diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
index e79a836b8b3..f985868679c 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 			entry["Total Ignored Force"] = I.no_respect_force
 		if (I.no_hint)
 			entry["Total No Hint"] = I.no_hint
+		if(LAZYLEN(I.extra_details))
+			entry["Deleted Metadata"] = I.extra_details
 
 	log_qdel("", del_log)
 
@@ -297,16 +299,19 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 	++totaldels
 	var/type = D.type
 	var/refID = text_ref(D)
+	var/datum/qdel_item/type_info = items[type]
+	var/detail = D.dump_harddel_info()
+	if(detail)
+		LAZYADD(type_info.extra_details, detail)
 
 	var/tick_usage = TICK_USAGE
 	del(D)
 	tick_usage = TICK_USAGE_TO_MS(tick_usage)
 
-	var/datum/qdel_item/I = items[type]
-	I.hard_deletes++
-	I.hard_delete_time += tick_usage
-	if (tick_usage > I.hard_delete_max)
-		I.hard_delete_max = tick_usage
+	type_info.hard_deletes++
+	type_info.hard_delete_time += tick_usage
+	if (tick_usage > type_info.hard_delete_max)
+		type_info.hard_delete_max = tick_usage
 	if (tick_usage > highest_del_ms)
 		highest_del_ms = tick_usage
 		highest_del_type_string = "[type]"
@@ -317,14 +322,14 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 		postpone(time)
 	var/threshold = CONFIG_GET(number/hard_deletes_overrun_threshold)
 	if (threshold && (time > threshold SECONDS))
-		if (!(I.qdel_flags & QDEL_ITEM_ADMINS_WARNED))
+		if (!(type_info.qdel_flags & QDEL_ITEM_ADMINS_WARNED))
 			log_game("Error: [type]([refID]) took longer than [threshold] seconds to delete (took [round(time/10, 0.1)] seconds to delete)")
 			message_admins("Error: [type]([refID]) took longer than [threshold] seconds to delete (took [round(time/10, 0.1)] seconds to delete).")
-			I.qdel_flags |= QDEL_ITEM_ADMINS_WARNED
-		I.hard_deletes_over_threshold++
+			type_info.qdel_flags |= QDEL_ITEM_ADMINS_WARNED
+		type_info.hard_deletes_over_threshold++
 		var/overrun_limit = CONFIG_GET(number/hard_deletes_overrun_limit)
-		if (overrun_limit && I.hard_deletes_over_threshold >= overrun_limit)
-			I.qdel_flags |= QDEL_ITEM_SUSPENDED_FOR_LAG
+		if (overrun_limit && type_info.hard_deletes_over_threshold >= overrun_limit)
+			type_info.qdel_flags |= QDEL_ITEM_SUSPENDED_FOR_LAG
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/Recover()
 	InitQueues() //We first need to create the queues before recovering data
@@ -346,6 +351,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 	var/no_hint = 0 //!Number of times it's not even bother to give a qdel hint
 	var/slept_destroy = 0 //!Number of times it's slept in its destroy
 	var/qdel_flags = 0 //!Flags related to this type's trip thru qdel.
+	var/list/extra_details //!Lazylist of string metadata about the deleted objects
 
 /datum/qdel_item/New(mytype)
 	name = "[mytype]"
diff --git a/code/datums/datum.dm b/code/datums/datum.dm
index 1ad751a13c3..67db3f62e28 100644
--- a/code/datums/datum.dm
+++ b/code/datums/datum.dm
@@ -402,3 +402,8 @@
 	var/atom/atom_cast = src // filters only work with images or atoms.
 	filter_data = null
 	atom_cast.filters = null
+
+/// Return text from this proc to provide extra context to hard deletes that happen to it
+/// Optional, you should use this for cases where replication is difficult and extra context is required
+/datum/proc/dump_harddel_info()
+	return
diff --git a/code/datums/progressbar.dm b/code/datums/progressbar.dm
index a9f875bd088..003b68bea53 100644
--- a/code/datums/progressbar.dm
+++ b/code/datums/progressbar.dm
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 	var/last_progress = 0
 	///Variable to ensure smooth visual stacking on multiple progress bars.
 	var/listindex = 0
+	///The type of our last value for bar_loc, for debugging
+	var/location_type
 
 
 /datum/progressbar/New(mob/User, goal_number, atom/target)
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@
 		return
 	goal = goal_number
 	bar_loc = target
+	location_type = bar_loc.type
 	bar = image('icons/effects/progressbar.dmi', bar_loc, "prog_bar_0")
 	SET_PLANE_EXPLICIT(bar, ABOVE_HUD_PLANE, User)
 	bar.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
@@ -137,6 +140,10 @@
 
 	QDEL_IN(src, PROGRESSBAR_ANIMATION_TIME)
 
+///Progress bars are very generic, and what hangs a ref to them depends heavily on the context in which they're used
+///So let's make hunting harddels easier yeah?
+/datum/progressbar/dump_harddel_info()
+	return "Owner's type: [location_type]"
 
 #undef PROGRESSBAR_ANIMATION_TIME
 #undef PROGRESSBAR_HEIGHT
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
index b131fc935d1..99491dd7cb3 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
@@ -600,6 +600,9 @@
 			dellog += "<li>Ignored force: [I.no_respect_force]</li>"
 		if (I.no_hint)
 			dellog += "<li>No hint: [I.no_hint]</li>"
+		if(LAZYLEN(I.extra_details))
+			var/details = I.extra_details.Join("</li><li>")
+			dellog += "<li>Extra Info: <ul><li>[details]</li></ul>"
 		dellog += "</ul></li>"
 
 	dellog += "</ol>"
diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm
index 97495ffe177..83aa15b51fb 100644
--- a/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/create_and_destroy.dm
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(running_create_and_destroy, FALSE)
 			TEST_FAIL("[item.name] failed to respect force deletion [item.no_respect_force] times out of a total del count of [item.qdels]")
 		if(item.no_hint)
 			TEST_FAIL("[item.name] failed to return a qdel hint [item.no_hint] times out of a total del count of [item.qdels]")
+		if(LAZYLEN(item.extra_details))
+			var/details = item.extra_details.Join("\n")
+			TEST_FAIL("[item.name] failed with extra info: \n[details]")
 
 	cache_for_sonic_speed = SSatoms.BadInitializeCalls
 	for(var/path in cache_for_sonic_speed)