diff --git a/Runtime/CMain.cpp b/Runtime/CMain.cpp
index 55849ab30..7a2af40bd 100644
--- a/Runtime/CMain.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/CMain.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <aurora/main.h>
 #include <dolphin/vi.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL_messagebox.h>
+#include "Runtime/Graphics/CTexture.hpp"
 
 using namespace std::literals;
 
@@ -510,7 +511,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     metaforce::CVarManager cvarMgr{fileMgr};
     metaforce::CVarCommons cvarCmns{cvarMgr};
     cvarMgr.parseCommandLine(args);
-
     if (!restart) {
       // TODO add clear loggers func to logvisor so we can recreate loggers on restart
       bool logging = IsClientLoggingEnabled(argc, argv);
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     g_app->onImGuiAddTextures();
     g_app->onAppLaunched(info);
     g_app->onAppWindowResized(info.windowSize);
+    metaforce::CTexture::SetMangleMips(cvarCmns.getMangleMipmaps());
     while (!cvarMgr.restartRequired()) {
       const auto* event = aurora_update();
       bool exiting = false;
diff --git a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.cpp b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.cpp
index aadd27d5f..c1d5b55ea 100644
--- a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ CVarCommons::CVarCommons(CVarManager& manager) : m_mgr(manager) {
   m_debugToolDrawPlatformCollision =
       m_mgr.findOrMakeCVar("debugTool.drawPlatformCollision", "Draws the bounding boxes of platforms"sv, false,
                            CVar::EFlags::Game | CVar::EFlags::Archive | CVar::EFlags::ReadOnly);
+  m_debugToolMangleMipmaps = m_mgr.findOrMakeCVar(
+      "debugTool.mangleMipmaps", "Sets each mipmap of a texture to a known color based on distance."sv, false,
+      CVar::EFlags::Game | CVar::EFlags::Archive | CVar::EFlags::ReadOnly | CVar::EFlags::ModifyRestart);
   m_logFile = m_mgr.findOrMakeCVar("logFile"sv, "Any log prints will be stored to this file upon exit"sv, "app.log"sv,
                                    CVar::EFlags::System | CVar::EFlags::Archive | CVar::EFlags::ModifyRestart);
   m_lastDiscPath = m_mgr.findOrMakeCVar("lastDiscPath"sv, "Most recently loaded disc image path"sv, ""sv,
diff --git a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.hpp b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.hpp
index 7da5d6548..522e7e6d4 100644
--- a/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.hpp
+++ b/Runtime/ConsoleVariables/CVarCommons.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct CVarCommons {
   CVar* m_debugToolDrawCollisionActors = nullptr;
   CVar* m_debugToolDrawMazePath = nullptr;
   CVar* m_debugToolDrawPlatformCollision = nullptr;
+  CVar* m_debugToolMangleMipmaps = nullptr;
   CVar* m_logFile = nullptr;
   CVar* m_lastDiscPath = nullptr;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ struct CVarCommons {
 
   void setLogFile(std::string_view log) { m_logFile->fromLiteral(log); }
 
+  bool getMangleMipmaps() const { return m_debugToolMangleMipmaps->toBoolean(); }
+  void setMangleMipmaps(bool b) { m_debugToolMangleMipmaps->fromBoolean(b); }
+
   void serialize() { m_mgr.serialize(); }
 
   static CVarCommons* instance();
diff --git a/Runtime/Graphics/CTexture.cpp b/Runtime/Graphics/CTexture.cpp
index 0e17a9515..0552d0aba 100644
--- a/Runtime/Graphics/CTexture.cpp
+++ b/Runtime/Graphics/CTexture.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ u32 CTexture::TexelFormatBitsPerPixel(ETexelFormat fmt) {
   }
 }
 
-bool CTexture::sMangleMips = true;
+bool CTexture::sMangleMips = false;
 u32 CTexture::sCurrentFrameCount = 0;
 u32 CTexture::sTotalAllocatedMemory = 0;