diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index 03e588583..d589c539f 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public bool LogOpenAtStartup { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not ImGui asserts should be enabled at startup.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool AssertsEnabledAtStartup { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not docking should be globally enabled in ImGui.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
index 0fbe8646d..5a4a2f5ed 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/DalamudInterface.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal
             this.WindowSystem.AddWindow(this.selfTestWindow);
             this.WindowSystem.AddWindow(this.styleEditorWindow);
 
-            ImGuiManagedAsserts.AssertsEnabled = true;
+            ImGuiManagedAsserts.AssertsEnabled = configuration.AssertsEnabledAtStartup;
 
             Service<InterfaceManager>.Get().Draw += this.OnDraw;
         }
@@ -492,6 +492,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal
                             ImGuiManagedAsserts.AssertsEnabled = val;
                         }
 
+                        if (ImGui.MenuItem("Enable asserts at startup", null, configuration.AssertsEnabledAtStartup))
+                        {
+                            configuration.AssertsEnabledAtStartup = !configuration.AssertsEnabledAtStartup;
+                            configuration.Save();
+                        }
+
                         if (ImGui.MenuItem("Clear focus"))
                         {
                             ImGui.SetWindowFocus(null);