diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index ff415fbb..21e461cc 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use tree_sitter_cli::{
     init::{generate_grammar_files, get_root_path, JsonConfigOpts},
     input::{get_input, get_tmp_source_file, CliInput},
     logger,
-    parse::{self, ParseFileOptions, ParseOutput, ParseTheme},
+    parse::{self, ParseDebugType, ParseFileOptions, ParseOutput, ParseTheme},
     playground, query,
     tags::{self, TagsOptions},
     test::{self, TestOptions, TestStats},
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ struct Parse {
     #[arg(long)]
     pub scope: Option<String>,
     /// Show parsing debug log
-    #[arg(long, short = 'd')]
-    pub debug: bool,
+    #[arg(long, short = 'd')] // TODO: Rework once clap adds `default_missing_value_t`
+    #[allow(clippy::option_option)]
+    pub debug: Option<Option<ParseDebugType>>,
     /// Compile a parser in debug mode
     #[arg(long, short = '0')]
     pub debug_build: bool,
@@ -877,6 +878,11 @@ impl Parse {
 
         let should_track_stats = self.stat;
         let mut stats = parse::ParseStats::default();
+        let debug: ParseDebugType = match self.debug {
+            None => ParseDebugType::Quiet,
+            Some(None) => ParseDebugType::Normal,
+            Some(Some(specifier)) => specifier,
+        };
 
         let mut options = ParseFileOptions {
             edits: &edits
@@ -887,7 +893,7 @@ impl Parse {
             print_time: time,
             timeout,
             stats: &mut stats,
-            debug: self.debug,
+            debug,
             debug_graph: self.debug_graph,
             cancellation_flag: Some(&cancellation_flag),
             encoding,
diff --git a/cli/src/parse.rs b/cli/src/parse.rs
index 67540cce..bbe971ec 100644
--- a/cli/src/parse.rs
+++ b/cli/src/parse.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use anstyle::{AnsiColor, Color, RgbColor};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use clap::ValueEnum;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tree_sitter::{
     ffi, InputEdit, Language, LogType, ParseOptions, ParseState, Parser, Point, Range, Tree,
@@ -224,13 +225,21 @@ pub struct ParseStats {
     pub cumulative_stats: Stats,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, ValueEnum, Debug, Clone, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ParseDebugType {
+    #[default]
+    Quiet,
+    Normal,
+    Pretty,
+}
+
 pub struct ParseFileOptions<'a> {
     pub edits: &'a [&'a str],
     pub output: ParseOutput,
     pub stats: &'a mut ParseStats,
     pub print_time: bool,
     pub timeout: u64,
-    pub debug: bool,
+    pub debug: ParseDebugType,
     pub debug_graph: bool,
     pub cancellation_flag: Option<&'a AtomicUsize>,
     pub encoding: Option<u32>,
@@ -263,12 +272,43 @@ pub fn parse_file_at_path(
         _log_session = Some(util::log_graphs(parser, "log.html", opts.open_log)?);
     }
     // Log to stderr if `--debug` was passed
-    else if opts.debug {
+    else if opts.debug != ParseDebugType::Quiet {
+        let mut curr_version: usize = 0usize;
+        let use_color = std::env::var("NO_COLOR").map_or(true, |v| v != "1");
         parser.set_logger(Some(Box::new(|log_type, message| {
-            if log_type == LogType::Lex {
-                io::stderr().write_all(b"  ").unwrap();
+            if opts.debug == ParseDebugType::Normal {
+                if log_type == LogType::Lex {
+                    write!(&mut io::stderr(), "  ").unwrap();
+                };
+                writeln!(&mut io::stderr(), "{message}").unwrap();
+            } else {
+                let colors = &[
+                    AnsiColor::White,
+                    AnsiColor::Red,
+                    AnsiColor::Blue,
+                    AnsiColor::Green,
+                    AnsiColor::Cyan,
+                    AnsiColor::Yellow,
+                ];
+                if message.starts_with("process version:") {
+                    let comma_idx = message.find(',').unwrap();
+                    curr_version = message["process version:".len()..comma_idx]
+                        .parse()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                let color = if use_color {
+                    Some(colors[curr_version])
+                } else {
+                    None
+                };
+                let mut out = if log_type == LogType::Lex {
+                    "  ".to_string()
+                } else {
+                    String::new()
+                };
+                out += &paint(color, message);
+                writeln!(&mut io::stderr(), "{out}").unwrap();
             }
-            writeln!(&mut io::stderr(), "{message}").unwrap();
         })));
     }