diff --git a/cmd/loop/debug.go b/cmd/loop/debug.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3215a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/loop/debug.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//go:build dev
+// +build dev
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/lightninglabs/loop/looprpc"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// Register the debug command.
+	commands = append(commands, forceAutoloopCmd)
+}
+
+var forceAutoloopCmd = cli.Command{
+	Name: "forceautoloop",
+	Usage: `
+	Forces to trigger an autoloop step, regardless of the current internal 
+	autoloop timer. THIS MUST NOT BE USED IN A PROD ENVIRONMENT.
+	`,
+	Action: forceAutoloop,
+}
+
+func forceAutoloop(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	client, cleanup, err := getDebugClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	cfg, err := client.ForceAutoLoop(
+		context.Background(), &looprpc.ForceAutoLoopRequest{},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	printRespJSON(cfg)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getDebugClient(ctx *cli.Context) (looprpc.DebugClient, func(), error) {
+	rpcServer := ctx.GlobalString("rpcserver")
+	tlsCertPath, macaroonPath, err := extractPathArgs(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	conn, err := getClientConn(rpcServer, tlsCertPath, macaroonPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	cleanup := func() { conn.Close() }
+
+	debugClient := looprpc.NewDebugClient(conn)
+	return debugClient, cleanup, nil
+}