diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindMaya.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindMaya.cmake
index 9991b01654..0edcb20033 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindMaya.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindMaya.cmake
@@ -371,6 +371,15 @@ if (MAYA_INCLUDE_DIRS AND EXISTS "${MAYA_INCLUDE_DIR}/maya/MFrameContext.h")
     endif()
 endif()
 
+set(MAYA_HAS_CRASH_DETECTION FALSE CACHE INTERNAL "isInCrashHandler")
+if(MAYA_INCLUDE_DIRS AND EXISTS "${MAYA_INCLUDE_DIR}/maya/MGlobal.h")
+    file(STRINGS ${MAYA_INCLUDE_DIR}/maya/MGlobal.h MAYA_HAS_API REGEX "isInCrashHandler")
+    if(MAYA_HAS_API)
+        set(MAYA_HAS_CRASH_DETECTION TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "isInCrashHandler")
+        message(STATUS "Maya has isInCrashHandler API")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set MAYA_FOUND to TRUE if
 # all listed variables are TRUE
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/mayaUsd/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c6511cf50..a7772b40cd 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ if (MAYA_NEW_POINT_SNAPPING_SUPPORT)
     )
 endif()
 
+message(STATUS "MAYA_HAS_CRASH_DETECTION is ${MAYA_HAS_CRASH_DETECTION}")
+if (MAYA_HAS_CRASH_DETECTION)
+    target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
+        PRIVATE
+        MAYA_HAS_CRASH_DETECTION=1
+    )
+endif()
+
 if (MAYA_LIGHTAPI_VERSION EQUAL 2)
     target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME}
         PRIVATE
diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/nodes/layerManager.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/nodes/layerManager.cpp
index 45e488a5dc..51228ee010 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/nodes/layerManager.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/nodes/layerManager.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,15 @@ void convertAnonymousLayersRecursive(
     }
 }
 
+bool isCrashing()
+{
+#ifdef MAYA_HAS_CRASH_DETECTION
+    return MGlobal::isInCrashHandler();
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 constexpr auto kSaveOptionUICmd = "usdFileSaveOptions(true);";
 
 } // namespace
@@ -360,7 +369,7 @@ void LayerDatabase::prepareForWriteCheck(bool* retCode, bool isExport)
 
         int dialogResult = true;
 
-        if (MGlobal::kInteractive == MGlobal::mayaState()
+        if (MGlobal::kInteractive == MGlobal::mayaState() && !isCrashing()
             && LayerDatabase::instance().saveInteractionRequired()) {
             MGlobal::executeCommand(kSaveOptionUICmd, dialogResult);
         }
@@ -448,7 +457,13 @@ bool LayerDatabase::saveUsd(bool isExport)
     auto opt = MayaUsd::utils::serializeUsdEditsLocationOption();
 
     if (MayaUsd::utils::kIgnoreUSDEdits != opt) {
-        if (_batchSaveDelegate && _proxiesToSave.length() > 0) {
+        // When Maya is crashing, we don't want to save the the USD file to avoid
+        // overwriting them with possibly unwanted data. Instead, we will save the
+        // USD data inside the temporary crash recovery Maya file.
+        if (isCrashing()) {
+            result = kPartiallyCompleted;
+            opt = MayaUsd::utils::kSaveToMayaSceneFile;
+        } else if (_batchSaveDelegate && _proxiesToSave.length() > 0) {
             result = _batchSaveDelegate(_proxiesToSave);
         }
 
diff --git a/plugin/al/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/MenuBuilder.cpp b/plugin/al/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/MenuBuilder.cpp
index eb7b395462..a380b85c65 100644
--- a/plugin/al/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/MenuBuilder.cpp
+++ b/plugin/al/mayautils/AL/maya/utils/MenuBuilder.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ void MenuBuilder::Menu::generate(
                 nameWithNoSpaces[i] = '_';
         }
         os << "if(`menu -exists " << nameWithNoSpaces << "`) return;\n";
-        os << "menu -tearOff true -parent $gMainWindow -l \"" << m_name << "\" -aob 1 " << nameWithNoSpaces
-           << ";\n";
+        os << "menu -tearOff true -parent $gMainWindow -l \"" << m_name << "\" -aob 1 "
+           << nameWithNoSpaces << ";\n";
         kill << nameWithNoSpaces << " ";
     } else {
         os << "menuItem -subMenu true -l \"" << m_name << "\";\n";