diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/code_style.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/code_style.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8e034a644a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/code_style.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+from pygments.style import Style
+from pygments.token import (
+    Comment,
+    Error,
+    Generic,
+    Keyword,
+    Literal,
+    Name,
+    Number,
+    Operator,
+    Other,
+    Punctuation,
+    String,
+    Text,
+    Whitespace,
+)
+
+
+pl = {
+    "syntax-comment": "#8b949e",
+    "syntax-constant": "#79c0ff",
+    "syntax-entity": "#d2a8ff",
+    "syntax-storage-modifier-import": "#c9d1d9",
+    "syntax-entity-tag": "#7ee787",
+    "syntax-keyword": "#ff7b72",
+    "syntax-string": "#a5d6ff",
+    "syntax-variable": "#ffa657",
+    "syntax-brackethighlighter-unmatched": "#f85149",
+    "syntax-invalid-illegal-text": "#f0f6fc",
+    "syntax-invalid-illegal-bg": "#8e1519",
+    "syntax-carriage-return-text": "#f0f6fc",
+    "syntax-carriage-return-bg": "#b62324",
+    "syntax-string-regexp": "#7ee787",
+    "syntax-markup-list": "#f2cc60",
+    "syntax-markup-heading": "#1f6feb",
+    "syntax-markup-italic": "#c9d1d9",
+    "syntax-markup-bold": "#e6edf3",
+    "syntax-markup-deleted-text": "#ffdcd7",
+    "syntax-markup-deleted-bg": "#67060c",
+    "syntax-markup-inserted-text": "#aff5b4",
+    "syntax-markup-inserted-bg": "#033a16",
+    "syntax-markup-changed-text": "#ffdfb6",
+    "syntax-markup-changed-bg": "#5a1e02",
+    "syntax-markup-ignored-text": "#c9d1d9",
+    "syntax-markup-ignored-bg": "#1158c7",
+    "syntax-meta-diff-range": "#d2a8ff",
+    "syntax-brackethighlighter-angle": "#8b949e",
+    "syntax-sublimelinter-gutter-mark": "#484f58",
+    "syntax-constant-other-reference-link": "#a5d6ff",
+}
+
+
+class AYONCodeStyle(Style):
+    """A Pygments style similar to GitHub's pretty lights dark theme"""
+
+    background_color = None
+    default_style = ''
+
+    styles = {
+        Whitespace: "#f0f6fc",
+
+        Comment: pl["syntax-comment"],
+        Comment.Hashbang: pl["syntax-comment"],
+        Comment.Multiline: pl["syntax-comment"],
+        Comment.Preproc: pl["syntax-comment"],
+        Comment.Single: pl["syntax-comment"],
+        Comment.Special: pl["syntax-comment"],
+
+        Generic: "#f0f6fc",
+        Generic.Deleted: "#8b080b",
+        Generic.Emph: "#f8f8f2 underline",
+        Generic.Error: "#f8f8f2",
+        Generic.Heading: "#f8f8f2 bold",
+        Generic.Inserted: "#f8f8f2 bold",
+        Generic.Output: "#adaeb6",
+        Generic.Prompt: "#f8f8f2",
+        Generic.Strong: "#f8f8f2",
+        Generic.Subheading: "#f8f8f2 bold",
+        Generic.Traceback: "#f8f8f2",
+        Error: "#f8f8f2",
+
+        Keyword: pl["syntax-keyword"],
+        Keyword.Constant: pl["syntax-constant"],  # Ex. None
+        Keyword.Declaration: pl["syntax-keyword"],
+        Keyword.Namespace: pl["syntax-keyword"],
+        Keyword.Pseudo: pl["syntax-entity"],
+        Keyword.Reserved: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Keyword.Type: pl["syntax-constant"],
+
+        Literal: "#f8f8f2",
+        Literal.Date: "#f8f8f2",
+        Literal.String.Affix: "#f8f8f2",
+        Literal.String.Doc: "#f8f8f2",
+        Literal.String.Double: "#f8f8f2",
+        Literal.String.Interpol: "#f8f8f2",
+        Literal.String.Single: "#f8f8f2",
+
+        Name: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+        Name.Variable: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+        Name.Attribute: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+        Name.Builtin.Pseudo: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],  # Ex. self
+        Name.Builtin: pl["syntax-entity"],  # Ex. print()
+        Name.Class: pl["syntax-variable"],
+        Name.Constant: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Name.Decorator: pl["syntax-entity"],
+        Name.Entity: pl["syntax-entity"],
+        Name.Exception: pl["syntax-variable"],
+        Name.Function: pl["syntax-entity"],
+        Name.Function.Magic: pl["syntax-entity"],
+        # Name.Label: "#8be9fd italic",
+        Name.Namespace: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+        Name.Other: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+        # Name.Other: pl["syntax-variable"],
+        # Name.Tag: "#ff79c6",
+        Name.Variable.Class: pl["syntax-variable"],
+        Name.Variable.Global: pl["syntax-variable"],
+        Name.Variable.Instance: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+        Name.Variable.Magic: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+
+        Number: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Number.Bin: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Number.Float: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Number.Hex: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Number.Integer: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Number.Integer.Long: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Number.Oct: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Operator: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Operator.Word: pl["syntax-constant"],
+
+        # Other: "#f8f8f2",
+        Other.Constant: pl["syntax-constant"],
+        Punctuation: "#f8f8f2",
+        Punctuation.Definition.Comment: pl["syntax-comment"],
+        String: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Affix: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Backtick: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Char: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Comment: pl["syntax-comment"],
+        String.Doc: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Double: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Escape: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Heredoc: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Interpol: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Other: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Regex: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Single: pl["syntax-string"],
+        String.Symbol: pl["syntax-string"],
+        Text: pl["syntax-markup-bold"],
+    }
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/syntax_highlight.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/syntax_highlight.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfe1fa15fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/syntax_highlight.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+
+from qtpy import QtGui
+import pygments.lexers
+import pygments.styles
+import pygments.token
+from pygments.util import ClassNotFound
+
+from .code_style import AYONCodeStyle
+
+
+class PythonSyntaxHighlighter(QtGui.QSyntaxHighlighter):
+    def __init__(self, document, style_name: str = ""):
+        self.lexer = pygments.lexers.PythonLexer()
+        self.style = AYONCodeStyle
+
+        # Allow to override style by environment variable
+        override_style_name = os.getenv("AYON_CONSOLE_INTERPRETER_STYLE")
+        if override_style_name:
+
+            try:
+                style = pygments.styles.get_style_by_name(override_style_name)
+            except ClassNotFound:
+                all_styles = ", ".join(pygments.styles.get_all_styles())
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"'{override_style_name}' not found. "
+                    f"Installed styles: {all_styles}."
+                )
+            else:
+                self.style = style
+
+        self.formats = self.style_to_formats(self.style)
+
+        # init after validating and loading the style
+        super().__init__(document)
+
+    def highlightBlock(self, text: str | None) -> None:
+        if text is None:
+            return
+
+        index = 0
+        for token, value in self.lexer.get_tokens(text):
+            length = len(value)
+            if fmt := self.formats.get(token):
+                self.setFormat(index, length, fmt)
+
+            index += length
+
+    def _format_for_token(self, token):
+        if token is None:
+            return None
+        if token in self.formats:
+            return self.formats[token]
+        if token.parent:
+            return self._format_for_token(token.parent)
+        return None
+
+    def style_to_formats(
+        self,
+        style: pygments.styles.Style
+    ) -> dict[pygments.token.Token, QtGui.QTextCharFormat]:
+        """Convert a Pygments style to a dictionary of Qt formats.
+
+        Args:
+            style: The Pygments style to convert.
+
+        Returns:
+            token_format = QTextCharFormat for each token in the style.
+
+        """
+        formats = {}
+        for token, _ in style.styles.items():
+
+            token_style = style.style_for_token(token)
+            if not token_style:
+                continue
+
+            token_format = QtGui.QTextCharFormat()
+            if color := token_style.get("color"):
+                color = f"#{color}"
+                token_format.setForeground(QtGui.QColor(color))
+            if token_style.get("bold"):
+                token_format.setFontWeight(QtGui.QFont.Bold)
+            if token_style.get("italic"):
+                token_format.setFontItalic(True)
+            if token_style.get("underline"):
+                token_format.setFontUnderline(True)
+
+            formats[token] = token_format
+
+        return formats
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/widgets.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/widgets.py
index 3dc55b081ca..f1cee211d50 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/widgets.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/console_interpreter/ui/widgets.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
-from code import InteractiveInterpreter
+from __future__ import annotations
 
