diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_integration_tests.yml
index 0c4ba61a8a4..22cec5d48bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_integration_tests.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           tools/build/build --ci dm -DCIBUILDING -DANSICOLORS -WError -NWTG0001
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
+          cp libbyond_sleeping_procs.so ~/.byond/bin/libbyond_sleeping_procs.so
           source $HOME/BYOND/byond/bin/byondsetup
           bash tools/ci/run_server.sh ${{ inputs.map }}
       - name: Upload screenshot tests
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c74dfcdf37..f8688c913d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 # Ignore compiled linux libs in the root folder, e.g. librust_g.so
 /*.so
 
+# Remove when removing byond_status
+!/libbyond_sleeping_procs.so
+
 #Ignore compiled files and other files generated during compilation.
 *.mdme
 *.mdme.*
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/byond_status.dm b/code/__HELPERS/byond_status.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1985080418c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/byond_status.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/// Returns the debug status, including sleeping procs.
+/// If this blame is older than a month, please revert the PR that added it.
+/proc/byond_status()
+	if (world.system_type == UNIX)
+		return LIBCALL("libbyond_sleeping_procs.so", "get_status")()
+	else
+		return "byond_status is not supported on [world.system_type]"
diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm
index 227ef0b7079..074bff3152c 100644
--- a/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/_unit_tests.dm
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 #include "bloody_footprints.dm"
 #include "breath.dm"
 #include "burning.dm"
+#include "byond_status.dm"
 #include "cable_powernets.dm"
 #include "card_mismatch.dm"
 #include "cardboard_cutouts.dm"
diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/byond_status.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/byond_status.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2788831556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/byond_status.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/// Tests the SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY byond_status() proc for a useful format
+/datum/unit_test/byond_status
+
+/datum/unit_test/byond_status/Run()
+	if (world.system_type != UNIX)
+		return
+
+	var/status = byond_status()
+	TEST_ASSERT(findtext(status, "Sleeping procs"), "Invalid byond_status: [status]")
diff --git a/libbyond_sleeping_procs.so b/libbyond_sleeping_procs.so
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8596115fd96
Binary files /dev/null and b/libbyond_sleeping_procs.so differ
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 0b877ad09b1..77070c6b29e 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
 #include "code\__HELPERS\atoms.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\auxtools.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\bitflag_lists.dm"
+#include "code\__HELPERS\byond_status.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\cameras.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\chat.dm"
 #include "code\__HELPERS\chat_filter.dm"