diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/components/guard.gd b/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/components/guard.gd
index 72a9c1bcc3..8a9a67e56e 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/components/guard.gd
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/components/guard.gd
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SPRITE_FRAMES = preload("uid://ovu5wqo15s5g")
 @export_range(0.1, 5, 0.1, "or_greater", "suffix:s") var time_to_detect_player: float = 1.0
 ## Scale factor for the detection area.
 @export_range(0.1, 5, 0.1, "or_greater", "or_less") var detection_area_scale: float = 1.0:
-	set(new_value):
-		detection_area_scale = new_value
-		if detection_area:
-			detection_area.scale = Vector2.ONE * detection_area_scale
+	set = _set_detection_area_scale
 
 @export_category("Debug")
 ## Enables movement in the editor for debugging.
@@ -118,6 +115,7 @@ var character_animation_player_behavior: CharacterAnimationPlayerBehavior = %Cha
 @onready var _foot_sound: AudioStreamPlayer2D = %FootSound
 @onready var _fire_sound: AudioStreamPlayer2D = %FireSound
 @onready var _torch_hit_sound: AudioStreamPlayer2D = %TorchHitSound
+@onready var _light: PointLight2D = %Light
 
 
 func _get_configuration_warnings() -> PackedStringArray:
@@ -144,8 +142,8 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 
 	_set_sprite_frames(sprite_frames)
 
-	if detection_area:
-		detection_area.scale = Vector2.ONE * detection_area_scale
+	_set_sprite_frames(sprite_frames)
+	_set_detection_area_scale(detection_area_scale)
 
 	# When the level starts, the guard is placed at the beginning of the
 	# patrol path.
@@ -430,6 +428,15 @@ func _set_sprite_frames(new_sprite_frames: SpriteFrames) -> void:
 	update_configuration_warnings()
 
 
+func _set_detection_area_scale(new_detection_area_scale: float) -> void:
+	detection_area_scale = new_detection_area_scale
+	if not is_node_ready():
+		return
+	if detection_area:
+		detection_area.scale = Vector2.ONE * detection_area_scale
+	_light.visible = detection_area_scale > 0.1
+
+
 func _set_alerted_sound_stream(new_value: AudioStream) -> void:
 	alerted_sound_stream = new_value
 	if not is_node_ready():
diff --git a/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/guard.tscn b/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/guard.tscn
index e8ef2b2b66..cf0853caea 100644
--- a/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/guard.tscn
+++ b/scenes/game_elements/characters/enemies/guard/guard.tscn
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ collision_layer = 0
 script = ExtResource("4_mswbt")
 
 [node name="Light" type="PointLight2D" parent="DetectionArea" unique_id=366085581]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
 position = Vector2(37.3333, 1.33333)
 scale = Vector2(0.340496, 0.340496)
 color = Color(1, 1, 0.796078, 1)