diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
index e79fd0f6fc1..6fec8758aae 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@
 /datum/config_entry/flag/cache_assets
 	default = TRUE
 
+/datum/config_entry/flag/save_spritesheets
+	default = FALSE
+
 /datum/config_entry/flag/station_name_in_hub_entry
 	default = FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list.dm b/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list.dm
index 0f34c964f05..222b5b06655 100644
--- a/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list.dm
+++ b/code/modules/asset_cache/asset_list.dm
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(asset_datums)
 /datum/asset/proc/should_refresh()
 	return !cross_round_cachable || !CONFIG_GET(flag/cache_assets)
 
+/// Simply takes any generated file and saves it to the round-specific /logs folder. Useful for debugging potential issues with spritesheet generation/display.
+/// Only called when the SAVE_SPRITESHEETS config option is uncommented.
+/datum/asset/proc/save_to_logs(file_name, file_location)
+	var/asset_path = "[GLOB.log_directory]/generated_assets/[file_name]"
+	fdel(asset_path) // just in case, sadly we can't use rust_g stuff here.
+	fcopy(file_location, asset_path)
+
 /// If you don't need anything complicated.
 /datum/asset/simple
 	_abstract = /datum/asset/simple
@@ -194,12 +201,16 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(asset_datums)
 	for(var/size_id in sizes)
 		var/size = sizes[size_id]
 		SSassets.transport.register_asset("[name]_[size_id].png", size[SPRSZ_STRIPPED])
-	var/res_name = "spritesheet_[name].css"
-	var/fname = "data/spritesheets/[res_name]"
-	fdel(fname)
-	text2file(generate_css(), fname)
-	SSassets.transport.register_asset(res_name, fcopy_rsc(fname))
-	fdel(fname)
+	var/css_name = "spritesheet_[name].css"
+	var/file_directory = "data/spritesheets/[css_name]"
+	fdel(file_directory)
+	text2file(generate_css(), file_directory)
+	SSassets.transport.register_asset(css_name, fcopy_rsc(file_directory))
+
+	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/save_spritesheets))
+		save_to_logs(file_name = css_name, file_location = file_directory)
+
+	fdel(file_directory)
 
 	if (CONFIG_GET(flag/cache_assets) && cross_round_cachable)
 		write_to_cache()
@@ -245,13 +256,19 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(asset_datums)
 			continue
 
 		// save flattened version
-		var/fname = "data/spritesheets/[name]_[size_id].png"
-		fcopy(size[SPRSZ_ICON], fname)
-		var/error = rustg_dmi_strip_metadata(fname)
+		var/png_name = "[name]_[size_id].png"
+		var/file_directory = "data/spritesheets/[png_name]"
+		fcopy(size[SPRSZ_ICON], file_directory)
+		var/error = rustg_dmi_strip_metadata(file_directory)
 		if(length(error))
-			stack_trace("Failed to strip [name]_[size_id].png: [error]")
-		size[SPRSZ_STRIPPED] = icon(fname)
-		fdel(fname)
+			stack_trace("Failed to strip [png_name]: [error]")
+		size[SPRSZ_STRIPPED] = icon(file_directory)
+
+		// this is useful here for determining if weird sprite issues (like having a white background) are a cause of what we're doing DM-side or not since we can see the full flattened thing at-a-glance.
+		if(CONFIG_GET(flag/save_spritesheets))
+			save_to_logs(file_name = png_name, file_location = file_directory)
+
+		fdel(file_directory)
 
 /datum/asset/spritesheet/proc/generate_css()
 	var/list/out = list()
@@ -288,9 +305,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(asset_datums)
 		replaced_css = replacetext(replaced_css, find_background_urls.match, "background:url('[asset_url]')")
 		LAZYADD(cached_spritesheets_needed, asset_id)
 
-	var/replaced_css_filename = "data/spritesheets/spritesheet_[name].css"
+	var/finalized_name = "spritesheet_[name].css"
+	var/replaced_css_filename = "data/spritesheets/[finalized_name]"
 	rustg_file_write(replaced_css, replaced_css_filename)
-	SSassets.transport.register_asset("spritesheet_[name].css", replaced_css_filename)
+	SSassets.transport.register_asset(finalized_name, replaced_css_filename)
+
+	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/save_spritesheets))
+		save_to_logs(file_name = finalized_name, file_location = replaced_css_filename)
 
 	fdel(replaced_css_filename)
 
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index d66eaf0942e..08483946c64 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -623,6 +623,11 @@ MOTD motd.txt
 ## but enabled on production (the default).
 CACHE_ASSETS 0
 
+## If this is uncommented, we will save all associated spritesheet PNGs and CSS files to a folder in the round-specific logs folder.
+## Useful for developers to debug potential spritesheet issues to determine where the issue is cropping up (either in DM-side sprite generation or in the TGUI-side display of said spritesheet).
+## Will only seek to waste disk space if ran on production.
+#SAVE_SPRITESHEETS
+
 ## Uncomment to allow the station name to be in the hub entry.
 ## You should only enable this if you can guarantee a station name doesn't break BYOND's TOS.
 ## BYOND staff have gotten upset at us in the past for inappropriate station names.