diff --git a/stl/inc/format b/stl/inc/format
index 5b976f2f5d8..60588d2a63c 100644
--- a/stl/inc/format
+++ b/stl/inc/format
@@ -125,10 +125,18 @@ static_assert(static_cast<int>(_Basic_format_arg_type::_Custom_type) < 16, "must
 _NODISCARD constexpr bool _Is_integral_fmt_type(_Basic_format_arg_type _Ty) {
     return _Ty > _Basic_format_arg_type::_None && _Ty <= _Basic_format_arg_type::_Char_type;
 }
+
 _NODISCARD constexpr bool _Is_arithmetic_fmt_type(_Basic_format_arg_type _Ty) {
     return _Ty > _Basic_format_arg_type::_None && _Ty <= _Basic_format_arg_type::_Long_double_type;
 }
 
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+_NODISCARD consteval bool _Is_debug_enabled_fmt_type(_Basic_format_arg_type _Ty) {
+    return _Ty == _Basic_format_arg_type::_Char_type || _Ty == _Basic_format_arg_type::_CString_type
+        || _Ty == _Basic_format_arg_type::_String_type;
+}
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+
 struct _Auto_id_tag {
     explicit _Auto_id_tag() = default;
 };
@@ -3580,8 +3588,18 @@ struct formatter {
 _FMT_P2286_BEGIN
 template <class _Ty, class _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type _ArgType>
 struct _Formatter_base {
+private:
     using _Pc = basic_format_parse_context<_CharT>;
 
+public:
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void _Set_debug_format() noexcept
+        requires (_Is_debug_enabled_fmt_type(_ArgType))
+    {
+        _Specs._Type = '?';
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+
     constexpr _Pc::iterator parse(_Pc& _ParseCtx) {
         _Specs_checker<_Dynamic_specs_handler<_Pc>> _Handler(_Dynamic_specs_handler<_Pc>{_Specs, _ParseCtx}, _ArgType);
         const auto _It = _Parse_format_specs(_ParseCtx._Unchecked_begin(), _ParseCtx._Unchecked_end(), _Handler);
@@ -3634,35 +3652,80 @@ _FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR(short, _Basic_format_arg_type::_Int_type);
 _FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR(unsigned short, _Basic_format_arg_type::_UInt_type);
 _FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR(long, _Basic_format_arg_type::_Int_type);
 _FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR(unsigned long, _Basic_format_arg_type::_UInt_type);
-_FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR(char, _Basic_format_arg_type::_Char_type);
 _FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR(signed char, _Basic_format_arg_type::_Int_type);
 _FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR(unsigned char, _Basic_format_arg_type::_UInt_type);
 
 #undef _FORMAT_SPECIALIZE_FOR
 
+// not using the macro because we'd like to add 'set_debug_format' member function in C++23 mode
+template <_Format_supported_charT _CharT>
+struct formatter<char, _CharT> : _Formatter_base<char, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_Char_type> {
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void set_debug_format() noexcept {
+        this->_Set_debug_format();
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+};
+
 // not using the macro because we'd like to avoid the formatter<wchar_t, char> specialization
 template <>
-struct formatter<wchar_t, wchar_t> : _Formatter_base<wchar_t, wchar_t, _Basic_format_arg_type::_Char_type> {};
+struct formatter<wchar_t, wchar_t> : _Formatter_base<wchar_t, wchar_t, _Basic_format_arg_type::_Char_type> {
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void set_debug_format() noexcept {
+        _Set_debug_format();
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+};
 
 // We could use the macro for these specializations, but it's confusing to refer to symbols that are defined
 // inside the macro in the macro's "call".
 template <_Format_supported_charT _CharT>
-struct formatter<_CharT*, _CharT> : _Formatter_base<_CharT*, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_CString_type> {};
+struct formatter<_CharT*, _CharT> : _Formatter_base<_CharT*, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_CString_type> {
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void set_debug_format() noexcept {
+        this->_Set_debug_format();
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+};
 
 template <_Format_supported_charT _CharT>
 struct formatter<const _CharT*, _CharT>
-    : _Formatter_base<const _CharT*, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_CString_type> {};
+    : _Formatter_base<const _CharT*, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_CString_type> {
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void set_debug_format() noexcept {
+        this->_Set_debug_format();
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+};
 
 template <_Format_supported_charT _CharT, size_t _Nx>
-struct formatter<_CharT[_Nx], _CharT> : _Formatter_base<_CharT[_Nx], _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_CString_type> {};
+struct formatter<_CharT[_Nx], _CharT> : _Formatter_base<_CharT[_Nx], _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_CString_type> {
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void set_debug_format() noexcept {
+        this->_Set_debug_format();
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+};
 
 template <_Format_supported_charT _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>
 struct formatter<basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>, _CharT>
-    : _Formatter_base<basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_String_type> {};
+    : _Formatter_base<basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_String_type> {
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void set_debug_format() noexcept {
+        this->_Set_debug_format();
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+};
 
 template <_Format_supported_charT _CharT, class _Traits>
 struct formatter<basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>, _CharT>
-    : _Formatter_base<basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_String_type> {};
+    : _Formatter_base<basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>, _CharT, _Basic_format_arg_type::_String_type> {
+#if _HAS_CXX23
+    constexpr void set_debug_format() noexcept {
+        this->_Set_debug_format();
+    }
+#endif // _HAS_CXX23
+};
 
