diff --git a/build/lib/stylelint/vscode-known-variables.json b/build/lib/stylelint/vscode-known-variables.json
index dbb93def682..2002f3a7e83 100644
--- a/build/lib/stylelint/vscode-known-variables.json
+++ b/build/lib/stylelint/vscode-known-variables.json
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
 		"--vscode-editorOverviewRuler-bracketMatchForeground",
 		"--vscode-editorOverviewRuler-commentForeground",
 		"--vscode-editorOverviewRuler-commentUnresolvedForeground",
+		"--vscode-editorOverviewRuler-commentDraftForeground",
 		"--vscode-editorOverviewRuler-commonContentForeground",
 		"--vscode-editorOverviewRuler-currentContentForeground",
 		"--vscode-editorOverviewRuler-deletedForeground",
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentGlyphWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentGlyphWidget.ts
index 5a3f69df296..2abd1f6b853 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentGlyphWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/comments/browser/commentGlyphWidget.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { Emitter } from '../../../../base/common/event.js';
 export const overviewRulerCommentingRangeForeground = registerColor('editorGutter.commentRangeForeground', { dark: opaque(listInactiveSelectionBackground, editorBackground), light: darken(opaque(listInactiveSelectionBackground, editorBackground), .05), hcDark: Color.white, hcLight: Color.black }, nls.localize('editorGutterCommentRangeForeground', 'Editor gutter decoration color for commenting ranges. This color should be opaque.'));
 const overviewRulerCommentForeground = registerColor('editorOverviewRuler.commentForeground', overviewRulerCommentingRangeForeground, nls.localize('editorOverviewRuler.commentForeground', 'Editor overview ruler decoration color for resolved comments. This color should be opaque.'));
 const overviewRulerCommentUnresolvedForeground = registerColor('editorOverviewRuler.commentUnresolvedForeground', overviewRulerCommentForeground, nls.localize('editorOverviewRuler.commentUnresolvedForeground', 'Editor overview ruler decoration color for unresolved comments. This color should be opaque.'));
+const overviewRulerCommentDraftForeground = registerColor('editorOverviewRuler.commentDraftForeground', overviewRulerCommentUnresolvedForeground, nls.localize('editorOverviewRuler.commentDraftForeground', 'Editor overview ruler decoration color for comment threads with draft comments. This color should be opaque.'));
 
 const editorGutterCommentGlyphForeground = registerColor('editorGutter.commentGlyphForeground', { dark: editorForeground, light: editorForeground, hcDark: Color.black, hcLight: Color.white }, nls.localize('editorGutterCommentGlyphForeground', 'Editor gutter decoration color for commenting glyphs.'));
 registerColor('editorGutter.commentUnresolvedGlyphForeground', editorGutterCommentGlyphForeground, nls.localize('editorGutterCommentUnresolvedGlyphForeground', 'Editor gutter decoration color for commenting glyphs for unresolved comment threads.'));
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ export class CommentGlyphWidget extends Disposable {
 			description: CommentGlyphWidget.description,
 			isWholeLine: true,
 			overviewRuler: {
-				color: themeColorFromId(this._threadState === CommentThreadState.Unresolved ? overviewRulerCommentUnresolvedForeground : overviewRulerCommentForeground),
+				color: themeColorFromId(this._threadHasDraft ? overviewRulerCommentDraftForeground :
+					(this._threadState === CommentThreadState.Unresolved ? overviewRulerCommentUnresolvedForeground : overviewRulerCommentForeground)),
 				position: OverviewRulerLane.Center
 			},
 			collapseOnReplaceEdit: true,