diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc2e77d4a..138049018 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DTOML_ENABLE_FLOAT16=0")
 # set CXXFLAGS for build targets
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
 
+# Export compile commands for debug builds if we can (useful in LSPs like clangd)
+# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.31/variable/CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS.html
+if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja" AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+  set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+endif()
+
 option(DEBUG_ADDRESS_SANITIZER "Enable Address Sanitizer in Debug builds" OFF)
 
 # If this is a Debug build turn on address sanitiser