 _EXPORT_STD template <class _CharT, class... _Args>
 struct basic_format_string {
diff --git a/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp b/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp
index 969f6f57bb0..c8b2a218f45 100644
--- a/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp
+++ b/tests/std/include/test_format_support.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ struct choose_literal<char> {
     static constexpr char choose(char c, wchar_t) {
         return c;
     }
+
+    static constexpr std::string_view choose(std::string_view sv, std::wstring_view) {
+        return sv;
+    }
 };
 
 template <>
@@ -37,6 +41,10 @@ struct choose_literal<wchar_t> {
     static constexpr wchar_t choose(char, wchar_t c) {
         return c;
     }
+
+    static constexpr std::wstring_view choose(std::string_view, std::wstring_view sv) {
+        return sv;
+    }
 };
 
 #define TYPED_LITERAL(CharT, Literal) (choose_literal<CharT>::choose(Literal, L##Literal))
diff --git a/tests/std/test.lst b/tests/std/test.lst
index c2190304dcc..d2d3d1ac079 100644
--- a/tests/std/test.lst
+++ b/tests/std/test.lst
@@ -581,9 +581,10 @@ tests\P2278R4_const_span
 tests\P2278R4_ranges_const_iterator_machinery
 tests\P2278R4_ranges_const_range_machinery
 tests\P2278R4_views_as_const
-tests\P2286R8_formatting_ranges
-tests\P2286R8_formatting_ranges_legacy_text_encoding
-tests\P2286R8_formatting_ranges_utf8
+tests\P2286R8_text_formatting_debug_enabled_specializations
+tests\P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping
+tests\P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_legacy_text_encoding
+tests\P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_utf8
 tests\P2302R4_ranges_alg_contains
 tests\P2302R4_ranges_alg_contains_subrange
 tests\P2321R2_proxy_reference
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges/env.lst b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_debug_enabled_specializations/env.lst
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges/env.lst
rename to tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_debug_enabled_specializations/env.lst
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_debug_enabled_specializations/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_debug_enabled_specializations/test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5ac1fad875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_debug_enabled_specializations/test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <concepts>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <format>
+#include <memory_resource>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include <test_format_support.hpp>
+
+#define STR(Str) TYPED_LITERAL(CharT, Str)
+
+using namespace std;
+
+template <class F>
+concept DebugEnabledSpecialization = is_default_constructible_v<F> && requires(F& fmt) {
+    { fmt.set_debug_format() } noexcept -> same_as<void>;
+};
+
+template <class CharT>
+consteval bool check_debug_enabled_specializations() {
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<char, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<CharT, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<CharT*, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<const CharT*, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<CharT[3], CharT>>);
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<basic_string<CharT>, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<pmr::basic_string<CharT>, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<basic_string_view<CharT>, CharT>>);
+
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<signed char, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<short, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<int, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<long, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<long long, CharT>>);
+
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<unsigned char, CharT>>);
+    // NB: formatter<unsigned short, CharT> is special case, see below
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<unsigned int, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<unsigned long, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<unsigned long long, CharT>>);
+
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<bool, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<nullptr_t, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<void*, CharT>>);
+    static_assert(!DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<const void*, CharT>>);
+
+    // NB: wchar_t might be defined as a typedef for unsigned short (with '/Zc:wchar_t-')
+    static_assert(DebugEnabledSpecialization<formatter<unsigned short, CharT>> == same_as<CharT, unsigned short>);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+template <class CharT>
+struct Holder {
+    char narrow_ch;
+    CharT ch;
+    const CharT* const_ptr;
+    basic_string<CharT> str;
+    CharT* non_const_ptr;
+    basic_string_view<CharT> str_view;
+    CharT arr[11];
+};
+
+// holder-format-specs:
+//   member debug-format(opt)
+// member:
+//   0 1 2 ... N (index of member object, single digit)
+// debug-format:
+//   $ (use debug format)
+template <class CharT>
+struct std::formatter<Holder<CharT>, CharT> {
+public:
+    constexpr auto parse(basic_format_parse_context<CharT>& ctx) {
+        auto it = ctx.begin();
+        if (it == ctx.end() || *it == STR('}')) {
+            throw format_error{"Invalid holder-format-specs."};
+        }
+
+        if (STR('0') <= *it && *it <= STR('9')) {
+            member_index = *it - STR('0');
+        } else {
+            throw format_error{"Expected member index in holder-format-specs."};
+        }
+
+        ++it;
+        if (it == ctx.end() || *it == STR('}')) {
