diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_pymem.h b/Include/internal/pycore_pymem.h
index 8631ca34a5e6160..0248011732f1ae6 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_pymem.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_pymem.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct _pymem_allocators {
         debug_alloc_api_t mem;
         debug_alloc_api_t obj;
     } debug;
+    int is_debug_enabled;
     PyObjectArenaAllocator obj_arena;
 };
 
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ extern int _PyMem_GetAllocatorName(
    PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_NOT_SET does nothing. */
 extern int _PyMem_SetupAllocators(PyMemAllocatorName allocator);
 
+/* Is the debug allocator enabled? */
+extern int _PyMem_DebugEnabled(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_pymem_init.h b/Include/internal/pycore_pymem_init.h
index 360fb9218a9cdac..96c49ed7338d6d6 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_pymem_init.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_pymem_init.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ extern void _PyMem_ArenaFree(void *, void *, size_t);
         PYDBGMEM_ALLOC(runtime), \
         PYDBGOBJ_ALLOC(runtime), \
     }
+# define _pymem_is_debug_enabled_INIT 1
 #else
 # define _pymem_allocators_standard_INIT(runtime) \
     { \
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ extern void _PyMem_ArenaFree(void *, void *, size_t);
         PYMEM_ALLOC, \
         PYOBJ_ALLOC, \
     }
+# define _pymem_is_debug_enabled_INIT 0
 #endif
 
 #define _pymem_allocators_debug_INIT \
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h b/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h
index d324a94278839c0..5f47d60de37825b 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ extern PyTypeObject _PyExc_MemoryError;
             .standard = _pymem_allocators_standard_INIT(runtime), \
             .debug = _pymem_allocators_debug_INIT, \
             .obj_arena = _pymem_allocators_obj_arena_INIT, \
+            .is_debug_enabled = _pymem_is_debug_enabled_INIT, \
         }, \
         .obmalloc = _obmalloc_global_state_INIT, \
         .pyhash_state = pyhash_state_INIT, \
diff --git a/Objects/obmalloc.c b/Objects/obmalloc.c
index 883adcb1c19b6e0..434ff4856776f2c 100644
--- a/Objects/obmalloc.c
+++ b/Objects/obmalloc.c
@@ -439,12 +439,14 @@ set_up_allocators_unlocked(PyMemAllocatorName allocator)
         (void)set_default_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, pydebug, NULL);
         (void)set_default_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM, pydebug, NULL);
         (void)set_default_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ, pydebug, NULL);
+        _PyRuntime.allocators.is_debug_enabled = pydebug;
         break;
 
     case PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_DEBUG:
         (void)set_default_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, 1, NULL);
         (void)set_default_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM, 1, NULL);
         (void)set_default_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ, 1, NULL);
+        _PyRuntime.allocators.is_debug_enabled = 1;
         break;
 
 #ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
@@ -458,7 +460,9 @@ set_up_allocators_unlocked(PyMemAllocatorName allocator)
         set_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM, &pymalloc);
         set_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ, &pymalloc);
 
-        if (allocator == PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_PYMALLOC_DEBUG) {
+        int is_debug = (allocator == PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_PYMALLOC_DEBUG);
+        _PyRuntime.allocators.is_debug_enabled = is_debug;
+        if (is_debug) {
             set_up_debug_hooks_unlocked();
         }
         break;
@@ -477,7 +481,9 @@ set_up_allocators_unlocked(PyMemAllocatorName allocator)
         PyMemAllocatorEx objmalloc = MIMALLOC_OBJALLOC;
         set_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ, &objmalloc);
 
-        if (allocator == PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_MIMALLOC_DEBUG) {
+        int is_debug = (allocator == PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_MIMALLOC_DEBUG);
+        _PyRuntime.allocators.is_debug_enabled = is_debug;
+        if (is_debug) {
             set_up_debug_hooks_unlocked();
         }
 
@@ -493,7 +499,9 @@ set_up_allocators_unlocked(PyMemAllocatorName allocator)
         set_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM, &malloc_alloc);
         set_allocator_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ, &malloc_alloc);
 
-        if (allocator == PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_MALLOC_DEBUG) {
+        int is_debug = (allocator == PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_MALLOC_DEBUG);
+        _PyRuntime.allocators.is_debug_enabled = is_debug;
+        if (is_debug) {
             set_up_debug_hooks_unlocked();
         }
         break;
@@ -604,13 +612,17 @@ _PyMem_GetCurrentAllocatorName(void)
 }
 
 
-#ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
-static int
+int
 _PyMem_DebugEnabled(void)
 {
-    return (_PyObject.malloc == _PyMem_DebugMalloc);
+#ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
+    return _PyRuntime.allocators.is_debug_enabled;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
 static int
 _PyMem_PymallocEnabled(void)
 {
@@ -691,6 +703,7 @@ set_up_debug_hooks_unlocked(void)
     set_up_debug_hooks_domain_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW);
     set_up_debug_hooks_domain_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM);
     set_up_debug_hooks_domain_unlocked(PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ);
+    _PyRuntime.allocators.is_debug_enabled = 1;
 }
 
 void