diff --git a/examples/example.c b/examples/example.c
index 32fbc5587..9a720cab1 100644
--- a/examples/example.c
+++ b/examples/example.c
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (has_arg(argc, argv, "log-attributes")) {
         sentry_options_set_logs_with_attributes(options, true);
     }
+    if (has_arg(argc, argv, "cache-keep")) {
+        sentry_options_set_keep_dmp_on_crash(options, true);
+    }
 
     if (0 != sentry_init(options)) {
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/include/sentry.h b/include/sentry.h
index f9870d5aa..ce25b919b 100644
--- a/include/sentry.h
+++ b/include/sentry.h
@@ -1374,6 +1374,12 @@ SENTRY_API void sentry_options_set_symbolize_stacktraces(
 SENTRY_API int sentry_options_get_symbolize_stacktraces(
     const sentry_options_t *opts);
 
+/**
+ * Sets whether we should keep .dmp files for breakpad crashes
+ */
+SENTRY_API void sentry_options_set_keep_dmp_on_crash(
+    sentry_options_t *opts, int enabled);
+
 /**
  * Adds a new attachment to be sent along.
  *
diff --git a/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp b/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp
index 1c737ce55..5c1de136b 100644
--- a/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ breakpad_backend_callback(const google_breakpad::MinidumpDescriptor &descriptor,
 
             // now that the envelope was written, we can remove the temporary
             // minidump file
-            sentry__path_remove(dump_path);
+            if (!options->keep_dmp_on_crash) {
+                sentry__path_remove(dump_path);
+            }
             sentry__path_free(dump_path);
         } else {
             SENTRY_DEBUG("event was discarded by the `on_crash` hook");
diff --git a/src/path/sentry_path_windows.c b/src/path/sentry_path_windows.c
index 5b76497f4..5dc70a058 100644
--- a/src/path/sentry_path_windows.c
+++ b/src/path/sentry_path_windows.c
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ sentry__path_remove(const sentry_path_t *path)
         : DeleteFileW(path_w);
     return removal_success ? 0 : !is_last_error_path_not_found();
 }
-
 int
 sentry__path_create_dir_all(const sentry_path_t *path)
 {
diff --git a/src/sentry_options.c b/src/sentry_options.c
index b9b6ea4c6..4db2c851c 100644
--- a/src/sentry_options.c
+++ b/src/sentry_options.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ sentry_options_new(void)
     opts->enable_logging_when_crashed = true;
     opts->propagate_traceparent = false;
     opts->crashpad_limit_stack_capture_to_sp = false;
+    opts->keep_dmp_on_crash = false;
     opts->symbolize_stacktraces =
     // AIX doesn't have reliable debug IDs for server-side symbolication,
     // and the diversity of Android makes it infeasible to have access to debug
@@ -475,6 +476,12 @@ sentry_options_get_symbolize_stacktraces(const sentry_options_t *opts)
     return opts->symbolize_stacktraces;
 }
 
+void
+sentry_options_set_keep_dmp_on_crash(sentry_options_t *opts, int enabled)
+{
+    opts->keep_dmp_on_crash = !!enabled;
+}
+
 void
 sentry_options_set_system_crash_reporter_enabled(
     sentry_options_t *opts, int enabled)
diff --git a/src/sentry_options.h b/src/sentry_options.h
index 280703d40..bac09de0b 100644
--- a/src/sentry_options.h
+++ b/src/sentry_options.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct sentry_options_s {
     bool enable_logging_when_crashed;
     bool propagate_traceparent;
     bool crashpad_limit_stack_capture_to_sp;
+    bool keep_dmp_on_crash;
 
     sentry_attachment_t *attachments;
     sentry_run_t *run;
diff --git a/tests/unit/tests.inc b/tests/unit/tests.inc
index f8fa3c920..d09250663 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tests.inc
+++ b/tests/unit/tests.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ XX(attachments_bytes)
 XX(attachments_extend)
 XX(background_worker)
 XX(basic_consent_tracking)
-XX(query_consent_requirement)
 XX(basic_function_transport)
 XX(basic_function_transport_transaction)
 XX(basic_function_transport_transaction_ts)
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@ XX(process_invalid)
 XX(process_spawn)
 XX(procmaps_parser)
 XX(propagation_context_init)
+XX(query_consent_requirement)
 XX(rate_limit_parsing)
 XX(read_envelope_from_file)
 XX(read_write_envelope_to_file_null)