diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp
index af1208b1..0327e3fc 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_app.cpp
@@ -1830,6 +1830,30 @@ void EditorApp::snapAllSpawnsToGround() {
               std::to_string(snappedO) + " object(s) to ground");
 }
 
+int EditorApp::auditSpawnsAgainstTerrain(float threshold) const {
+    if (!terrain_.isLoaded()) return 0;
+    auto castDown = [&](const glm::vec3& pos, glm::vec3& hit) {
+        rendering::Ray ray;
+        ray.origin = pos + glm::vec3(0, 0, 500);
+        ray.direction = glm::vec3(0, 0, -1);
+        return const_cast<TerrainEditor&>(terrainEditor_).raycastTerrain(ray, hit);
+    };
+    int issues = 0;
+    for (const auto& s : npcSpawner_.getSpawns()) {
+        glm::vec3 hit;
+        if (castDown(s.position, hit)) {
+            if (std::fabs(s.position.z - hit.z) > threshold) issues++;
+        }
+    }
+    for (const auto& o : objectPlacer_.getObjects()) {
+        glm::vec3 hit;
+        if (castDown(o.position, hit)) {
+            if (std::fabs(o.position.z - hit.z) > threshold) issues++;
+        }
+    }
+    return issues;
+}
+
 void EditorApp::clearAllObjects() {
     vkDeviceWaitIdle(window_->getVkContext()->getDevice());
     objectPlacer_.clearAll();
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_app.hpp b/tools/editor/editor_app.hpp
index fc12a82b..adcd0cfe 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_app.hpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_app.hpp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ public:
     // mirror of the --snap-zone-to-ground CLI; useful after terrain
     // edits or random population to fix floating/buried spawns.
     void snapAllSpawnsToGround();
+    // Count spawns whose Z is more than `threshold` yards off from
+    // the terrain. Returns the issue count; 0 means clean. Used by
+    // the in-editor "Audit Spawns" menu to surface placement bugs
+    // without dropping to CLI.
+    int auditSpawnsAgainstTerrain(float threshold = 5.0f) const;
     void centerOnTerrain();
 
     // Multi-tile support
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp
index 112c09b5..0ead3ecb 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_ui.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,19 @@ void EditorUI::renderMenuBar(EditorApp& app) {
                 ImGui::SetTooltip(
                     "Re-snap every creature + object's Z to actual terrain height.\n"
                     "Run after terrain edits to fix floating/buried spawns.");
+            if (ImGui::MenuItem("Audit Spawns Against Terrain", nullptr, false,
+                                  app.hasTerrainLoaded())) {
+                int issues = app.auditSpawnsAgainstTerrain(5.0f);
+                if (issues == 0)
+                    app.showToast("Audit clean — every spawn within 5y of terrain");
+                else
+                    app.showToast(std::to_string(issues) +
+                                   " spawn(s) more than 5y off terrain — try Snap All");
+            }
+            if (ImGui::IsItemHovered())
+                ImGui::SetTooltip(
+                    "Count spawns whose Z is more than 5y off terrain.\n"
+                    "Surfaces placement bugs without modifying anything.");
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Clear All Objects/NPCs", nullptr, false, app.hasTerrainLoaded())) {
                 if (app.getObjectPlacer().objectCount() > 0 || app.getNpcSpawner().spawnCount() > 0)
                     app.clearAllObjects();