diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.properties b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.properties
index 2abd00240cb..984463e65d3 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ BreakpointTypesMenu.label=B&reakpoint Types
 VariablesView.name=Variables
 VariableTextFontDefinition.label=Variable text font
 VariableTextFontDefinition.description=Font to use for the label text of entries in the Variables, Registers, Breakpoints and Expression views as well as the Inspect Popup Dialog.
+BreakpointLabelColor.label=Breakpoint label
+BreakpointLabelColor.description=Font color used for breakpoints with custom labels in the Breakpoints view.
 StringVariablePreferencePage.name=String Substitution
 ToggleMemoryMonitorsPaneAction.name = &Toggle Memory Monitors Pane
 ToggleMemoryMonitorsPaneAction.tooltip = Toggle Memory Monitors Pane
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.xml
index de9a51ba88c..561b80209c5 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -3071,6 +3071,15 @@ M4 = Platform-specific fourth key
             %VariableTextFontDefinition.description
          </description>
       </fontDefinition>
+      <colorDefinition
+            categoryId="org.eclipse.debug.ui.presentation"
+            id="org.eclipse.debug.ui.BreakpointLabelColor"
+            label="%BreakpointLabelColor.label"
+            value="255,0,0">
+         <description>
+            %BreakpointLabelColor.description
+         </description>
+      </colorDefinition>
    </extension>
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.console.consolePageParticipants">
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/IInternalDebugUIConstants.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/IInternalDebugUIConstants.java
index 040b43956d3..1cdcdda3da3 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/IInternalDebugUIConstants.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/IInternalDebugUIConstants.java
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ public interface IInternalDebugUIConstants {
 	 */
 	String THEME_CONSOLE_COLOR_STD_ERR = "org.eclipse.debug.ui.console.stream.err"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	/**
+	 * Theme color definition for the label of breakpoints with a custom label.
+	 */
+	String THEME_BREAKPOINT_LABEL_COLOR = "org.eclipse.debug.ui.BreakpointLabelColor"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	/**
 	 * Boolean preference indicating if launch action should launch or terminate
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/launch/DebugElementHelper.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/launch/DebugElementHelper.java
index 7798cf93f66..be7bbf3c922 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/launch/DebugElementHelper.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/launch/DebugElementHelper.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.Breakpoint;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DelegatingModelPresentation;
+import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.IInternalDebugUIConstants;
 import org.eclipse.debug.ui.IDebugModelPresentation;
 import org.eclipse.debug.ui.IDebugUIConstants;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ public static RGB getForeground(Object element, IDebugModelPresentation presenta
 
 		if (element instanceof Breakpoint breakpoint) {
 			if (breakpoint.getBreakpointLabel() != null) {
-				return new RGB(255, 0, 0);
+				RGB rgb = JFaceResources.getColorRegistry().getRGB(IInternalDebugUIConstants.THEME_BREAKPOINT_LABEL_COLOR);
+				return rgb != null ? rgb : new RGB(255, 0, 0);
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/variables/VariablesView.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/variables/VariablesView.java
index 8752b4eb9d8..65706f3b38e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/variables/VariablesView.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/variables/VariablesView.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DebugUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DelegatingModelPresentation;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.IDebugHelpContextIds;
+import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.IInternalDebugUIConstants;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.LazyModelPresentation;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.SWTFactory;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.VariablesViewModelPresentation;
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@ public void dispose() {
 		getSite().getWorkbenchWindow().removePerspectiveListener(this);
 		DebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().removePropertyChangeListener(this);
 		JFaceResources.getFontRegistry().removeListener(this);
+		JFaceResources.getColorRegistry().removeListener(this);
 		TreeModelViewer viewer = getVariablesViewer();
 		if (viewer != null) {
 			viewer.removeModelChangedListener(this);
@@ -489,7 +491,8 @@ public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent event) {
 		String propertyName= event.getProperty();
 		if (propertyName.equals(IDebugUIConstants.PREF_CHANGED_DEBUG_ELEMENT_COLOR) ||
 				propertyName.equals(IDebugUIConstants.PREF_CHANGED_VALUE_BACKGROUND) ||
-				propertyName.equals(IDebugUIConstants.PREF_VARIABLE_TEXT_FONT)) {
+				propertyName.equals(IDebugUIConstants.PREF_VARIABLE_TEXT_FONT) ||
+				propertyName.equals(IInternalDebugUIConstants.THEME_BREAKPOINT_LABEL_COLOR)) {
 			Viewer viewer = getViewer();
 			if (viewer == variablesViewer) {
 				setVariablesViewerTreeFont(variablesViewer);
@@ -510,6 +513,7 @@ public Viewer createViewer(Composite parent) {
 		getModelPresentation();
 		DebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().addPropertyChangeListener(this);
 		JFaceResources.getFontRegistry().addListener(this);
+		JFaceResources.getColorRegistry().addListener(this);
 
 		variablesViewer = createTreeViewer(fSashForm);
 		fInputService = new ViewerInputService(variablesViewer, fRequester);