diff --git a/manim/_config/utils.py b/manim/_config/utils.py
index e7b1d0cdc8..f7778ae169 100644
--- a/manim/_config/utils.py
+++ b/manim/_config/utils.py
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ class MyScene(Scene):
         "write_to_movie",
         "zero_pad",
         "force_window",
+        "no_latex_cleanup",
     }
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -580,6 +581,7 @@ def digest_parser(self, parser: configparser.ConfigParser) -> ManimConfig:
             "use_projection_stroke_shaders",
             "enable_wireframe",
             "force_window",
+            "no_latex_cleanup",
         ]:
             setattr(self, key, parser["CLI"].getboolean(key, fallback=False))
 
@@ -756,6 +758,7 @@ def digest_args(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> ManimConfig:
             "enable_wireframe",
             "force_window",
             "dry_run",
+            "no_latex_cleanup",
         ]:
             if hasattr(args, key):
                 attr = getattr(args, key)
@@ -960,6 +963,12 @@ def digest_file(self, filename: str | os.PathLike) -> ManimConfig:
         doc="Set to force window when using the opengl renderer",
     )
 
+    no_latex_cleanup = property(
+        lambda self: self._d["no_latex_cleanup"],
+        lambda self, val: self._set_boolean("no_latex_cleanup", val),
+        doc="Prevents deletion of .aux, .dvi, and .log files produced by Tex and MathTex.",
+    )
+
     @property
     def verbosity(self):
         """Logger verbosity; "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", or "CRITICAL" (-v)."""
diff --git a/manim/cli/render/global_options.py b/manim/cli/render/global_options.py
index b17e4671c2..17c754e623 100644
--- a/manim/cli/render/global_options.py
+++ b/manim/cli/render/global_options.py
@@ -102,4 +102,10 @@ def validate_gui_location(ctx, param, value):
         help="Renders animations without outputting image or video files and disables the window",
         default=False,
     ),
+    option(
+        "--no_latex_cleanup",
+        is_flag=True,
+        help="Prevents deletion of .aux, .dvi, and .log files produced by Tex and MathTex.",
+        default=False,
+    ),
 )
diff --git a/manim/utils/tex_file_writing.py b/manim/utils/tex_file_writing.py
index 0f419bb9e9..c7758f899e 100644
--- a/manim/utils/tex_file_writing.py
+++ b/manim/utils/tex_file_writing.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import re
 import unicodedata
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterable
 
 from manim.utils.tex import TexTemplate
 
@@ -51,19 +52,28 @@ def tex_to_svg_file(
     if tex_template is None:
         tex_template = config["tex_template"]
     tex_file = generate_tex_file(expression, environment, tex_template)
+
+    # check if svg already exists
+    svg_file = tex_file.with_suffix(".svg")
+    if svg_file.exists():
+        return svg_file
+
     dvi_file = compile_tex(
         tex_file,
         tex_template.tex_compiler,
         tex_template.output_format,
     )
-    return convert_to_svg(dvi_file, tex_template.output_format)
+    svg_file = convert_to_svg(dvi_file, tex_template.output_format)
+    if not config["no_latex_cleanup"]:
+        delete_nonsvg_files()
+    return svg_file
 
 
 def generate_tex_file(
     expression: str,
     environment: str | None = None,
     tex_template: TexTemplate | None = None,
-):
+) -> Path:
     """Takes a tex expression (and an optional tex environment),
     and returns a fully formed tex file ready for compilation.
 
@@ -251,6 +261,23 @@ def convert_to_svg(dvi_file: Path, extension: str, page: int = 1):
     return result
 
 
+def delete_nonsvg_files(additional_endings: Iterable[str] = ()) -> None:
+    """Deletes every file that does not have a suffix in ``(".svg", ".tex", *additional_endings)``
+
+    Parameters:
+    -----------
+    additional_endings
+        Additional endings to whitelist
+    """
+
+    tex_dir = config.get_dir("tex_dir")
+    file_suffix_whitelist = {".svg", ".tex", *additional_endings}
+
+    for f in tex_dir.iterdir():
+        if f.suffix not in file_suffix_whitelist:
+            f.unlink()
+
+
 def print_all_tex_errors(log_file: Path, tex_compiler: str, tex_file: Path) -> None:
     if not log_file.exists():
         raise RuntimeError(
diff --git a/tests/module/mobject/text/test_texmobject.py b/tests/module/mobject/text/test_texmobject.py
index 9103345d18..a3cf26c355 100644
--- a/tests/module/mobject/text/test_texmobject.py
+++ b/tests/module/mobject/text/test_texmobject.py
@@ -212,3 +212,17 @@ def test_tempconfig_resetting_tex_template():
         assert config.tex_template.preamble == "Custom preamble!"
 
     assert config.tex_template.preamble != "Custom preamble!"
+
+
+def test_tex_garbage_collection(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmpdir)
+    Path(tmpdir, "media").mkdir()
+
+    with tempconfig({"media_dir": "media"}):
+        tex_without_log = Tex("Hello World!")  # f7bc61042256dea9.tex
+        assert Path("media", "Tex", "f7bc61042256dea9.tex").exists()
+        assert not Path("media", "Tex", "f7bc61042256dea9.log").exists()
+
+    with tempconfig({"media_dir": "media", "no_latex_cleanup": True}):
+        tex_with_log = Tex("Hello World, again!")  # 3ef79eaaa2d0b15b.tex
+        assert Path("media", "Tex", "3ef79eaaa2d0b15b.log").exists()