diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index 25ffe256818..fc51dc31a2b 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -3411,6 +3411,8 @@ ScriptEditor::ScriptEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 	script_editor = this;
 
 	Button *db = EditorNode::get_singleton()->add_bottom_panel_item(TTR("Debugger"), debugger);
+	// Add separation for the warning/error icon that is displayed later.
+	db->add_constant_override("hseparation", 6 * EDSCALE);
 	debugger->set_tool_button(db);
 
 	debugger->connect("breaked", this, "_breaked");
diff --git a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
index d358e16271e..55fbb33aa0b 100644
--- a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
+++ b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
@@ -1370,6 +1370,7 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_notification(int p_what) {
 				if (error_count == 0 && warning_count == 0) {
 					errors_tab->set_name(TTR("Errors"));
 					debugger_button->set_text(TTR("Debugger"));
+					debugger_button->add_color_override("font_color", get_color("font_color", "Editor"));
 					debugger_button->set_icon(Ref<Texture>());
 					tabs->set_tab_icon(errors_tab->get_index(), Ref<Texture>());
 				} else {
@@ -1377,12 +1378,16 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_notification(int p_what) {
 					debugger_button->set_text(TTR("Debugger") + " (" + itos(error_count + warning_count) + ")");
 					if (error_count >= 1 && warning_count >= 1) {
 						debugger_button->set_icon(get_icon("ErrorWarning", "EditorIcons"));
+						// Use error color to represent the highest level of severity reported.
+						debugger_button->add_color_override("font_color", get_color("error_color", "Editor"));
 						tabs->set_tab_icon(errors_tab->get_index(), get_icon("ErrorWarning", "EditorIcons"));
 					} else if (error_count >= 1) {
 						debugger_button->set_icon(get_icon("Error", "EditorIcons"));
+						debugger_button->add_color_override("font_color", get_color("error_color", "Editor"));
 						tabs->set_tab_icon(errors_tab->get_index(), get_icon("Error", "EditorIcons"));
 					} else {
 						debugger_button->set_icon(get_icon("Warning", "EditorIcons"));
+						debugger_button->add_color_override("font_color", get_color("warning_color", "Editor"));
 						tabs->set_tab_icon(errors_tab->get_index(), get_icon("Warning", "EditorIcons"));
 					}
 				}