diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/check_circular_deps/run_check_circular_deps_cli.js b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/check_circular_deps/run_check_circular_deps_cli.js
index 9b4a57f09066d..ac4102184091d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/check_circular_deps/run_check_circular_deps_cli.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/scripts/check_circular_deps/run_check_circular_deps_cli.js
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { resolve } from 'path';
-
 /* eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
 import madge from 'madge';
 /* eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
 import { run, createFailError } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as path from 'path';
 
 run(
-  async ({ log }) => {
+  async ({ log, flags }) => {
     const result = await madge(
-      [resolve(__dirname, '../../public'), resolve(__dirname, '../../common')],
+      [path.resolve(__dirname, '../../public'), path.resolve(__dirname, '../../common')],
       {
         fileExtensions: ['ts', 'js', 'tsx'],
         excludeRegExp: [
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ run(
 
     const circularFound = result.circular();
     if (circularFound.length !== 0) {
+      if (flags.svg) {
+        await outputSVGs(circularFound);
+      } else {
+        console.log(
+          'Run this program with the --svg flag to save an SVG showing the dependency graph.'
+        );
+      }
       throw createFailError(
         `SIEM circular dependencies of imports has been found:\n - ${circularFound.join('\n - ')}`
       );
@@ -42,6 +49,34 @@ run(
     }
   },
   {
-    description: 'Check the SIEM plugin for circular deps',
+    description:
+      'Check the Security Solution plugin for circular deps. If any are found, this will throw an Error.',
+    flags: {
+      help: '  --svg,             Output SVGs of circular dependency graphs',
+      boolean: ['svg'],
+      default: {
+        svg: false,
+      },
+    },
   }
 );
+
+async function outputSVGs(circularFound) {
+  let count = 0;
+  for (const found of circularFound) {
+    // Calculate the path using the os tmpdir and an increasing 'count'
+    const expectedImagePath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `security_solution-circular-dep-${count}.svg`);
+    console.log(`Attempting to save SVG for circular dependency: ${found}`);
+    count++;
+
+    // Graph just the files in the found circular dependency.
+    const specificGraph = await madge(found, {
+      fileExtensions: ['ts', 'js', 'tsx'],
+    });
+
+    // Output an SVG in the tmp directory
+    const imagePath = await specificGraph.image(expectedImagePath);
+
+    console.log(`Saved SVG: ${imagePath}`);
+  }
+}