diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
index 52097a176e..c5d3696eac 100644
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+%if "x__BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG__" == "x1" || "x__BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG__" == "x0"
+%global bcond_default_debug __BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG__
+%else
+%global bcond_default_debug 0
+%endif
+
+%if "x__BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST__" == "x1" || "x__BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST__" == "x0"
+%global bcond_default_test __BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST__
+%else
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 9
+%global bcond_default_test 1
+%else
+%global bcond_default_test 0
+%endif
+%endif
+
 %bcond_with meson
 %bcond_without adsl
 %bcond_without bluetooth
@@ -57,8 +73,12 @@
 %bcond_without nmtui
 %bcond_without nm_cloud_setup
 %bcond_without regen_docs
+%if %{bcond_default_debug}
+%bcond_without debug
+%else
 %bcond_with    debug
-%if 0%{?rhel} >= 9
+%endif
+%if %{bcond_default_test}
 %bcond_without test
 %else
 %bcond_with    test
diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh
index d84dc44729..0e3b82c7e6 100755
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #   SOURCE_SYSCTL_RP_FILTER_REDHAT=
 #   SIGN_SOURCE=
 #   DO_RELEASE=
+#   BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG=
+#   BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST=
 
 die() {
     echo "$*" >&2
@@ -48,6 +50,15 @@ coerce_bool() {
     esac
 }
 
+in_set() {
+    local v="$1"
+    shift
+    for v2; do
+        test "$v" == "$v2" && return 0
+    done
+    return 1
+}
+
 abs_path() {
     local F="$1"
 
@@ -157,10 +168,15 @@ LOG "SOURCE_CONFIG_CONNECTIVITY_REDHAT=$SOURCE_CONFIG_CONNECTIVITY_REDHAT"
 LOG "SOURCE_SYSCTL_RP_FILTER_REDHAT=$SOURCE_SYSCTL_RP_FILTER_REDHAT"
 LOG "BUILDTYPE=$BUILDTYPE"
 LOG "NM_RPMBUILD_ARGS=$NM_RPMBUILD_ARGS"
+LOG "BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG=$BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG"
+LOG "BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST=$BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST"
 LOG ""
 LOG "UUID=$UUID"
 LOG "BASEDIR=$TEMP"
 
+in_set "$BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG" "" 0 1 || die "Invalid value for \$BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG: \"$BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG\""
+in_set "$BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST" "" 0 1 || die "Invalid value for \$BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST: \"$BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST\""
+
 ln -snf "$TEMPBASE" ./latest0
 ln "$BUILDLOG" "$TEMPBASE/build.log"
 rm -f "$BUILDLOG"
@@ -186,6 +202,8 @@ sed -e "s/__VERSION__/$VERSION/g" \
     -e "s/__COMMIT_FULL__/$COMMIT_FULL/g" \
     -e "s/__SNAPSHOT__/$SNAPSHOT/g" \
     -e "s/__SOURCE1__/$(basename "$SOURCE")/g" \
+    -e "s/__BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG__/$BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG/g" \
+    -e "s/__BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST__/$BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST/g" \
    "$SPECFILE" |
 sed -e "/^__CHANGELOG__$/ \
         {
diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh
index 1d889241f4..b26316be22 100755
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build_clean.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,18 @@ usage() {
     echo "  -W|--without \$OPTION: pass --without \$OPTION to rpmbuild. For example --without debug"
     echo "  -s|--snapshot TEXT: use TEXT as the snapshot version for the new package (overwrites \$NM_BUILD_SNAPSHOT environment)"
     echo "  -r|--release: built a release tarball (this option must be alone)"
+    echo "  --default-for-debug \$OPTION: set the default for "debug" option in the generated spec file"
+    echo "  --default-for-test \$OPTION: set the default for "test" option in the generated spec file"
 }
 
+in_set() {
+    local v="$1"
+    shift
+    for v2; do
+        test "$v" == "$v2" && return 0
+    done
+    return 1
+}
 
 ORIGDIR="$(readlink -f "$PWD")"
 SCRIPTDIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
@@ -45,6 +55,8 @@ WITH_LIST=()
 SOURCE_FROM_GIT=0
 SNAPSHOT="$NM_BUILD_SNAPSHOT"
 DO_RELEASE=0
+unset BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG
+unset BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST
 
 ADD_WITH_TEST=1
 
@@ -94,17 +106,29 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         -w|--with)
             [[ $# -gt 0 ]] || die "Missing argument to $A"
             WITH_LIST=("${WITH_LIST[@]}" "--with" "$1")
-            if [[ "$1" == test ]]; then
-                ADD_WITH_TEST=0
-            fi
+            case "$1" in
+                debug)
+                    [[ -z ${BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG+.} ]] && BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG=1
+                    ;;
+                test)
+                    ADD_WITH_TEST=0
+                    [[ -z ${BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST+.} ]] && BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST=1
+                    ;;
+            esac
             shift
             ;;
         -W|--without)
             [[ $# -gt 0 ]] || die "Missing argument to $A"
             WITH_LIST=("${WITH_LIST[@]}" "--without" "$1")
-            if [[ "$1" == test ]]; then
-                ADD_WITH_TEST=0
-            fi
+            case "$1" in
+                debug)
+                    [[ -z ${BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG+.} ]] && BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG=0
+                    ;;
+                test)
+                    ADD_WITH_TEST=0
+                    [[ -z ${BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST+.} ]] && BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST=0
+                    ;;
+            esac
             shift
             ;;
         --no-auto-with-test)
@@ -115,6 +139,18 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             # or "-W test".
             ADD_WITH_TEST=0
             ;;
+        --default-for-debug)
+            [[ $# -gt 0 ]] || die "Missing argument to $A"
+            in_set "$1" "" 0 1 || die "invalid argument $A \"$1\""
+            BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG="$1"
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --default-for-test)
+            [[ $# -gt 0 ]] || die "Missing argument to $A"
+            in_set "$1" "" 0 1 || die "invalid argument $A \"$1\""
+            BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST="$1"
+            shift
+            ;;
         *)
             usage
             die "Unexpected argument \"$A\""
@@ -184,6 +220,8 @@ export BUILDTYPE
 export NM_RPMBUILD_ARGS="${WITH_LIST[@]}"
 export SNAPSHOT
 export DO_RELEASE
+export BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG="$BCOND_DEFAULT_DEBUG"
+export BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST="$BCOND_DEFAULT_TEST"
 
 "$SCRIPTDIR"/build.sh