diff --git a/editor/editor_property_variable_name.cpp b/editor/editor_property_variable_name.cpp
index 34d52e1..13cba3e 100644
--- a/editor/editor_property_variable_name.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_property_variable_name.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void EditorPropertyVariableName::_update_status() {
 	if (plan->has_var(name_edit->get_text())) {
 		BUTTON_SET_ICON(status_btn, theme_cache.var_exists_icon);
 		status_btn->set_tooltip_text(TTR("This variable exists in the blackboard plan.\n\nClick to open blackboard plan."));
+	} else if (name_edit->get_text().begins_with("_")) {
+		BUTTON_SET_ICON(status_btn, theme_cache.var_private_icon);
+		status_btn->set_tooltip_text(TTR("Variable is private and doesn't exist in the blackboard plan.\n\nClick to open blackboard plan."));
 	} else {
 		BUTTON_SET_ICON(status_btn, theme_cache.var_not_found_icon);
 		status_btn->set_tooltip_text(TTR("No such variable exists in the blackboard plan!\n\nClick to open blackboard plan."));
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ void EditorPropertyVariableName::_notification(int p_what) {
 			theme_cache.var_add_icon = LimboUtility::get_singleton()->get_task_icon(LW_NAME(LimboVarAdd));
 			theme_cache.var_exists_icon = LimboUtility::get_singleton()->get_task_icon(LW_NAME(LimboVarExists));
 			theme_cache.var_not_found_icon = LimboUtility::get_singleton()->get_task_icon(LW_NAME(LimboVarNotFound));
+			theme_cache.var_private_icon = LimboUtility::get_singleton()->get_task_icon(LW_NAME(LimboVarPrivate));
 		} break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/editor/editor_property_variable_name.h b/editor/editor_property_variable_name.h
index 6a317c3..19cbe31 100644
--- a/editor/editor_property_variable_name.h
+++ b/editor/editor_property_variable_name.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ private:
 		Ref<Texture2D> var_exists_icon;
 		Ref<Texture2D> var_not_found_icon;
 		Ref<Texture2D> var_add_icon;
+		Ref<Texture2D> var_private_icon;
 	};
 	ThemeCache theme_cache;
 
diff --git a/gdextension/limboai.gdextension b/gdextension/limboai.gdextension
index c217cad..04747ed 100644
--- a/gdextension/limboai.gdextension
+++ b/gdextension/limboai.gdextension
@@ -83,3 +83,4 @@ LimboState = "res://addons/limboai/icons/LimboState.svg"
 LimboVarAdd = "res://addons/limboai/icons/LimboVarAdd.svg"
 LimboVarExists = "res://addons/limboai/icons/LimboVarExists.svg"
 LimboVarNotFound = "res://addons/limboai/icons/LimboVarNotFound.svg"
+LimboVarPrivate = "res://addons/limboai/icons/LimboVarPrivate.svg"
diff --git a/util/limbo_string_names.cpp b/util/limbo_string_names.cpp
index cc2e155..bbc426f 100644
--- a/util/limbo_string_names.cpp
+++ b/util/limbo_string_names.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ LimboStringNames::LimboStringNames() {
 	LimboVarAdd = SN("LimboVarAdd");
 	LimboVarExists = SN("LimboVarExists");
 	LimboVarNotFound = SN("LimboVarNotFound");
+	LimboVarPrivate = SN("LimboVarPrivate");
 	LineEdit = SN("LineEdit");
 	Load = SN("Load");
 	managed = SN("managed");
diff --git a/util/limbo_string_names.h b/util/limbo_string_names.h
index 8652798..d06e02d 100644
--- a/util/limbo_string_names.h
+++ b/util/limbo_string_names.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public:
 	StringName LimboVarAdd;
 	StringName LimboVarExists;
 	StringName LimboVarNotFound;
+	StringName LimboVarPrivate;
 	StringName LineEdit;
 	StringName Load;
 	StringName managed;