diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 2f92f60d5e41..7d1aeefb15f9 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -2848,9 +2848,9 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option, bool p_confirmed) {
 
 		} break;
 		case SETTINGS_TOGGLE_CONSOLE: {
-			bool was_visible = DisplayServer::get_singleton()->is_console_visible();
+			const bool was_visible = DisplayServer::get_singleton()->is_console_visible();
 			DisplayServer::get_singleton()->console_set_visible(!was_visible);
-			EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_setting("interface/editor/hide_console_window", was_visible);
+			EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_setting("interface/editor/show_console_window", !was_visible);
 		} break;
 		case EDITOR_SCREENSHOT: {
 			screenshot_timer->start();
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 223cc6650c5d..f4e74f29b00b 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults(Ref<ConfigFile> p_extra_config) {
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/separate_distraction_mode", false);
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/automatically_open_screenshots", true);
 	EDITOR_SETTING_USAGE(Variant::BOOL, PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "interface/editor/single_window_mode", false, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_RESTART_IF_CHANGED)
-	_initial_set("interface/editor/hide_console_window", false);
+	_initial_set("interface/editor/show_console_window", false);
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/mouse_extra_buttons_navigate_history", true);
 	_initial_set("interface/editor/save_each_scene_on_quit", true); // Regression
 
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 3cc7923cc264..b7fbb15d69d3 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -2434,10 +2434,10 @@ bool Main::start() {
 
 		if (project_manager || editor) {
 			if (DisplayServer::get_singleton()->has_feature(DisplayServer::FEATURE_CONSOLE_WINDOW)) {
-				// Hide console window if requested (Windows-only).
-				bool hide_console = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_setting(
-						"interface/editor/hide_console_window");
-				DisplayServer::get_singleton()->console_set_visible(!hide_console);
+				// Show console window if requested (Windows-only).
+				const bool show_console = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_setting(
+						"interface/editor/show_console_window");
+				DisplayServer::get_singleton()->console_set_visible(show_console);
 			}
 
 			// Load SSL Certificates from Editor Settings (or builtin)