+from code import InteractiveInterpreter
 from qtpy import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtGui
 
+try:
+    from .syntax_highlight import PythonSyntaxHighlighter
+except ImportError:
+    PythonSyntaxHighlighter = None  # type: ignore
+
 
 class PythonCodeEditor(QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit):
     execute_requested = QtCore.Signal()
@@ -12,6 +18,25 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
         self.setObjectName("PythonCodeEditor")
 
         self._indent = 4
+        self._apply_syntax_highlighter()
+
+    def _apply_syntax_highlighter(self):
+        if PythonSyntaxHighlighter is None:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            highlighter = PythonSyntaxHighlighter(self.document())
+        except ValueError as e:
+            print(f"Error applying syntax highlighter: {e!s}")
+            return
+
+        # Apply background color from the style
+        if background_color := highlighter.style.background_color:
+            self.setStyleSheet((
+                "QPlainTextEdit {"
+                f"background-color: {background_color};"
+                "}"
+            ))
 
     def _tab_shift_right(self):
         cursor = self.textCursor()
diff --git a/client/pyproject.toml b/client/pyproject.toml
index 5ae71de18bf..327eeb8532a 100644
--- a/client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/client/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ markdown = "^3.4.1"
 clique = "1.6.*"
 jsonschema = "^2.6.0"
 pyblish-base = "^1.8.11"
+pygments = "^2.18.0"
 speedcopy = "^2.1"
 six = "^1.15"
 qtawesome = "0.7.3"