diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8dff6dbd1d..a897885df0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ quickstart.py
 .hypothesis
 weights
 *.lprof
+*.pkl
 site/
diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py b/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
index 52293a1e2c..765c220873 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import sys
+import sys, pickle, atexit
 from collections import defaultdict, deque
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Tuple, List, Dict, Optional, Set, DefaultDict
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ def _graph_schedule(outs:List[LazyBuffer], seen:Set[LazyBuffer]) -> Tuple[Defaul
 
   return graph, in_degree, prescheduled
 
+SCHEDULES: List[ScheduleItem] = []
 def create_schedule_with_vars(outs:List[LazyBuffer], seen:Optional[Set[LazyBuffer]]=None) -> Tuple[List[ScheduleItem], Dict[Variable, int]]:
   if seen is None: seen = set()
   graph, in_degree, prescheduled = _graph_schedule(outs, seen)
@@ -263,6 +264,12 @@ def create_schedule_with_vars(outs:List[LazyBuffer], seen:Optional[Set[LazyBuffe
   if not all(degree == 0 for degree in in_degree.values()) or len(prescheduled) != len(schedule):
     raise RuntimeError(f"cycle detected in graph, prescheduled {len(prescheduled)} but only scheduled {len(schedule)}")
   if DEBUG >= 1 and len(schedule) >= 10: print(f"scheduled {len(schedule)} kernels")
+  if getenv("SAVE_SCHEDULE"):
+    def _save():
+      print(f"saving {len(SCHEDULES)} schedule items to", fp:="schedule.pkl")
+      pickle.dump(SCHEDULES, open(fp, "wb"))
+    if len(SCHEDULES) == 0: atexit.register(_save)
+    SCHEDULES.extend(schedule)
   return schedule, var_vals
 
 def create_schedule(outs:List[LazyBuffer], seen:Optional[Set[LazyBuffer]]=None) -> List[ScheduleItem]: