diff --git a/src/fios.h b/src/fios.h
index e22e14c0b5..b17ab8e4ce 100644
--- a/src/fios.h
+++ b/src/fios.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ struct LoadCheckData {
 	struct LoggedAction *gamelog_action;          ///< Gamelog actions
 	uint gamelog_actions;                         ///< Number of gamelog actions
 
+	bool want_debug_log_data = false;
+	std::string debug_log_data;
+
 	LoadCheckData() : error_data(nullptr), grfconfig(nullptr),
 			grf_compatibility(GLC_NOT_FOUND), gamelog_action(nullptr), gamelog_actions(0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/fios_gui.cpp b/src/fios_gui.cpp
index fe4fa469fd..8d1da7aa75 100644
--- a/src/fios_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/fios_gui.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ void LoadCheckData::Clear()
 	this->gamelog_actions = 0;
 
 	ClearGRFConfigList(&this->grfconfig);
+
+	this->debug_log_data.clear();
 }
 
 /** Load game/scenario with optional content download */
diff --git a/src/openttd.cpp b/src/openttd.cpp
index e312934d60..012c1376e9 100644
--- a/src/openttd.cpp
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,40 @@ static void WriteSavegameInfo(const char *name)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void WriteSavegameDebugData(const char *name)
+{
+	char *buf = MallocT<char>(4096);
+	char *buflast = buf + 4095;
+	char *p = buf;
+	auto bump_size = [&]() {
+		size_t offset = p - buf;
+		size_t new_size = buflast - buf + 1 + 4096;
+		buf = ReallocT<char>(buf, new_size);
+		buflast = buf + new_size - 1;
+		p = buf + offset;
+	};
+	p += seprintf(p, buflast, "Name:         %s\n", name);
+	if (_load_check_data.debug_log_data.size()) {
+		p += seprintf(p, buflast, "%u bytes of debug data in savegame\n", (uint) _load_check_data.debug_log_data.size());
+		std::string buffer = _load_check_data.debug_log_data;
+		ProcessLineByLine(const_cast<char *>(buffer.data()), [&](const char *line) {
+			if (buflast - p <= 1024) bump_size();
+			p += seprintf(p, buflast, "> %s\n", line);
+		});
+	} else {
+		p += seprintf(p, buflast, "No debug data in savegame\n");
+	}
+
+	/* ShowInfo put output to stderr, but version information should go
+	 * to stdout; this is the only exception */
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+	printf("%s\n", buf);
+#else
+	ShowInfo(buf);
+#endif
+	free(buf);
+}
+
 
 /**
  * Extract the resolution from the given string and store
@@ -611,6 +645,7 @@ static const OptionData _options[] = {
 	 GETOPT_SHORT_VALUE('c'),
 	 GETOPT_SHORT_NOVAL('x'),
 	 GETOPT_SHORT_VALUE('q'),
+	 GETOPT_SHORT_VALUE('K'),
 	 GETOPT_SHORT_NOVAL('h'),
 	 GETOPT_SHORT_VALUE('J'),
 	GETOPT_END()
@@ -729,7 +764,8 @@ int openttd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				scanner->generation_seed = InteractiveRandom();
 			}
 			break;
-		case 'q': {
+		case 'q':
+		case 'K': {
 			DeterminePaths(argv[0]);
 			if (StrEmpty(mgo.opt)) {
 				ret = 1;
@@ -741,6 +777,7 @@ int openttd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			FiosGetSavegameListCallback(SLO_LOAD, mgo.opt, strrchr(mgo.opt, '.'), title, lastof(title));
 
 			_load_check_data.Clear();
+			if (i == 'K') _load_check_data.want_debug_log_data = true;
 			SaveOrLoadResult res = SaveOrLoad(mgo.opt, SLO_CHECK, DFT_GAME_FILE, SAVE_DIR, false);
 			if (res != SL_OK || _load_check_data.HasErrors()) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open savegame\n");
@@ -754,7 +791,11 @@ int openttd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				goto exit_noshutdown;
 			}
 
-			WriteSavegameInfo(title);
+			if (i == 'q') {
+				WriteSavegameInfo(title);
+			} else {
+				WriteSavegameDebugData(title);
+			}
 
 			goto exit_noshutdown;
 		}
diff --git a/src/saveload/debug_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/debug_sl.cpp
index e4c163495d..5a41516066 100644
--- a/src/saveload/debug_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/debug_sl.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "../debug.h"
 #include "saveload.h"
 #include "saveload_buffer.h"
+#include "../fios.h"
 
 #include "../safeguards.h"
 
@@ -37,6 +38,19 @@ static void Load_DBGL()
 	}
 }
 
+static void Check_DBGL()
+{
+	if (!_load_check_data.want_debug_log_data) {
+		SlSkipBytes(SlGetFieldLength());
+		return;
+	}
+	size_t length = SlGetFieldLength();
+	if (length) {
+		_load_check_data.debug_log_data.resize(length);
+		ReadBuffer::GetCurrent()->CopyBytes(reinterpret_cast<byte *>(const_cast<char *>(_load_check_data.debug_log_data.data())), length);
+	}
+}
+
 extern const ChunkHandler _debug_chunk_handlers[] = {
-	{ 'DBGL', Save_DBGL, Load_DBGL, nullptr, nullptr, CH_RIFF | CH_LAST},
+	{ 'DBGL', Save_DBGL, Load_DBGL, nullptr, Check_DBGL, CH_RIFF | CH_LAST},
 };