diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/fx/shaker/components/shaker.gd b/scenes/game_elements/fx/shaker/components/shaker.gd
index 3b1985b76e..bfcc8e466a 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/fx/shaker/components/shaker.gd
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/fx/shaker/components/shaker.gd
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ signal started
 ## Emitted when the target stopped shaking
 signal finished
 
-## Node that will be shaked
-@export var target: CanvasItem
+## Node that will be shaked. If the parent node is a CanvasItem and target isn't set,
+## the parent node will be automatically assigned to this variable.
+@export var target: CanvasItem:
+	set = _set_target
+
 ## Maximum possible value in which the position of the node might be offset.
 @export_range(1.0, 100.0, 1.0, "or_greater", "or_less") var shake_intensity: float = 30.0
 ## How much time (in seconds) the node will be shaken.
@@ -43,11 +46,28 @@ var current_intensity: float = 0.0
 var shake_tween: Tween
 
 
+func _enter_tree() -> void:
+	if not target and get_parent() is CanvasItem:
+		target = get_parent()
+
+
 func _ready() -> void:
 	noise.noise_type = FastNoiseLite.TYPE_PERLIN
 	noise.frequency = 1.0
 
 
+func _set_target(new_target: CanvasItem) -> void:
+	target = new_target
+	update_configuration_warnings()
+
+
+func _get_configuration_warnings() -> PackedStringArray:
+	var warnings: PackedStringArray
+	if not target:
+		warnings.append("Target must be set.")
+	return warnings
+
+
 ## Shake the node's position by a maximum of [param intensity] and rotation by
 ## a maximum of [param intensity] * 0.01 during [param time].
 ## When the effect finishes, [member target]'s position and rotation end up
@@ -63,8 +83,10 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 func shake(intensity: float = shake_intensity, time: float = duration) -> void:
 	noise.seed = randi()
 	started.emit()
-	if InputHelper.device_index >= 0:
-		Input.start_joy_vibration(InputHelper.device_index, 0.5, 0.5, time)
+	if not Engine.is_editor_hint():
+		# Don't vibrate the joypad when using the Test button in the editor:
+		if InputHelper.device_index >= 0:
+			Input.start_joy_vibration(InputHelper.device_index, 0.5, 0.5, time)
 
 	var shaking_already_in_progress: bool = shake_tween and shake_tween.is_valid()
 	if shaking_already_in_progress: