diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index f428f5e88b..8997323387 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -1016,7 +1016,8 @@
 
   "debugger": {
     // Save breakpoints across different Zed sessions
-    "save_breakpoints": true
+    "save_breakpoints": true,
+    "button": true
   },
 
   // Configures the Context Server Protocol binaries
diff --git a/crates/dap/src/debugger_settings.rs b/crates/dap/src/debugger_settings.rs
index fb7647e013..031dc14cb5 100644
--- a/crates/dap/src/debugger_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/dap/src/debugger_settings.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use settings::{Settings, SettingsSources};
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DebuggerSettings {
     pub save_breakpoints: bool,
+    pub button: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Clone)]
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ pub struct DebuggerSettingsContent {
     ///
     /// Default: true
     pub save_breakpoints: Option<bool>,
+    /// Whether to show the debug button in the status bar.
+    ///
+    /// Default: true
+    pub button: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl Settings for DebuggerSettings {
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
index ff152ee618..fe1554bbb0 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::debugger_panel_item::DebugPanelItem;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use dap::client::{DebugAdapterClientId, ThreadState, ThreadStatus};
+use dap::debugger_settings::DebuggerSettings;
 use dap::requests::{Request, Scopes, StackTrace, StartDebugging};
 use dap::transport::Payload;
 use dap::{client::DebugAdapterClient, transport::Events};
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ use gpui::{
     Subscription, Task, View, ViewContext, WeakView,
 };
 use serde_json::json;
+use settings::Settings;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -693,11 +695,15 @@ impl Panel for DebugPanel {
     }
 
     fn icon(&self, _cx: &WindowContext) -> Option<IconName> {
-        None
+        Some(IconName::Debug)
     }
 
-    fn icon_tooltip(&self, _cx: &WindowContext) -> Option<&'static str> {
-        None
+    fn icon_tooltip(&self, cx: &WindowContext) -> Option<&'static str> {
+        if DebuggerSettings::get_global(cx).button {
+            Some("Debug Panel")
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
     }
 
     fn toggle_action(&self) -> Box<dyn Action> {
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/components/icon.rs b/crates/ui/src/components/icon.rs
index 0e5fe23720..570af8a2b0 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/components/icon.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/components/icon.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ pub enum IconName {
     DebugStepInto,
     DebugStepOut,
     DebugRestart,
+    Debug,
     DebugStop,
     DebugDisconnect,
     DatabaseZap,
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ impl IconName {
             IconName::Copy => "icons/copy.svg",
             IconName::CountdownTimer => "icons/countdown_timer.svg",
             IconName::Dash => "icons/dash.svg",
+            IconName::Debug => "icons/debug.svg",
             IconName::DebugPause => "icons/debug-pause.svg",
             IconName::DebugContinue => "icons/debug-continue.svg",
             IconName::DebugStepOver => "icons/debug-step-over.svg",