diff --git a/src/PowderToy.cpp b/src/PowderToy.cpp
index 9f0424794..36cf4c354 100644
--- a/src/PowderToy.cpp
+++ b/src/PowderToy.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ int Main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		prefs.Set("Fullscreen", windowFrameOps.fullscreen);
 	}
 
-	if (true_arg(arguments["redirect"]))
+	auto redirectStd = prefs.Get("RedirectStd", false);
+	if (true_arg(arguments["redirect"]) || redirectStd)
 	{
 		FILE *new_stdout = freopen("stdout.log", "w", stdout);
 		FILE *new_stderr = freopen("stderr.log", "w", stderr);
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ int Main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	explicitSingletons->client = std::make_unique<Client>();
 	Client::Ref().Initialize();
+	Client::Ref().SetRedirectStd(redirectStd);
 
 	explicitSingletons->saveRenderer = std::make_unique<SaveRenderer>();
 	explicitSingletons->favorite = std::make_unique<Favorite>();
diff --git a/src/client/Client.h b/src/client/Client.h
index c3beb6f7b..532ab9b5d 100644
--- a/src/client/Client.h
+++ b/src/client/Client.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ private:
 	std::optional<UpdateInfo> updateInfo;
 
 	bool firstRun;
+	bool redirectStd = false;
 
 	std::vector<ByteString> stampIDs;
 	uint64_t lastStampTime = 0;
@@ -104,4 +105,14 @@ public:
 	void Tick();
 	
 	String DoMigration(ByteString fromDir, ByteString toDir);
+
+	bool GetRedirectStd()
+	{
+		return redirectStd;
+	}
+
+	void SetRedirectStd(bool newRedirectStd)
+	{
+		redirectStd = newRedirectStd;
+	}
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/options/OptionsController.cpp b/src/gui/options/OptionsController.cpp
index cd25ea798..62fc4c92f 100644
--- a/src/gui/options/OptionsController.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/options/OptionsController.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ void OptionsController::SetMomentumScroll(bool momentumScroll)
 	model->SetMomentumScroll(momentumScroll);
 }
 
+void OptionsController::SetRedirectStd(bool newRedirectStd)
+{
+	model->SetRedirectStd(newRedirectStd);
+}
+
 void OptionsController::Exit()
 {
 	view->CloseActiveWindow();
diff --git a/src/gui/options/OptionsController.h b/src/gui/options/OptionsController.h
index a9ea5a1b0..013088500 100644
--- a/src/gui/options/OptionsController.h
+++ b/src/gui/options/OptionsController.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 	void SetIncludePressure(bool includePressure);
 	void SetPerfectCircle(bool perfectCircle);
 	void SetMomentumScroll(bool momentumScroll);
+	void SetRedirectStd(bool newRedirectStd);
 	
 	void Exit();
 	OptionsView * GetView();
diff --git a/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.cpp b/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.cpp
index b721fdf85..a9bbee9f6 100644
--- a/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "common/clipboard/Clipboard.h"
 #include "gui/interface/Engine.h"
 #include "gui/game/GameModel.h"
+#include "client/Client.h"
 
 OptionsModel::OptionsModel(GameModel * gModel_) {
 	gModel = gModel_;
@@ -338,6 +339,18 @@ void OptionsModel::SetMomentumScroll(bool state)
 	notifySettingsChanged();
 }
 
+bool OptionsModel::GetRedirectStd()
+{
+	return Client::Ref().GetRedirectStd();
+}
+
+void OptionsModel::SetRedirectStd(bool newRedirectStd)
+{
+	GlobalPrefs::Ref().Set("RedirectStd", newRedirectStd);
+	Client::Ref().SetRedirectStd(newRedirectStd);
+	notifySettingsChanged();
+}
+
 void OptionsModel::notifySettingsChanged()
 {
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < observers.size(); i++)
diff --git a/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.h b/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.h
index 165717fef..c626ad030 100644
--- a/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.h
+++ b/src/gui/options/OptionsModel.h
@@ -69,5 +69,7 @@ public:
 	void SetPerfectCircle(bool perfectCircle);
 	bool GetMomentumScroll();
 	void SetMomentumScroll(bool momentumScroll);
+	bool GetRedirectStd();
+	void SetRedirectStd(bool newRedirectStd);
 	virtual ~OptionsModel();
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/options/OptionsView.cpp b/src/gui/options/OptionsView.cpp
index b1fe5bfaa..701e85116 100644
--- a/src/gui/options/OptionsView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/options/OptionsView.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ OptionsView::OptionsView() : ui::Window(ui::Point(-1, -1), ui::Point(320, 340))
 		}
 		currentY += 26;
 	}
+	redirectStd = addCheckbox(0, "Save errors and other messages to a file", "Developers may ask for this when trying to fix problems", [this] {
+		c->SetRedirectStd(redirectStd->GetChecked());
+	});
 
 	{
 		addSeparator();
@@ -511,6 +514,7 @@ void OptionsView::NotifySettingsChanged(OptionsModel * sender)
 	graveExitsConsole->SetChecked(sender->GetGraveExitsConsole());
 	threadedRendering->SetChecked(sender->GetThreadedRendering());
 	momentumScroll->SetChecked(sender->GetMomentumScroll());
+	redirectStd->SetChecked(sender->GetRedirectStd());
 }
 
 void OptionsView::AttachController(OptionsController * c_)
diff --git a/src/gui/options/OptionsView.h b/src/gui/options/OptionsView.h
index 15e0a6be2..aac0e1785 100644
--- a/src/gui/options/OptionsView.h
+++ b/src/gui/options/OptionsView.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class OptionsView: public ui::Window
 	ui::Checkbox *graveExitsConsole{};
 	ui::Checkbox *nativeClipoard{};
 	ui::Checkbox *threadedRendering{};
+	ui::Checkbox *redirectStd{};
 	ui::ScrollPanel *scrollPanel{};
 	float customGravityX, customGravityY;
 	void UpdateAmbientAirTempPreview(float airTemp, bool isValid);