diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index e699e4a5e..7ed0f6a69 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ bool CmdLineParser::ParseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
         else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--debug") == 0)
             _settings->debug = _settings->debugwarnings = true;
 
+        // Show --debug output after the first simplifications
+        else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--debug-normal") == 0)
+            _settings->debugnormal = true;
+
         // Show debug warnings
         else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--debug-warnings") == 0)
             _settings->debugwarnings = true;
diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index e728685a9..a867b93af 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 Settings::Settings()
     : _terminate(false),
       debug(false),
+      debugnormal(false),
       debugwarnings(false),
       debugFalsePositive(false),
       dump(false),
diff --git a/lib/settings.h b/lib/settings.h
index 214d62244..eb5b65113 100644
--- a/lib/settings.h
+++ b/lib/settings.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public:
     /** @brief Is --debug given? */
     bool debug;
 
+    /** @brief Is --debug-normal given? */
+    bool debugnormal;
+
     /** @brief Is --debug-warnings given? */
     bool debugwarnings;
 
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index b012a1b87..b7d71fdfb 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1757,6 +1757,8 @@ bool Tokenizer::tokenize(std::istream &code,
             ValueFlow::setValues(&list, _symbolDatabase, _errorLogger, _settings);
         }
 
+        printDebugOutput(1);
+
         return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -3785,15 +3787,18 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList2()
     if (_settings->terminated())
         return false;
 
-    printDebugOutput();
+    printDebugOutput(2);
 
     return true;
 }
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void Tokenizer::printDebugOutput() const
+void Tokenizer::printDebugOutput(unsigned int simplification) const
 {
-    if (_settings->debug) {
+    const bool debug = (simplification != 1U && _settings->debug) ||
+                       (simplification != 2U && _settings->debugnormal);
+
+    if (debug) {
         list.front()->printOut(0, list.getFiles());
 
         if (_settings->_xml)
@@ -3815,7 +3820,7 @@ void Tokenizer::printDebugOutput() const
             std::cout << "</debug>" << std::endl;
     }
 
-    if (_settings->debugwarnings) {
+    if (simplification == 2U && _settings->debugwarnings) {
         printUnknownTypes();
 
         // #5054 - the typeStartToken() should come before typeEndToken()
@@ -8235,13 +8240,13 @@ void Tokenizer::eraseDeadCode(Token *begin, const Token *end)
 
 void Tokenizer::syntaxError(const Token *tok) const
 {
-    printDebugOutput();
+    printDebugOutput(0);
     throw InternalError(tok, "syntax error", InternalError::SYNTAX);
 }
 
 void Tokenizer::syntaxError(const Token *tok, char c) const
 {
-    printDebugOutput();
+    printDebugOutput(0);
     throw InternalError(tok,
                         std::string("Invalid number of character (") + c + ") " +
                         "when these macros are defined: '" + _configuration + "'.",
@@ -8262,7 +8267,7 @@ void Tokenizer::unhandled_macro_class_x_y(const Token *tok) const
 
 void Tokenizer::cppcheckError(const Token *tok) const
 {
-    printDebugOutput();
+    printDebugOutput(0);
     throw InternalError(tok, "Analysis failed. If the code is valid then please report this failure.", InternalError::INTERNAL);
 }
 /**
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.h b/lib/tokenize.h
index 6f4ad5c3f..5eb64a8f9 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.h
+++ b/lib/tokenize.h
@@ -755,7 +755,12 @@ public:
     void createSymbolDatabase();
     void deleteSymbolDatabase();
 
-    void printDebugOutput() const;
+    /** print --debug output if debug flags match the simplification:
+     * 0=unknown/both simplifications
+     * 1=1st simplifications
+     * 2=2nd simplifications
+     */
+    void printDebugOutput(unsigned int simplification) const;
 
     void dump(std::ostream &out) const;