diff --git a/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.cpp b/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.cpp
index a16c4942993..6041fec06ca 100644
--- a/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.cpp
+++ b/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "editor/editor_node.h"
 #include "editor/editor_settings.h"
 
+int DebugAdapterServer::port_override = -1;
+
 DebugAdapterServer::DebugAdapterServer() {
 	_EDITOR_DEF("network/debug_adapter/remote_port", remote_port);
 	_EDITOR_DEF("network/debug_adapter/request_timeout", protocol._request_timeout);
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ void DebugAdapterServer::_notification(int p_what) {
 			}
 			protocol._request_timeout = EDITOR_GET("network/debug_adapter/request_timeout");
 			protocol._sync_breakpoints = EDITOR_GET("network/debug_adapter/sync_breakpoints");
-			int port = _EDITOR_GET("network/debug_adapter/remote_port");
+			int port = (DebugAdapterServer::port_override > -1) ? DebugAdapterServer::port_override : (int)_EDITOR_GET("network/debug_adapter/remote_port");
 			if (port != remote_port) {
 				stop();
 				start();
@@ -77,9 +79,9 @@ void DebugAdapterServer::_notification(int p_what) {
 }
 
 void DebugAdapterServer::start() {
-	remote_port = (int)_EDITOR_GET("network/debug_adapter/remote_port");
+	remote_port = (DebugAdapterServer::port_override > -1) ? DebugAdapterServer::port_override : (int)_EDITOR_GET("network/debug_adapter/remote_port");
 	if (protocol.start(remote_port, IPAddress("127.0.0.1")) == OK) {
-		EditorNode::get_log()->add_message("--- Debug adapter server started ---", EditorLog::MSG_TYPE_EDITOR);
+		EditorNode::get_log()->add_message("--- Debug adapter server started on port " + itos(remote_port) + " ---", EditorLog::MSG_TYPE_EDITOR);
 		set_process_internal(true);
 		started = true;
 	}
diff --git a/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.h b/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.h
index 310bac1b6c9..52271b16668 100644
--- a/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.h
+++ b/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private:
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 
 public:
+	static int port_override;
 	DebugAdapterServer();
 	void start();
 	void stop();
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 6b17c55efcd..af29e18c46e 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+#include "editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_server.h"
 #include "editor/debugger/editor_debugger_node.h"
 #include "editor/doc_data_class_path.gen.h"
 #include "editor/doc_tools.h"
@@ -518,8 +519,9 @@ void Main::print_help(const char *p_binary) {
 	print_help_option("-e, --editor", "Start the editor instead of running the scene.\n", CLI_OPTION_AVAILABILITY_EDITOR);
 	print_help_option("-p, --project-manager", "Start the project manager, even if a project is auto-detected.\n", CLI_OPTION_AVAILABILITY_EDITOR);
 	print_help_option("--debug-server <uri>", "Start the editor debug server (<protocol>://<host/IP>[:port], e.g. tcp://127.0.0.1:6007)\n", CLI_OPTION_AVAILABILITY_EDITOR);
+	print_help_option("--dap-port <port>", "Use the specified port for the GDScript Debugger Adaptor protocol. Recommended port range [1024, 49151].\n", CLI_OPTION_AVAILABILITY_EDITOR);
 #if defined(MODULE_GDSCRIPT_ENABLED) && !defined(GDSCRIPT_NO_LSP)
-	print_help_option("--lsp-port <port>", "Use the specified port for the GDScript language server protocol. The port should be between 1025 and 49150.\n", CLI_OPTION_AVAILABILITY_EDITOR);
+	print_help_option("--lsp-port <port>", "Use the specified port for the GDScript language server protocol. Recommended port range [1024, 49151].\n", CLI_OPTION_AVAILABILITY_EDITOR);
 #endif // MODULE_GDSCRIPT_ENABLED && !GDSCRIPT_NO_LSP
 #endif
 	print_help_option("--quit", "Quit after the first iteration.\n");
@@ -1714,6 +1716,21 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 				goto error;
 			}
 #endif // TOOLS_ENABLED && MODULE_GDSCRIPT_ENABLED && !GDSCRIPT_NO_LSP
+#if defined(TOOLS_ENABLED)
+		} else if (arg == "--dap-port") {
+			if (N) {
+				int port_override = N->get().to_int();
+				if (port_override < 0 || port_override > 65535) {
+					OS::get_singleton()->print("<port> argument for --dap-port <port> must be between 0 and 65535.\n");
+					goto error;
+				}
+				DebugAdapterServer::port_override = port_override;
+				N = N->next();
+			} else {
+				OS::get_singleton()->print("Missing <port> argument for --dap-port <port>.\n");
+				goto error;
+			}
+#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
 		} else if (arg == "--" || arg == "++") {
 			adding_user_args = true;
 		} else {