diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5406006..894f675 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ for example, `cargo xwin test --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc`
 
 The Microsoft CRT and Windows SDK can be customized using the following environment variables or CLI options.
 
-| Environment Variable | CLI option         | Description                                                                                                        |
-|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `XWIN_ARCH`          | `--xwin-arch`      | The architectures to include, defaults to `x86_64,aarch64`, possible values: x86, x86_64, aarch, aarch64           |
-| `XWIN_VARIANT`       | `--xwin-variant`   | The variants to include, defaults to `desktop`, possible values: desktop, onecore, spectre                         |
-| `XWIN_VERSION`       | `--xwin-version`   | The version to retrieve, defaults to 16, can either be a major version of 15 or 16, or a `<major>.<minor>` version |
-| `XWIN_CACHE_DIR`     | `--xwin-cache-dir` | xwin cache directory to put CRT and SDK files                                                                      |
+| Environment Variable      | CLI option                  | Description                                                                                                        |
+| ------------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `XWIN_ARCH`               | `--xwin-arch`               | The architectures to include, defaults to `x86_64,aarch64`, possible values: x86, x86_64, aarch, aarch64           |
+| `XWIN_VARIANT`            | `--xwin-variant`            | The variants to include, defaults to `desktop`, possible values: desktop, onecore, spectre                         |
+| `XWIN_VERSION`            | `--xwin-version`            | The version to retrieve, defaults to 16, can either be a major version of 15 or 16, or a `<major>.<minor>` version |
+| `XWIN_CACHE_DIR`          | `--xwin-cache-dir`          | xwin cache directory to put CRT and SDK files                                                                      |
+| `XWIN_INCLUDE_DEBUG_LIBS` | `--xwin-include-debug-libs` | Whether or not to include debug libs in installation (default false).                                              |
 
 ### CMake Support
 
diff --git a/src/common.rs b/src/common.rs
index ada696e..459bf44 100644
--- a/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/common.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ pub struct XWinOptions {
     /// a "<major>.<minor>" version.
     #[arg(long, env = "XWIN_VERSION", default_value = "16", hide = true)]
     pub xwin_version: String,
+
+    /// Whether or not to include debug libs
+    #[arg(long, env = "XWIN_INCLUDE_DEBUG_LIBS", hide = true)]
+    pub xwin_include_debug_libs: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for XWinOptions {
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ impl Default for XWinOptions {
             xwin_arch: vec![xwin::Arch::X86_64, xwin::Arch::Aarch64],
             xwin_variant: vec![xwin::Variant::Desktop],
             xwin_version: "16".to_string(),
+            xwin_include_debug_libs: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -285,7 +290,7 @@ impl XWinOptions {
             .fold(0, |acc, var| acc | *var as u32);
         let pruned = xwin::prune_pkg_list(&pkg_manifest, arches, variants, false)?;
         let op = xwin::Ops::Splat(xwin::SplatConfig {
-            include_debug_libs: false,
+            include_debug_libs: self.xwin_include_debug_libs,
             include_debug_symbols: false,
             enable_symlinks: !cfg!(target_os = "macos"),
             preserve_ms_arch_notation: false,