diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorBar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorBar.svelte
index 23bec9c76c..0752b2acbe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorBar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorBar.svelte
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
 		iconOnly?: boolean
 		compactHelpers?: boolean
 		validCode?: boolean
+		// Asset-parse validity, when the context cares about it (pipeline
+		// editor). `undefined` = not applicable; `false` makes the badge red
+		// even if the main function parses.
+		validAssets?: boolean | undefined
 		kind?: 'script' | 'trigger' | 'approval'
 		template?:
 			| 'pgsql'
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@
 		iconOnly = false,
 		compactHelpers = false,
 		validCode = true,
+		validAssets = undefined,
 		kind = 'script',
 		template = 'script',
 		collabMode = false,
@@ -945,8 +950,14 @@ JsonNode ${windmillPathToCamelCaseName(path)} = JsonNode.Parse(await client.GetS
 <div class="flex justify-between items-center overflow-y-auto w-full p-0.5">
 	<div class="flex gap-3 items-center">
 		<div
-			title={validCode ? 'Main function parsable' : 'Main function not parsable'}
-			class="rounded-full w-2 h-2 mx-2 {validCode ? 'bg-green-300' : 'bg-red-300'}"
+			title={!validCode
+				? 'Main function not parsable'
+				: validAssets === false
+					? 'Assets not parsable'
+					: 'Parsable'}
+			class="rounded-full w-2 h-2 mx-2 {validCode && validAssets !== false
+				? 'bg-green-300'
+				: 'bg-red-300'}"
 		></div>
 		<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
 			{#if compactHelpers}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte
index 324f6829ff..0777c8be47 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptEditor.svelte
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@
 		saveToWorkspace?: boolean
 		watchChanges?: boolean
 		customUi?: ScriptEditorWhitelabelCustomUi | undefined
+		// Pipeline editor: an asset-parse failure should also turn the
+		// "parsable" badge red — asset lineage is load-bearing there, so a
+		// green badge must mean both the main function AND the asset parse
+		// succeeded.
+		requireValidAssets?: boolean
 		args: Record<string, any>
 		selectedTab?: 'main' | 'preprocessor' | 'diagram'
 		hasPreprocessor?: boolean
@@ -206,6 +211,7 @@
 		saveToWorkspace = false,
 		watchChanges = false,
 		customUi = undefined,
+		requireValidAssets = false,
 		args = $bindable(),
 		selectedTab = $bindable('main'),
 		hasPreprocessor = $bindable(false),
@@ -553,6 +559,12 @@
 		() => inferAssetsRes.current?.sql_queries,
 		() => $workspaceStore
 	)
+	// Asset-parse validity for the editor badge. `undefined` while loading (so
+	// the badge doesn't flicker red); only an explicit parser error counts as
+	// invalid. Surfaced only when `requireValidAssets` (pipeline editor).
+	let validAssets = $derived(
+		requireValidAssets ? inferAssetsRes.current?.status !== 'error' : undefined
+	)
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -1605,6 +1617,7 @@
 				collabLive={wsProvider?.shouldConnect}
 				{collabMode}
 				{validCode}
+				{validAssets}
 				iconOnly={width < EDITOR_BAR_WIDTH_THRESHOLD}
 				compactHelpers={width < EDITOR_BAR_HELPERS_COMPACT_THRESHOLD}
 				on:collabPopup={() => (showCollabPopup = true)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
index 71d4f85921..e5c3605033 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@
 					bind:this={scriptEditorRef}
 					showCaptures={false}
 					noSyncFromGithub
+					requireValidAssets
 					lang={script.language}
 					path={script.path}
 					tag={script.tag}