diff --git a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
index 7100aed104..56b795c1bf 100644
--- a/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/Marlin_main.cpp
@@ -14606,7 +14606,7 @@ void prepare_move_to_destination() {
 
 #if ENABLED(TEMP_STAT_LEDS)
 
-  static bool red_led = false;
+  static uint8_t red_led = -1;  // Invalid value to force leds initializzation on startup
   static millis_t next_status_led_update_ms = 0;
 
   void handle_status_leds(void) {
@@ -14614,20 +14614,18 @@ void prepare_move_to_destination() {
       next_status_led_update_ms += 500; // Update every 0.5s
       float max_temp = 0.0;
       #if HAS_HEATED_BED
-        max_temp = MAX3(max_temp, thermalManager.degTargetBed(), thermalManager.degBed());
+        max_temp = MAX(thermalManager.degTargetBed(), thermalManager.degBed());
       #endif
       HOTEND_LOOP()
         max_temp = MAX3(max_temp, thermalManager.degHotend(e), thermalManager.degTargetHotend(e));
-      const bool new_led = (max_temp > 55.0) ? true : (max_temp < 54.0) ? false : red_led;
+      const uint8_t new_led = (max_temp > 55.0) ? HIGH : (max_temp < 54.0 || red_led == -1) ? LOW : red_led;
       if (new_led != red_led) {
         red_led = new_led;
         #if PIN_EXISTS(STAT_LED_RED)
-          WRITE(STAT_LED_RED_PIN, new_led ? HIGH : LOW);
-          #if PIN_EXISTS(STAT_LED_BLUE)
-            WRITE(STAT_LED_BLUE_PIN, new_led ? LOW : HIGH);
-          #endif
-        #else
-          WRITE(STAT_LED_BLUE_PIN, new_led ? HIGH : LOW);
+          WRITE(STAT_LED_RED_PIN, new_led);
+        #endif
+        #if PIN_EXISTS(STAT_LED_BLUE)
+          WRITE(STAT_LED_BLUE_PIN, !new_led);
         #endif
       }
     }