diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 51603adb28f..da14f5374c7 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ void EditorNode::_fs_changed() {
 				} else { // Normal project export.
 					String config_error;
 					bool missing_templates;
-					if (!platform->can_export(export_preset, config_error, missing_templates)) {
+					if (!platform->can_export(export_preset, config_error, missing_templates, export_defer.debug)) {
 						ERR_PRINT(vformat("Cannot export project with preset \"%s\" due to configuration errors:\n%s", preset_name, config_error));
 						err = missing_templates ? ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND : ERR_UNCONFIGURED;
 					} else {
diff --git a/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp b/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp
index 65ffa45b383..00fbd851660 100644
--- a/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp
+++ b/editor/export/editor_export_platform.cpp
@@ -1788,11 +1788,12 @@ void EditorExportPlatform::gen_export_flags(Vector<String> &r_flags, int p_flags
 	}
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatform::can_export(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatform::can_export(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 	bool valid = true;
+
 #ifndef ANDROID_ENABLED
 	String templates_error;
-	valid = valid && has_valid_export_configuration(p_preset, templates_error, r_missing_templates);
+	valid = valid && has_valid_export_configuration(p_preset, templates_error, r_missing_templates, p_debug);
 
 	if (!templates_error.is_empty()) {
 		r_error += templates_error;
diff --git a/editor/export/editor_export_platform.h b/editor/export/editor_export_platform.h
index 3b9663ebdf3..121e00ccaee 100644
--- a/editor/export/editor_export_platform.h
+++ b/editor/export/editor_export_platform.h
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ public:
 
 	String test_etc2() const;
 	String test_bc() const;
-	bool can_export(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const;
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const = 0;
+	bool can_export(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const = 0;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const = 0;
 
 	virtual List<String> get_binary_extensions(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset) const = 0;
diff --git a/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.cpp b/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.cpp
index 35f5542f233..df1026d0edb 100644
--- a/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.cpp
+++ b/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Ref<Texture2D> EditorExportPlatformPC::get_logo() const {
 	return logo;
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatformPC::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatformPC::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 	String err;
 	bool valid = false;
 
diff --git a/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.h b/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.h
index b49aa09e079..53574c23331 100644
--- a/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.h
+++ b/editor/export/editor_export_platform_pc.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 	virtual String get_os_name() const override;
 	virtual Ref<Texture2D> get_logo() const override;
 
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const override;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const override;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const override;
 	virtual Error export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags = 0) override;
 	virtual Error sign_shared_object(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path);
diff --git a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
index 60302396958..cb82091073e 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ String EditorExportPlatformAndroid::get_apksigner_path(int p_target_sdk, bool p_
 	return apksigner_path;
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatformAndroid::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatformAndroid::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 	String err;
 	bool valid = false;
 	const bool gradle_build_enabled = p_preset->get("gradle_build/use_gradle_build");
@@ -2286,7 +2286,8 @@ bool EditorExportPlatformAndroid::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<Edito
 		err += TTR("Either Debug Keystore, Debug User AND Debug Password settings must be configured OR none of them.") + "\n";
 	}
 
-	if (!FileAccess::exists(dk)) {
+	// Use OR to make the export UI able to show this error.
+	if ((p_debug || !dk.is_empty()) && !FileAccess::exists(dk)) {
 		dk = EDITOR_GET("export/android/debug_keystore");
 		if (!FileAccess::exists(dk)) {
 			valid = false;
@@ -2303,7 +2304,7 @@ bool EditorExportPlatformAndroid::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<Edito
 		err += TTR("Either Release Keystore, Release User AND Release Password settings must be configured OR none of them.") + "\n";
 	}
 
-	if (!rk.is_empty() && !FileAccess::exists(rk)) {
+	if (!p_debug && !rk.is_empty() && !FileAccess::exists(rk)) {
 		valid = false;
 		err += TTR("Release keystore incorrectly configured in the export preset.") + "\n";
 	}
@@ -2323,7 +2324,7 @@ bool EditorExportPlatformAndroid::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<Edito
 			valid = false;
 		}
 
-		// Validate that adb is available
+		// Validate that adb is available.
 		String adb_path = get_adb_path();
 		if (!FileAccess::exists(adb_path)) {
 			err += TTR("Unable to find Android SDK platform-tools' adb command.");
@@ -2345,7 +2346,7 @@ bool EditorExportPlatformAndroid::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<Edito
 		if (!target_sdk_version.is_valid_int()) {
 			target_sdk_version = itos(DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION);
 		}
-		// Validate that apksigner is available
+		// Validate that apksigner is available.
 		String apksigner_path = get_apksigner_path(target_sdk_version.to_int());
 		if (!FileAccess::exists(apksigner_path)) {
 			err += TTR("Unable to find Android SDK build-tools' apksigner command.");
diff --git a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.h b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.h
index 390b8c6465c..0ac0fbb10b7 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.h
+++ b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public:
 
 	static String get_apksigner_path(int p_target_sdk = -1, bool p_check_executes = false);
 
