diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
index 638baeae543..9201b040191 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 		if(I.hard_deletes)
 			dellog += "\tTotal Hard Deletes [I.hard_deletes]"
 			dellog += "\tTime Spent Hard Deleting: [I.hard_delete_time]ms"
+			dellog += "\tAverage References During Hardel: [I.reference_average] references."
 		if(I.slept_destroy)
 			dellog += "\tSleeps: [I.slept_destroy]"
 		if(I.no_respect_force)
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 
 	I.hard_deletes++
 	I.hard_delete_time += TICK_DELTA_TO_MS(tick)
+	I.reference_average = (refcount(I) + I.reference_average) / I.hard_deletes
 
 
 	if(tick > highest_del_tickusage)
@@ -289,6 +291,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 	var/no_respect_force = 0//Number of times it's not respected force=TRUE
 	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
+	/// Average amount of references that the hard deleted item holds when hard deleted
+	var/reference_average = 0
 
 /datum/qdel_item/New(mytype)
 	name = "[mytype]"
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
index 3dcda8f6401..6e3753a705c 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(AdminProcCallSpamPrevention)
 		if(I.hard_deletes)
 			dellog += "<li>Total Hard Deletes [I.hard_deletes]</li>"
 			dellog += "<li>Time Spent Hard Deleting: [I.hard_delete_time]ms</li>"
+			dellog += "<li>Average References During Hardel: [I.reference_average] references.</li>"
 		if(I.slept_destroy)
 			dellog += "<li>Sleeps: [I.slept_destroy]</li>"
 		if(I.no_respect_force)