diff --git a/modules/betsy/config.py b/modules/betsy/config.py
index eb565b85b90..f2775de0a6e 100644
--- a/modules/betsy/config.py
+++ b/modules/betsy/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 def can_build(env, platform):
-    return env.editor_build
+    return env.editor_build or env["betsy_export_templates"]
+
+
+def get_opts(platform):
+    from SCons.Variables import BoolVariable
+
+    return [
+        BoolVariable(
+            "betsy_export_templates",
+            "Enable Betsy image compression in export template builds (increases binary size)",
+            False,
+        ),
+    ]
 
 
 def configure(env):
diff --git a/modules/cvtt/config.py b/modules/cvtt/config.py
index eb565b85b90..cbe86406893 100644
--- a/modules/cvtt/config.py
+++ b/modules/cvtt/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 def can_build(env, platform):
-    return env.editor_build
+    return env.editor_build or env["cvtt_export_templates"]
+
+
+def get_opts(platform):
+    from SCons.Variables import BoolVariable
+
+    return [
+        BoolVariable(
+            "cvtt_export_templates",
+            "Enable CVTT image compression in export template builds (increases binary size)",
+            False,
+        ),
+    ]
 
 
 def configure(env):
diff --git a/modules/cvtt/register_types.cpp b/modules/cvtt/register_types.cpp
index 991e8a60796..dad39cbfa35 100644
--- a/modules/cvtt/register_types.cpp
+++ b/modules/cvtt/register_types.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "register_types.h"
 
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-
 #include "image_compress_cvtt.h"
 
 void initialize_cvtt_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
@@ -47,5 +45,3 @@ void uninitialize_cvtt_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
 		return;
 	}
 }
-
-#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED
diff --git a/modules/cvtt/register_types.h b/modules/cvtt/register_types.h
index bd88c6d3561..e314a9e7044 100644
--- a/modules/cvtt/register_types.h
+++ b/modules/cvtt/register_types.h
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-
 #include "modules/register_module_types.h"
 
 void initialize_cvtt_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level);
 void uninitialize_cvtt_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level);
-
-#endif // TOOLS_ENABLED