diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
index a787afef7a0..016dd8cf038 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(testing_global_profiler, list("_PROFILE_NAME" = "Global"))
 	WRITE_LOG(GLOB.world_paper_log, "PAPER: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_asset(text)
-	WRITE_LOG(GLOB.world_asset_log, "ASSET: [text]")
+	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/log_asset))
+		WRITE_LOG(GLOB.world_asset_log, "ASSET: [text]")
 
 /proc/log_access(text)
 	if (CONFIG_GET(flag/log_access))
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
index 42874afb661..e38703756dc 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/log_cloning // log cloning actions.
 
+/datum/config_entry/flag/log_asset //asset logging
+
 /datum/config_entry/flag/log_vote // log voting
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/log_whisper // log client whisper
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 5faffabc4e7..a21839aaab2 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ LOG_ADMIN
 ## log admin chat
 LOG_ADMINCHAT
 
+## log asset debug logs
+#LOG_ASSET
+
 ## log client access (logon/logoff)
 LOG_ACCESS