3 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/render-test/options.cpp b/tools/render-test/options.cpp
index beacad1a8..ce438046a 100644
--- a/tools/render-test/options.cpp
+++ b/tools/render-test/options.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ static rhi::DeviceType _toRenderType(Slang::RenderApiType apiType)
         {
             SLANG_RETURN_ON_FAIL(reader.expectArg(outOptions.entryPointName));
         }
+        else if (argValue == "-enable-backend-validation")
+        {
+            outOptions.enableBackendValidation = true;
+        }
         else
         {
             // Lookup
diff --git a/tools/render-test/options.h b/tools/render-test/options.h
index 2497ce782..9a30030f7 100644
--- a/tools/render-test/options.h
+++ b/tools/render-test/options.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ struct Options
 
     bool generateSPIRVDirectly = true;
 
+    bool enableBackendValidation = false;
+
     Options() { downstreamArgs.addName("slang"); }
 
     static SlangResult parse(
diff --git a/tools/render-test/render-test-main.cpp b/tools/render-test/render-test-main.cpp
index b1f957551..812a753e3 100644
--- a/tools/render-test/render-test-main.cpp
+++ b/tools/render-test/render-test-main.cpp
@@ -1367,10 +1367,12 @@ static SlangResult _innerMain(
 
 #if _DEBUG
         desc.enableValidation = true;
-        desc.enableBackendValidation = true;
         desc.debugCallback = &debugCallback;
 #endif
 
+        if (options.enableBackendValidation)
+            desc.enableBackendValidation = true;
+
         desc.slang.lineDirectiveMode = SLANG_LINE_DIRECTIVE_MODE_NONE;
         if (options.generateSPIRVDirectly)
             desc.slang.targetFlags = SLANG_TARGET_FLAG_GENERATE_SPIRV_DIRECTLY;