diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 764a06f6..89258520 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -134,22 +134,22 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Generate godot-cpp sources only
         run: |
-          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} build_library=no ${{ matrix.flags }}
+          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} verbose=yes build_library=no ${{ matrix.flags }}
           scons -c
 
       - name: Build godot-cpp (debug)
         run: |
-          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} target=template_debug ${{ matrix.flags }}
+          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} verbose=yes target=template_debug ${{ matrix.flags }}
 
       - name: Build test without rebuilding godot-cpp (debug)
         run: |
           cd test
-          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} target=template_debug ${{ matrix.flags }} build_library=no
+          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} verbose=yes target=template_debug ${{ matrix.flags }} build_library=no
 
       - name: Build test and godot-cpp (release)
         run: |
           cd test
-          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} target=template_release ${{ matrix.flags }}
+          scons platform=${{ matrix.platform }} verbose=yes target=template_release ${{ matrix.flags }}
 
       - name: Download latest Godot artifacts
         uses: dsnopek/action-download-artifact@1322f74e2dac9feed2ee76a32d9ae1ca3b4cf4e9
diff --git a/tools/godotcpp.py b/tools/godotcpp.py
index 71199c18..92ad7aeb 100644
--- a/tools/godotcpp.py
+++ b/tools/godotcpp.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os, sys, platform
 from SCons.Variables import EnumVariable, PathVariable, BoolVariable
 from SCons.Variables.BoolVariable import _text2bool
 from SCons.Tool import Tool
+from SCons.Action import Action
 from SCons.Builder import Builder
 from SCons.Errors import UserError
 from SCons.Script import ARGUMENTS
@@ -66,6 +67,67 @@ def get_custom_platforms(env):
     return platforms
 
 
+def no_verbose(env):
+    colors = {}
+
+    # Colors are disabled in non-TTY environments such as pipes. This means
+    # that if output is redirected to a file, it will not contain color codes
+    if sys.stdout.isatty():
+        colors["blue"] = "\033[0;94m"
+        colors["bold_blue"] = "\033[1;94m"
+        colors["reset"] = "\033[0m"
+    else:
+        colors["blue"] = ""
+        colors["bold_blue"] = ""
+        colors["reset"] = ""
+
+    # There is a space before "..." to ensure that source file names can be
+    # Ctrl + clicked in the VS Code terminal.
+    compile_source_message = "{}Compiling {}$SOURCE{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    java_compile_source_message = "{}Compiling {}$SOURCE{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    compile_shared_source_message = "{}Compiling shared {}$SOURCE{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    link_program_message = "{}Linking Program {}$TARGET{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    link_library_message = "{}Linking Static Library {}$TARGET{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    ranlib_library_message = "{}Ranlib Library {}$TARGET{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    link_shared_library_message = "{}Linking Shared Library {}$TARGET{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    java_library_message = "{}Creating Java Archive {}$TARGET{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    compiled_resource_message = "{}Creating Compiled Resource {}$TARGET{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+    generated_file_message = "{}Generating {}$TARGET{} ...{}".format(
+        colors["blue"], colors["bold_blue"], colors["blue"], colors["reset"]
+    )
+
+    env.Append(CXXCOMSTR=[compile_source_message])
+    env.Append(CCCOMSTR=[compile_source_message])
+    env.Append(SHCCCOMSTR=[compile_shared_source_message])
+    env.Append(SHCXXCOMSTR=[compile_shared_source_message])
+    env.Append(ARCOMSTR=[link_library_message])
+    env.Append(RANLIBCOMSTR=[ranlib_library_message])
+    env.Append(SHLINKCOMSTR=[link_shared_library_message])
+    env.Append(LINKCOMSTR=[link_program_message])
+    env.Append(JARCOMSTR=[java_library_message])
+    env.Append(JAVACCOMSTR=[java_compile_source_message])
+    env.Append(RCCOMSTR=[compiled_resource_message])
+    env.Append(GENCOMSTR=[generated_file_message])
+
+
 platforms = ["linux", "macos", "windows", "android", "ios", "web"]
 
 # CPU architecture options.
@@ -239,6 +301,7 @@ def options(opts, env):
     )
     opts.Add(BoolVariable("debug_symbols", "Build with debugging symbols", True))
     opts.Add(BoolVariable("dev_build", "Developer build with dev-only debugging code (DEV_ENABLED)", False))
+    opts.Add(BoolVariable("verbose", "Enable verbose output for the compilation", False))
 
     # Add platform options (custom tools can override platforms)
     for pl in sorted(set(platforms + custom_platforms)):
@@ -362,8 +425,16 @@ def generate(env):
     env.Tool("compilation_db")
     env.Alias("compiledb", env.CompilationDatabase(normalize_path(env["compiledb_file"], env)))
 
+    # Formatting
+    if not env["verbose"]:
+        no_verbose(env)
+
     # Builders
-    env.Append(BUILDERS={"GodotCPPBindings": Builder(action=scons_generate_bindings, emitter=scons_emit_files)})
+    env.Append(
+        BUILDERS={
+            "GodotCPPBindings": Builder(action=Action(scons_generate_bindings, "$GENCOMSTR"), emitter=scons_emit_files)
+        }
+    )
     env.AddMethod(_godot_cpp, "GodotCPP")