diff --git a/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt b/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt
index edd68e12bf..7e3b2e6af9 100644
--- a/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/assignment-client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ if (UNIX)
 endif (UNIX)
 
 include_application_version()
-copy_dlls_beside_windows_executable()
\ No newline at end of file
+copy_dlls_beside_windows_executable()
+
+if (DEFINED ENV{HIFI_MEMORY_DEBUGGING})
+  if (UNIX)
+    MESSAGE("-- assignment-client memory debugging is enabled.")
+    SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+    SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
+  endif (UNIX)
+endif ()
diff --git a/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt b/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
index e4fa1d874d..0d56e34cf2 100644
--- a/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/domain-server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,11 @@ target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
 
 include_application_version()
 copy_dlls_beside_windows_executable()
+
+if (DEFINED ENV{HIFI_MEMORY_DEBUGGING})
+  if (UNIX)
+    MESSAGE("-- domain-server memory debugging is enabled.")
+    SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+    SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
+  endif (UNIX)
+endif ()
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index acafafa006..16d8bacd23 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -206,3 +206,11 @@ else (APPLE)
 endif (APPLE)
 
 copy_dlls_beside_windows_executable()
+
+if (DEFINED ENV{HIFI_MEMORY_DEBUGGING})
+  if (UNIX)
+    MESSAGE("-- interface memory debugging is enabled.")
+    SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+    SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
+  endif (UNIX)
+endif ()