diff --git a/ref_vk/camera.c b/ref_vk/camera.c
index 106cca19..c9839a22 100644
--- a/ref_vk/camera.c
+++ b/ref_vk/camera.c
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #include "camera.h"
 #include "vk_common.h"
 #include "vk_math.h"
+#include "vk_textures.h"
 
 #include "ref_params.h"
 #include "pm_movevars.h"
+#include "pm_defs.h"
+#include "pmtrace.h"
 
 vk_global_camera_t g_camera;
 
@@ -157,3 +160,68 @@ int TriWorldToScreen( const float *world, float *screen )
 
 	return retval;
 }
+
+static const char *renderModeName( int rendermode ) {
+	switch (rendermode) {
+		case kRenderNormal: return "kRenderNormal";
+		case kRenderTransColor: return "kRenderTransColor";
+		case kRenderTransTexture: return "kRenderTransTexture";
+		case kRenderGlow: return "kRenderGlow";
+		case kRenderTransAlpha: return "kRenderTransAlpha";
+		case kRenderTransAdd: return "kRenderTransAdd";
+		default: return "UNKNOWN";
+	}
+}
+
+void XVK_CameraDebugPrintCenterEntity( void ) {
+	vec3_t vec_end;
+	pmtrace_t trace;
+	const msurface_t *surf;
+	char buf[1024], *p = buf, *end = buf + sizeof(buf);
+	const physent_t *physent = NULL;
+	const cl_entity_t *ent = NULL;
+
+	VectorMA(g_camera.vieworg, 1e6, g_camera.vforward, vec_end);
+
+	trace = gEngine.CL_TraceLine( g_camera.vieworg, vec_end, PM_NORMAL );
+	surf = gEngine.EV_TraceSurface( Q_max(trace.ent, 0), g_camera.vieworg, vec_end );
+
+	if (trace.ent > 0) {
+		physent = gEngine.EV_GetPhysent( trace.ent );
+	}
+
+	ent = gEngine.GetEntityByIndex( (physent && physent->info > 0) ? physent->info : 0 );
+
+	p += Q_snprintf(p, end - p,
+		"o\n"
+		"cam.origin: %.03f %.03f %.03f\n",
+		// TODO cam dir
+		// TODO hit pos
+		g_camera.vieworg[0], g_camera.vieworg[1], g_camera.vieworg[2]
+	);
+
+	p += Q_snprintf(p, end - p,
+		"entity index: %d, name: %s\n",
+		(physent && physent->info > 0) ? physent->info : -1,
+		(ent && ent->model) ? ent->model->name : "N/A");
+
+	if (ent) {
+		p += Q_snprintf(p, end - p,
+			"ent type: %d, rendermode: %d(%s)\n",
+			ent->curstate.entityType,
+			ent->curstate.rendermode,
+			renderModeName(ent->curstate.rendermode));
+	}
+
+	if (surf && ent && ent->model && ent->model->surfaces) {
+		const int surface_index = surf - ent->model->surfaces;
+		const int tex_id = surf->texinfo->texture->gl_texturenum;
+		const vk_texture_t* const texture = findTexture( tex_id );
+
+		p += Q_snprintf(p, end - p,
+			"surface index: %d; texture: %s\n",
+			surface_index, texture ? texture->name : "NONE"
+		);
+	}
+	gEngine.CL_CenterPrint(buf, 0.5f);
+}
diff --git a/ref_vk/camera.h b/ref_vk/camera.h
index 49e06b2e..c0c9fb3f 100644
--- a/ref_vk/camera.h
+++ b/ref_vk/camera.h
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ void R_SetupCamera( const struct ref_viewpass_s *rvp );
 int R_WorldToScreen( const vec3_t point, vec3_t screen );
 int TriWorldToScreen( const float *world, float *screen );
 
+void XVK_CameraDebugPrintCenterEntity( void );
diff --git a/ref_vk/vk_cvar.c b/ref_vk/vk_cvar.c
index a5c41c5f..735bb9a1 100644
--- a/ref_vk/vk_cvar.c
+++ b/ref_vk/vk_cvar.c
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ void VK_LoadCvars( void )
 	vk_rtx_light_begin = gEngine.Cvar_Get( "vk_rtx_light_begin", "0", 0, "DEBUG: disable lights with index lower than this");
 	vk_rtx_light_end = gEngine.Cvar_Get( "vk_rtx_light_end", "0", 0, "DEBUG: disable lights with index higher than this ");
 	r_lightmap = gEngine.Cvar_Get( "r_lightmap", "0", FCVAR_CHEAT, "lightmap debugging tool" );
+	ui_infotool = gEngine.Cvar_Get( "ui_infotool", "0", FCVAR_CHEAT, "DEBUG: print entity info under crosshair" );
 }
diff --git a/ref_vk/vk_cvar.h b/ref_vk/vk_cvar.h
index 4e8346e7..19beb924 100644
--- a/ref_vk/vk_cvar.h
+++ b/ref_vk/vk_cvar.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ void VK_LoadCvars( void );
 	X(vk_rtx_light_begin) \
 	X(vk_rtx_light_end) \
 	X(r_lightmap) \
+	X(ui_infotool) \
 
 #define EXTERN_CVAR(cvar) extern cvar_t *cvar;
 DECLARE_CVAR(EXTERN_CVAR)
diff --git a/ref_vk/vk_scene.c b/ref_vk/vk_scene.c
index 94b3b904..5e759393 100644
--- a/ref_vk/vk_scene.c
+++ b/ref_vk/vk_scene.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "vk_light.h"
 #include "vk_rtx.h"
 #include "vk_textures.h"
+#include "vk_cvar.h"
 #include "camera.h"
 
 #include "com_strings.h"
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@ static void drawEntity( cl_entity_t *ent, int render_mode )
 }
 
 static float g_frametime = 0;
+
 void VK_SceneRender( const ref_viewpass_t *rvp )
 {
 	int current_pipeline_index = kRenderNormal;
@@ -609,6 +611,9 @@ void VK_SceneRender( const ref_viewpass_t *rvp )
 	gEngine.CL_DrawEFX( g_frametime, true );
 
 	VK_RenderDebugLabelEnd();
+
+	if (ui_infotool->value > 0)
+		XVK_CameraDebugPrintCenterEntity();
 }
 
 /*