+            return it;
+        }
+
+        if (*it == '$') {
+            switch (member_index) {
+            case 0:
+                fmt0.set_debug_format();
+                break;
+            case 1:
+                fmt1.set_debug_format();
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                fmt2.set_debug_format();
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                fmt3.set_debug_format();
+                break;
+            case 4:
+                fmt4.set_debug_format();
+                break;
+            case 5:
+                fmt5.set_debug_format();
+                break;
+            case 6:
+                fmt6.set_debug_format();
+                break;
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw format_error{"Unexpected symbols in holder-format-specs."};
+        }
+
+        ++it;
+        if (it != ctx.end() && *it != STR('}')) {
+            throw format_error{"Expected '}' at the end of holder-format-specs."};
+        }
+
+        return it;
+    }
+
+    template <class FormatContext>
+    auto format(const Holder<CharT>& val, FormatContext& ctx) const {
+        switch (member_index) {
+        case 0:
+            return fmt0.format(val.narrow_ch, ctx);
+        case 1:
+            return fmt1.format(val.ch, ctx);
+        case 2:
+            return fmt2.format(val.const_ptr, ctx);
+        case 3:
+            return fmt3.format(val.str, ctx);
+        case 4:
+            return fmt4.format(val.non_const_ptr, ctx);
+        case 5:
+            return fmt5.format(val.str_view, ctx);
+        case 6:
+            return fmt6.format(val.arr, ctx);
+        }
+
+        unreachable();
+    }
+
+private:
+    int member_index{-1};
+
+    formatter<char, CharT> fmt0;
+    formatter<CharT, CharT> fmt1;
+    formatter<const CharT*, CharT> fmt2;
+    formatter<basic_string<CharT>, CharT> fmt3;
+    formatter<CharT*, CharT> fmt4;
+    formatter<basic_string_view<CharT>, CharT> fmt5;
+    formatter<CharT[11], CharT> fmt6;
+};
+
+template <class CharT>
+void check_set_debug_format_function() {
+    Holder<CharT> val;
+
+    val.narrow_ch     = '\t';
+    val.ch            = STR('\t');
+    val.const_ptr     = STR("const\tCharT\t*");
+    val.str           = STR("basic\tstring");
+    val.non_const_ptr = val.str.data();
+    val.str_view      = STR("basic\tstring\tview");
+    ranges::copy(STR("CharT\t[11]\0"sv), val.arr);
+
+    assert(format(STR("{:0}"), val) == STR("\t"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:1}"), val) == STR("\t"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:2}"), val) == STR("const\tCharT\t*"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:3}"), val) == STR("basic\tstring"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:4}"), val) == STR("basic\tstring"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:5}"), val) == STR("basic\tstring\tview"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:6}"), val) == STR("CharT\t[11]"));
+
+    assert(format(STR("{:0$}"), val) == STR(R"('\t')"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:1$}"), val) == STR(R"('\t')"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:2$}"), val) == STR(R"("const\tCharT\t*")"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:3$}"), val) == STR(R"("basic\tstring")"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:4$}"), val) == STR(R"("basic\tstring")"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:5$}"), val) == STR(R"("basic\tstring\tview")"));
+    assert(format(STR("{:6$}"), val) == STR(R"("CharT\t[11]")"));
+}
+
+void set_debug_format(auto&) {}
+
+struct name_lookup_in_formatter_checker : formatter<int> {
+    auto parse(auto& ctx) { // COMPILE-ONLY
+        set_debug_format(*this);
+        return ctx.begin();
+    }
+};
+
+int main() {
+    static_assert(check_debug_enabled_specializations<char>());
+    static_assert(check_debug_enabled_specializations<wchar_t>());
+
+    check_set_debug_format_function<char>();
+    check_set_debug_format_function<wchar_t>();
+}
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/env.lst b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/env.lst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18e2d7c71ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/env.lst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+RUNALL_INCLUDE ..\concepts_latest_matrix.lst
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges/test.cpp
rename to tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping/test.cpp
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_legacy_text_encoding/env.lst b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_legacy_text_encoding/env.lst
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_legacy_text_encoding/env.lst
rename to tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_legacy_text_encoding/env.lst
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_legacy_text_encoding/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_legacy_text_encoding/test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_legacy_text_encoding/test.cpp
rename to tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_legacy_text_encoding/test.cpp
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_utf8/env.lst b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_utf8/env.lst
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_utf8/env.lst
rename to tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_utf8/env.lst
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_utf8/test.cpp b/tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_utf8/test.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/std/tests/P2286R8_formatting_ranges_utf8/test.cpp
rename to tests/std/tests/P2286R8_text_formatting_escaping_utf8/test.cpp