diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
index 1934d4b21d0..f8250f2651e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
@@ -1205,7 +1205,13 @@ void node_socket_color_get(const bContext &C,
                            float r_color[4])
 {
   if (!sock.typeinfo->draw_color) {
-    copy_v4_v4(r_color, float4(1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
+    /* Fallback to the simple variant. If not defined either, fallback to a magenta color. */
+    if (sock.typeinfo->draw_color_simple) {
+      sock.typeinfo->draw_color_simple(sock.typeinfo, r_color);
+    }
+    else {
+      copy_v4_v4(r_color, float4(1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
+    }
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_node_socket.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_node_socket.cc
index fbc3dfc5c5d..a8a07e1e42d 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_node_socket.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_node_socket.cc
@@ -592,7 +592,11 @@ static void rna_def_node_socket(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_function_output(func, parm);
 
   func = RNA_def_function(srna, "draw_color_simple", nullptr);
-  RNA_def_function_ui_description(func, "Color of the socket icon");
+  RNA_def_function_ui_description(
+      func,
+      "Color of the socket icon. Used to draw sockets in places where the socket does not belong "
+      "to a node, like the node interface panel. Also used to draw node sockets if draw_color is "
+      "not defined");
   RNA_def_function_flag(func, FUNC_NO_SELF | FUNC_REGISTER_OPTIONAL);
   parm = RNA_def_float_array(
       func, "color", 4, default_draw_color, 0.0f, 1.0f, "Color", "", 0.0f, 1.0f);