diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/attachments/AttachmentService.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/attachments/AttachmentService.java
index 39e0eca2425..1eb3710969a 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/attachments/AttachmentService.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/attachments/AttachmentService.java
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ static AttachmentService get()
 
     HttpView<?> getFindAttachmentParentsView();
 
-    void logOrphanedAttachments();
+    /**
+     * Logs the first 20 orphaned attachments it detects. Returns the total number of orphaned attachments detected.
+     */
+    int logOrphanedAttachments();
 
     void deleteOrphanedAttachments();
 
diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ContainerManager.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ContainerManager.java
index fd459df101d..121d82885f3 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ContainerManager.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/data/ContainerManager.java
@@ -1944,7 +1944,9 @@ private static boolean delete(final Container c, User user, @Nullable String com
                 setContainerTabDeleted(c.getParent(), c.getName(), c.getParent().getFolderType().getName());
             }
 
-            AttachmentService.get().logOrphanedAttachments();
+            // Log orphaned attachments in this server, but only in dev mode, since this is for our testing
+            if (AppProps.getInstance().isDevMode())
+                AttachmentService.get().logOrphanedAttachments();
 
             fireDeleteContainer(c, user);
 
diff --git a/core/src/org/labkey/core/admin/AdminController.java b/core/src/org/labkey/core/admin/AdminController.java
index f5378956d20..42521e5f2f9 100644
--- a/core/src/org/labkey/core/admin/AdminController.java
+++ b/core/src/org/labkey/core/admin/AdminController.java
@@ -3710,6 +3710,20 @@ public void addNavTrail(NavTree root)
         }
     }
 
+    @AdminConsoleAction
+    public static class LogOrphanedAttachmentsAction extends ReadOnlyApiAction<Object>
+    {
+        @Override
+        public Object execute(Object o, BindException errors) throws Exception
+        {
+            int count = 0;
+            AttachmentService svc = AttachmentService.get();
+            if (svc != null)
+                count = svc.logOrphanedAttachments();
+            return Map.of("count", count);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static ActionURL getMemTrackerURL(boolean clearCaches, boolean gc)
     {
         ActionURL url = new ActionURL(MemTrackerAction.class, ContainerManager.getRoot());
diff --git a/core/src/org/labkey/core/attachment/AttachmentServiceImpl.java b/core/src/org/labkey/core/attachment/AttachmentServiceImpl.java
index 5ccd4c0477f..d7f59578e9c 100644
--- a/core/src/org/labkey/core/attachment/AttachmentServiceImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/org/labkey/core/attachment/AttachmentServiceImpl.java
@@ -1101,10 +1101,10 @@ public int available()
     private record Orphan(String documentName, String parentType){}
 
     @Override
-    public void logOrphanedAttachments()
+    public int logOrphanedAttachments()
     {
-        // Log orphaned attachments in this server, but in dev mode only, since this is for our testing. Also, we
-        // don't yet offer a way to delete orphaned attachments via the UI, so it's not helpful to inform admins.
+        int ret = 0;
+
         if (AppProps.getInstance().isDevMode())
         {
             User user = ElevatedUser.getElevatedUser(User.getSearchUser(), TroubleshooterRole.class);
@@ -1118,7 +1118,8 @@ public void logOrphanedAttachments()
                     List<Orphan> orphans = new TableSelector(documents, new CsvSet("DocumentName, ParentType"), filter, null).getArrayList(Orphan.class);
                     if (!orphans.isEmpty())
                     {
-                        LOG.error("Found {}, which likely indicates a problem with a delete method or a container listener.", StringUtilsLabKey.pluralize(orphans.size(), "orphaned attachment"));
+                        ret = orphans.size();
+                        LOG.error("Found {}, which likely indicates a problem with a delete method or a container listener.", StringUtilsLabKey.pluralize(ret, "orphaned attachment"));
 
                         final String message;
                         if (orphans.size() > MAX_ORPHANS_TO_LOG)
@@ -1136,6 +1137,8 @@ public void logOrphanedAttachments()
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        return ret;
     }
 
     record OrphanedAttachment(String container, String parent, String parentType, String documentName)