diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 7d76a66eb6d..63ac550e91a 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -349,14 +349,12 @@ add_option(
     type="choice",
 )
 
-
 add_option(
     "debug-symbols",
-    choices=["on", "off"],
-    const="on",
+    choices=["on", "off", "minimal"],
     default=build_profile.debug_symbols,
     help="Enable producing debug symbols",
-    nargs="?",
+    nargs=1,
     type="choice",
 )
 
@@ -2146,7 +2144,7 @@ env.AddMethod(is_toolchain, "ToolchainIs")
 
 releaseBuild = get_option("release") == "on"
 debugBuild = get_option("dbg") == "on"
-debug_symbols = get_option("debug-symbols") == "on"
+debug_symbols = get_option("debug-symbols") != "off"
 optBuild = mongo_generators.get_opt_options(env)
 
 if env.get("ENABLE_BUILD_RETRY"):
@@ -4700,8 +4698,10 @@ def doConfigure(myenv):
         # Turn off debug symbols. Due to g0 disabling any previously added debugging flags,
         # it is easier to append g0 near the end rather than trying to not add all the other
         # debug flags. This should be added after any debug flags.
-        if not debug_symbols:
+        if get_option("debug-symbols") == "off":
             myenv.AppendUnique(LINKFLAGS=["-g0"], CCFLAGS=["-g0"])
+        elif get_option("debug-symbols") == "minimal":
+            myenv.AppendUnique(LINKFLAGS=["-g1"], CCFLAGS=["-g1"])
 
         # Our build is already parallel.
         if not myenv.AddToLINKFLAGSIfSupported("-Wl,--no-threads"):
diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/amazon/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/amazon/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml
index bfb5cca0ffe..1fd5312803e 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/amazon/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/amazon/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ buildvariants:
         MONGO_DISTMOD=amazon2
         -j$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo)
         --variables-files=etc/scons/mongodbtoolchain_stable_gcc.vars
+        --debug-symbols=minimal
+      separate_debug: off
       scons_cache_scope: shared
       compile_variant: *al2023-arm64-sep-benchmark
     tasks:
diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/rhel/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/rhel/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml
index f40748cdb3d..1fb4252f521 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/rhel/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/rhel/test_dev_master_branch_only.yml
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ buildvariants:
         MONGO_DISTMOD=rhel88
         -j$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo)
         --variables-files=etc/scons/mongodbtoolchain_stable_gcc.vars
+        --debug-symbols=minimal
+      separate_debug: off
       scons_cache_scope: shared
       num_scons_link_jobs_available: 0.5
       compile_variant: *enterprise-rhel-8-benchmarks
diff --git a/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py b/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py
index 2f087fe7a39..cc1f27d15f8 100644
--- a/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py
+++ b/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py
@@ -1289,7 +1289,8 @@ def generate(env: SCons.Environment.Environment) -> None:
         f"--compiler_type={env.ToolchainName()}",
         f'--opt={env.GetOption("opt")}',
         f'--dbg={env.GetOption("dbg") == "on"}',
-        f'--debug_symbols={env.GetOption("debug-symbols") == "on"}',
+        f'--debug_symbols={env.GetOption("debug-symbols") != "off"}',
+        f'--dbg_level={1 if env.GetOption("debug-symbols") == "minimal" else 2}',
         f'--thin_lto={env.GetOption("thin-lto") is not None}',
         f'--separate_debug={True if env.GetOption("separate-debug") == "on" else False}',
         f'--libunwind={env.GetOption("use-libunwind")}',