diff --git a/scene/3d/light.cpp b/scene/3d/light.cpp
index 7402e664d9..b7cd9bd2dc 100644
--- a/scene/3d/light.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/light.cpp
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ DirectionalLight::DirectionalLight()
 	set_shadow_depth_range(SHADOW_DEPTH_RANGE_STABLE);
 
 	blend_splits = false;
+
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint())
+		// Create light with a default natural "sun" orientation in editor, instead of looking horizontally on X
+		set_rotation_in_degrees(Vector3(-50, 25, 30));
+#endif
 }
 
 void OmniLight::set_shadow_mode(ShadowMode p_mode) {