_background = (x == size.x);
+		if (previous_line_background && !current_line_background) {
+			sheet_size.y++;
+		}
+		previous_line_background = current_line_background;
+	}
+
+	if (sheet_size == Size2i(0, 0) || sheet_size == Size2i(1, 1)) {
+		sheet_size = Size2i(4, 4);
+	}
+
+	return sheet_size;
+}
 
 void SpriteFramesEditor::_prepare_sprite_sheet(const String &p_file) {
 	Ref<Texture2D> texture = ResourceLoader::load(p_file);
@@ -530,10 +577,11 @@ void SpriteFramesEditor::_prepare_sprite_sheet(const String &p_file) {
 			// Different texture, reset to 4x4.
 			dominant_param = PARAM_FRAME_COUNT;
 			updating_split_settings = true;
-			split_sheet_h->set_value(4);
-			split_sheet_v->set_value(4);
-			split_sheet_size_x->set_value(size.x / 4);
-			split_sheet_size_y->set_value(size.y / 4);
+			const Size2i split_sheet = _estimate_sprite_sheet_size(texture);
+			split_sheet_h->set_value(split_sheet.x);
+			split_sheet_v->set_value(split_sheet.y);
+			split_sheet_size_x->set_value(size.x / split_sheet.x);
+			split_sheet_size_y->set_value(size.y / split_sheet.y);
 			split_sheet_sep_x->set_value(0);
 			split_sheet_sep_y->set_value(0);
 			split_sheet_offset_x->set_value(0);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.h
index 9b6aaf98fe0c..aa9d4e4b2512 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ class SpriteFramesEditor : public HSplitContainer {
 	void drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data, Control *p_from);
 
 	void _open_sprite_sheet();
+	bool _matches_background_color(const Color &background_color, const Color &pixel_color);
+	Size2i _estimate_sprite_sheet_size(const Ref<Texture2D> texture);
 	void _prepare_sprite_sheet(const String &p_file);
 	int _sheet_preview_position_to_frame_index(const Vector2 &p_position);
 	void _sheet_preview_draw();