diff --git a/awx/api/urls/debug.py b/awx/api/urls/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30eb6d08b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/api/urls/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from django.urls import re_path
+
+from awx.api.views.debug import (
+    DebugRootView,
+    TaskManagerDebugView,
+    DependencyManagerDebugView,
+    WorkflowManagerDebugView,
+)
+
+urls = [
+    re_path(r'^$', DebugRootView.as_view(), name='debug'),
+    re_path(r'^task_manager/$', TaskManagerDebugView.as_view(), name='task_manager'),
+    re_path(r'^dependency_manager/$', DependencyManagerDebugView.as_view(), name='dependency_manager'),
+    re_path(r'^workflow_manager/$', WorkflowManagerDebugView.as_view(), name='workflow_manager'),
+]
+
+__all__ = ['urls']
diff --git a/awx/api/urls/urls.py b/awx/api/urls/urls.py
index c092696d24..0485a78e00 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls/urls.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls/urls.py
@@ -149,3 +149,7 @@ if settings.SETTINGS_MODULE == 'awx.settings.development':
     from awx.api.swagger import SwaggerSchemaView
 
     urlpatterns += [re_path(r'^swagger/$', SwaggerSchemaView.as_view(), name='swagger_view')]
+
+    from awx.api.urls.debug import urls as debug_urls
+
+    urlpatterns += [re_path(r'^debug/', include(debug_urls))]
diff --git a/awx/api/views/debug.py b/awx/api/views/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c26448e300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/api/views/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+
+from awx.main.scheduler import TaskManager, DependencyManager, WorkflowManager
+
+
+class TaskManagerDebugView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+    prefix = 'Task'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        TaskManager().schedule(debug=True)
+        if not settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+            msg = f"Running {self.prefix} manager. To disable other triggers to the {self.prefix} manager, set AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS to True"
+        else:
+            msg = f"AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True, this view is the only way to trigger the {self.prefix} manager"
+        return Response(msg)
+
+
+class DependencyManagerDebugView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+    prefix = 'Dependency'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        DependencyManager().schedule(debug=True)
+        if not settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+            msg = f"Running {self.prefix} manager. To disable other triggers to the {self.prefix} manager, set AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS to True"
+        else:
+            msg = f"AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True, this view is the only way to trigger the {self.prefix} manager"
+        return Response(msg)
+
+
+class WorkflowManagerDebugView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+    prefix = 'Workflow'
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        WorkflowManager().schedule(debug=True)
+        if not settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS:
+            msg = f"Running {self.prefix} manager. To disable other triggers to the {self.prefix} manager, set AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS to True"
+        else:
+            msg = f"AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True, this view is the only way to trigger the {self.prefix} manager"
+        return Response(msg)
+
+
+class DebugRootView(APIView):
+    _ignore_model_permissions = True
+    exclude_from_schema = True
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny]
+
+    def get(self, request, format=None):
+        '''List of available debug urls'''
+        data = OrderedDict()
+        data['task_manager'] = '/api/debug/task_manager/'
+        data['dependency_manager'] = '/api/debug/dependency_manager/'
+        data['workflow_manager'] = '/api/debug/workflow_manager/'
+        return Response(data)
diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py b/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
index b85bfb6982..f8fc28307d 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/task_manager.py
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ class TaskBase:
         self.record_aggregate_metrics()
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    def schedule(self):
+    def schedule(self, debug=False):
+
+        if settings.SETTINGS_MODULE == 'awx.settings.development' and settings.AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS and not debug:
+            logger.debug(f"Not running {self.prefix} scheduler, AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS is True. Trigger with GET to /api/{self.prefix}_manager_debug/")
+            return
+
         # Lock
         with advisory_lock(f"{self.prefix}_lock", wait=False) as acquired:
             with transaction.atomic():
diff --git a/awx/settings/development.py b/awx/settings/development.py
index be1c115606..c5b5ab1a36 100644
--- a/awx/settings/development.py
+++ b/awx/settings/development.py
@@ -110,5 +110,12 @@ CLUSTER_HOST_ID = socket.gethostname()
 
 AWX_CALLBACK_PROFILE = True
 
+# ======================!!!!!!! FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY !!!!!!!=================================
+# Disable normal scheduled/triggered task managers (DependencyManager, TaskManager, WorkflowManager).
+# Allows user to trigger task managers directly for debugging and profiling purposes.
+# Only works in combination with settings.SETTINGS_MODULE == 'awx.settings.development'
+AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS = os.getenv('AWX_DISABLE_TASK_MANAGERS', False)
+# ======================!!!!!!! FOR DEVELOPMENT ONLY !!!!!!!=================================
+
 if 'sqlite3' not in DATABASES['default']['ENGINE']:  # noqa
     DATABASES['default'].setdefault('OPTIONS', dict()).setdefault('application_name', f'{CLUSTER_HOST_ID}-{os.getpid()}-{" ".join(sys.argv)}'[:63])  # noqa