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const override;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const override;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const override;
 
 	virtual List<String> get_binary_extensions(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset) const override;
diff --git a/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.cpp
index ae0d1205132..9962a482504 100644
--- a/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformIOS::export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_p
 	return OK;
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatformIOS::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatformIOS::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 	String err;
 	bool valid = false;
 
diff --git a/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.h b/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.h
index 2e461c8ed65..6616bbd7148 100644
--- a/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.h
+++ b/platform/ios/export/export_plugin.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public:
 	}
 	virtual Error export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags = 0) override;
 
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const override;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const override;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const override;
 
 	virtual void get_platform_features(List<String> *r_features) const override {
diff --git a/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.cpp
index 802c8d42c3a..0b5f2b12668 100644
--- a/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformMacOS::export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p
 	return err;
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatformMacOS::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatformMacOS::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 	String err;
 	bool valid = false;
 
diff --git a/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.h b/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.h
index 0477a8c0cc0..0764b63e8ce 100644
--- a/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.h
+++ b/platform/macos/export/export_plugin.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
 	virtual List<String> get_binary_extensions(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset) const override;
 	virtual Error export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags = 0) override;
 
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const override;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const override;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const override;
 
 	virtual void get_platform_features(List<String> *r_features) const override {
diff --git a/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.cpp
index 69de383efcf..a0a91a1cf1b 100644
--- a/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void EditorExportPlatformUWP::get_export_options(List<ExportOption> *r_options)
 	}
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatformUWP::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatformUWP::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 #ifndef DEV_ENABLED
 	// We don't provide export templates for the UWP platform currently as it
 	// has not been ported for Godot 4.0. This is skipped in DEV_ENABLED so that
diff --git a/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.h b/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.h
index 999d54cb807..cc86bdb2807 100644
--- a/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.h
+++ b/platform/uwp/export/export_plugin.h
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void get_export_options(List<ExportOption> *r_options) const override;
 
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const override;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const override;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const override;
 
 	virtual Error export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags = 0) override;
diff --git a/platform/web/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/web/export/export_plugin.cpp
index a398593f903..e3cdd6a60d7 100644
--- a/platform/web/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/web/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Ref<Texture2D> EditorExportPlatformWeb::get_logo() const {
 	return logo;
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatformWeb::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatformWeb::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 	String err;
 	bool valid = false;
 	bool extensions = (bool)p_preset->get("variant/extensions_support");
diff --git a/platform/web/export/export_plugin.h b/platform/web/export/export_plugin.h
index a1d3fed2f34..2de4a4c1537 100644
--- a/platform/web/export/export_plugin.h
+++ b/platform/web/export/export_plugin.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
 	virtual String get_os_name() const override;
 	virtual Ref<Texture2D> get_logo() const override;
 
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const override;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const override;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const override;
 	virtual List<String> get_binary_extensions(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset) const override;
 	virtual Error export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags = 0) override;
diff --git a/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.cpp
index 7371e4daf77..367b4711966 100644
--- a/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -674,9 +674,9 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformWindows::_code_sign(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_p
 	return OK;
 }
 
-bool EditorExportPlatformWindows::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const {
+bool EditorExportPlatformWindows::has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug) const {
 	String err = "";
-	bool valid = EditorExportPlatformPC::has_valid_export_configuration(p_preset, err, r_missing_templates);
+	bool valid = EditorExportPlatformPC::has_valid_export_configuration(p_preset, err, r_missing_templates, p_debug);
 
 	String rcedit_path = EDITOR_GET("export/windows/rcedit");
 	if (p_preset->get("application/modify_resources") && rcedit_path.is_empty()) {
diff --git a/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.h b/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.h
index 184b2f96f8c..c644b1f9e1a 100644
--- a/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.h
+++ b/platform/windows/export/export_plugin.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
 	virtual Error sign_shared_object(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path) override;
 	virtual List<String> get_binary_extensions(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset) const override;
 	virtual void get_export_options(List<ExportOption> *r_options) const override;
-	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const override;
+	virtual bool has_valid_export_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates, bool p_debug = false) const override;
 	virtual bool has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error) const override;
 	virtual bool get_export_option_visibility(const EditorExportPreset *p_preset, const String &p_option) const override;
 	virtual String get_export_option_warning(const EditorExportPreset *p_preset, const StringName &p_name) const override;