diff --git a/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp b/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp
index 3501f7bf4..7c4f2ab1e 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/cuda/device.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,21 @@ void check_cudnn_error(const char* name, cudnnStatus_t err) {
 }
 
 bool use_cuda_graphs() {
-  static bool use_graphs = []() {
-    return env::get_var("MLX_USE_CUDA_GRAPHS", true);
-  }();
+  static bool use_graphs = env::get_var("MLX_USE_CUDA_GRAPHS", true);
   return use_graphs;
 }
 
+const char* save_cuda_graphs_dot_file() {
+  static const char* filename = []() -> const char* {
+    const char* env = std::getenv("MLX_SAVE_CUDA_GRAPHS_DOT_FILE");
+    if (env && std::strlen(env) == 0) {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+    return env;
+  }();
+  return filename;
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 Device::Device(int device) : device_(device) {
@@ -421,6 +430,14 @@ void CommandEncoder::commit() {
 
       CHECK_CUDA_ERROR(cudaGraphLaunch(graph_exec, stream_));
     }
+
+    // Save cuda graph to dot file
+    if (const char* filename = save_cuda_graphs_dot_file(); filename) {
+      static int count = 0;
+      auto path = fmt::format("{}_{}.dot", filename, ++count);
+      CHECK_CUDA_ERROR(cudaGraphDebugDotPrint(graph_, path.c_str(), 0));
+    }
+
     // Reset state
     from_nodes_.clear();
     to_nodes_.clear();