diff --git a/source/rock/frontend/BuildParams.ooc b/source/rock/frontend/BuildParams.ooc
index 812442c9..f3de28df 100644
--- a/source/rock/frontend/BuildParams.ooc
+++ b/source/rock/frontend/BuildParams.ooc
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ BuildParams: class {
     // More debug messages
     veryVerbose := false
 
+    // Give a warning when `this` is added implicitly
+    explicitThis := false
+
     // Debugging purposes
     debugLoop := false
     debugLibcache := false
diff --git a/source/rock/frontend/CommandLine.ooc b/source/rock/frontend/CommandLine.ooc
index 3e862a9c..e216b5db 100644
--- a/source/rock/frontend/CommandLine.ooc
+++ b/source/rock/frontend/CommandLine.ooc
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ CommandLine: class {
                     params verboser = true
                     params veryVerbose = true
 
+                } else if (option == "explicitThis") {
+
+                    params explicitThis = true
+
                 } else if (option == "stats") {
 
                     if(!longOption) warnUseLong("stats")
diff --git a/source/rock/middle/Addon.ooc b/source/rock/middle/Addon.ooc
index 3fe805a8..a69f0016 100644
--- a/source/rock/middle/Addon.ooc
+++ b/source/rock/middle/Addon.ooc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import structs/[ArrayList, HashMap, MultiMap]
+import ../frontend/BuildParams
 import Node, Type, TypeDecl, FunctionDecl, FunctionCall, Visitor, VariableAccess, PropertyDecl, ClassDecl, CoverDecl
 import tinker/[Trail, Resolver, Response, Errors]
 
@@ -155,9 +156,16 @@ Addon: class extends Node {
             }
 
             if (call suggest(fDecl, res, trail)) {
-                if (fDecl hasThis() && !call getExpr()) {
-                    // add `this` if needed.
-                    call setExpr(VariableAccess new("this", call token))
+                if (!call getExpr()) {
+                    if (fDecl hasThis()) {
+                        // add `this` if needed.
+                        call setExpr(VariableAccess new("this", call token))
+                    }
+                    // Not yet tested
+                    if (res params explicitThis) {
+                        name := fDecl hasThis() ? "this" : "This"
+                        call token printMessage("Implicit " + name + " detected for call to " + fDecl name + "!")
+                    }
                 }
             }
         )
diff --git a/source/rock/middle/TypeDecl.ooc b/source/rock/middle/TypeDecl.ooc
index 008bfd24..566fb280 100644
--- a/source/rock/middle/TypeDecl.ooc
+++ b/source/rock/middle/TypeDecl.ooc
@@ -1253,6 +1253,29 @@ TypeDecl: abstract class extends Declaration {
                     varAcc := VariableAccess new("this", access token)
                     varAcc reverseExpr = access
                     access expr = varAcc
+                    if (res params explicitThis) {
+                        mustBeExplicit := true
+
+                        // Generic variables do not require explicit this
+                        if (vDecl getType()) {
+                            if (vDecl getType() toString() == "Class") {
+                                mustBeExplicit = false
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        // Access to a variable from within its own declaration does not have to be explicit
+                        depth := trail getSize() - 1
+                        while (depth >= 0) {
+                            if (trail get(depth) == vDecl) {
+                                mustBeExplicit = false
+                            }
+                            depth -= 1
+                        }
+
+                        if (mustBeExplicit) {
+                            access token printMessage("Implicit this detected for variable access of " + vDecl name + "!")
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 return 0
             }
@@ -1360,8 +1383,14 @@ TypeDecl: abstract class extends Declaration {
         if (fDecl) {
             if (call debugCondition()) "    \\o/ Found fDecl for %s, it's %s" format(call name, fDecl toString()) println()
             if (call suggest(fDecl, res, trail)) {
-                if (fDecl hasThis() && !call getExpr()) {
-                    call setExpr(VariableAccess new("this", call token))
+                if (!call getExpr()) {
+                    if (fDecl hasThis()) {
+                        call setExpr(VariableAccess new("this", call token))
+                    }
+                    if (res params explicitThis && fDecl name != "init" && fDecl name != ClassDecl DEFAULTS_FUNC_NAME) {
+                        name := fDecl hasThis() ? "this" : "This"
+                        call token printMessage("Implicit " + name + " detected for call to " + fDecl name + "!")
+                    }
                 }
                 return 0
             }
@@ -1391,6 +1420,9 @@ TypeDecl: abstract class extends Declaration {
                             // if the variable is static, use class scope not instance
                             name := vDecl isStatic() ? "This" : "this"
                             call setExpr(VariableAccess new(name, call token))
+                            if (res params explicitThis) {
+                                call token printMessage("Implicit " + name + " detected for call to " + vDecl name + "!")
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }