diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f0b7c9532..6be0e1f03 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ option(IMHEX_STRICT_WARNINGS "Enable most available warnings and treat them as e
 option(IMHEX_STATIC_LINK_PLUGINS "Statically link all plugins into the main executable" OFF)
 option(IMHEX_GENERATE_PACKAGE "Specify if a native package should be built. Only usable on Windows and MacOS" OFF)
 option(IMHEX_ENABLE_UNITY_BUILD "Enables building ImHex as a unity build." OFF)
+option(IMHEX_GENERATE_PDBS "Enable generating PDB files in non-debug builds" ON)
 
 # Basic compiler and cmake configurations
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index bee3fca4f..ad1acbde3 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -648,6 +648,10 @@ function(enableUnityBuild TARGET)
 endfunction()
 
 function(generatePDBs)
+    if (NOT IMHEX_GENERATE_PDBS)
+        return()
+    endif ()
+
     if (NOT WIN32 OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
         return()
     endif ()