diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py b/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py
index b0597617bdc5..aafa7f3a0976 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ def builtin_len(self, val: Value, line: int) -> Value:
     def new_tuple(self, items: list[Value], line: int) -> Value:
         return self.builder.new_tuple(items, line)
 
+    def debug_print(self, toprint: str | Value) -> None:
+        return self.builder.debug_print(toprint)
+
     # Helpers for IR building
 
     def add_to_non_ext_dict(
diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
index bae38f27b346..767cf08d9b96 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 from mypyc.primitives.misc_ops import (
     bool_op,
     buf_init_item,
+    debug_print_op,
     fast_isinstance_op,
     none_object_op,
     not_implemented_op,
@@ -300,6 +301,11 @@ def flush_keep_alives(self) -> None:
             self.add(KeepAlive(self.keep_alives.copy()))
             self.keep_alives = []
 
+    def debug_print(self, toprint: str | Value) -> None:
+        if isinstance(toprint, str):
+            toprint = self.load_str(toprint)
+        self.primitive_op(debug_print_op, [toprint], -1)
+
     # Type conversions
 
     def box(self, src: Value) -> Value:
diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h b/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h
index f72eaea55daf..a240f20d31d8 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ PyObject *CPyPickle_SetState(PyObject *obj, PyObject *state);
 PyObject *CPyPickle_GetState(PyObject *obj);
 CPyTagged CPyTagged_Id(PyObject *o);
 void CPyDebug_Print(const char *msg);
+void CPyDebug_PrintObject(PyObject *obj);
 void CPy_Init(void);
 int CPyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *, PyObject *,
                                  const char *, const char *, const char * const *, ...);
diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c b/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c
index e71ef0dc6b48..a674240d8940 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c
@@ -535,6 +535,22 @@ void CPyDebug_Print(const char *msg) {
     fflush(stdout);
 }
 
+void CPyDebug_PrintObject(PyObject *obj) {
+    // Printing can cause errors. We don't want this to affect any existing
+    // state so we'll save any existing error and restore it at the end.
+    PyObject *exc_type, *exc_value, *exc_traceback;
+    PyErr_Fetch(&exc_type, &exc_value, &exc_traceback);
+
+    if (PyObject_Print(obj, stderr, 0) == -1) {
+        PyErr_Print();
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+    }
+    fflush(stderr);
+
+    PyErr_Restore(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback);
+}
+
 int CPySequence_CheckUnpackCount(PyObject *sequence, Py_ssize_t expected) {
     Py_ssize_t actual = Py_SIZE(sequence);
     if (unlikely(actual != expected)) {
diff --git a/mypyc/primitives/misc_ops.py b/mypyc/primitives/misc_ops.py
index 2d8a2d362293..7494b46790ce 100644
--- a/mypyc/primitives/misc_ops.py
+++ b/mypyc/primitives/misc_ops.py
@@ -283,3 +283,11 @@
     return_type=void_rtype,
     error_kind=ERR_NEVER,
 )
+
+debug_print_op = custom_primitive_op(
+    name="debug_print",
+    c_function_name="CPyDebug_PrintObject",
+    arg_types=[object_rprimitive],
+    return_type=void_rtype,
+    error_kind=ERR_NEVER,
+)
diff --git a/mypyc/test/test_misc.py b/mypyc/test/test_misc.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f92da2ca3fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mypyc/test/test_misc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import unittest
+
+from mypyc.ir.ops import BasicBlock
+from mypyc.ir.pprint import format_blocks, generate_names_for_ir
+from mypyc.irbuild.ll_builder import LowLevelIRBuilder
+from mypyc.options import CompilerOptions
+
+
+class TestMisc(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_debug_op(self) -> None:
+        block = BasicBlock()
+        builder = LowLevelIRBuilder(errors=None, options=CompilerOptions())
+        builder.activate_block(block)
+        builder.debug_print("foo")
+
+        names = generate_names_for_ir([], [block])
+        code = format_blocks([block], names, {})
+        assert code[:-1] == ["L0:", "    r0 = 'foo'", "    CPyDebug_PrintObject(r0)"]