diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 09f84521..71df925d 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -434,5 +434,13 @@
   "chagtp_api_connecting": {
     "message": "Will attempt to connect to OpenAI ChatGPT using the API key provided...",
     "description": ""
+  },
+  "Debug": {
+    "message": "Debug",
+    "description": ""
+  },
+  "prefs_OptionText_do_debug_info": {
+    "message": "Activate the debug system",
+    "description": ""
   }
 }
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diff --git a/options/mzta-options-default.js b/options/mzta-options-default.js
index 1fba74a5..acbd7042 100644
--- a/options/mzta-options-default.js
+++ b/options/mzta-options-default.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 export const prefs_default = {
+    do_debug: false,
     chatgpt_win_height: 800,
     chatgpt_win_width: 700,
     chatpgt_use_gpt4: false,
diff --git a/options/mzta-options.html b/options/mzta-options.html
index bda16765..4f1dbefb 100644
--- a/options/mzta-options.html
+++ b/options/mzta-options.html
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@
           </label>
         </td>
       </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td><label>
+          <span>__MSG_Debug__</span>
+        </label></td>
+        <td>
+          <label>
+            <input type="checkbox" id="do_debug" name="do_debug" class="option-input" />
+            &nbsp;<span>__MSG_prefs_OptionText_do_debug_info__</span>
+          </label>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
     </table>
     <div id="btn_custom_prompts">
         <button id="btnManagePrompts">__MSG_prefs_OptionText_btnManagePrompts__</button>