diff --git a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
index 8b444fc..4446b29 100644
--- a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
+++ b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     private static final String KEY_EXTRA_APKS = "extraApks";
     private static final String KEY_NETWORK_SUPPORTED = "networkSupported";
     private static final String KEY_SHOULD_BOOST_UCLAMP = "shouldBoostUclamp";
+    private static final String KEY_SHOULD_USE_HUGEPAGES = "shouldUseHugepages";
 
     /** @hide */
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@@ -215,6 +216,8 @@
 
     private final boolean mShouldBoostUclamp;
 
+    private final boolean mShouldUseHugepages;
+
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     @StringDef(
             prefix = "MICRODROID",
@@ -251,7 +254,8 @@
             @Nullable File vendorDiskImage,
             @NonNull @OsName String os,
             boolean networkSupported,
-            boolean shouldBoostUclamp) {
+            boolean shouldBoostUclamp,
+            boolean shouldUseHugepages) {
         // This is only called from Builder.build(); the builder handles parameter validation.
         mPackageName = packageName;
         mApkPath = apkPath;
@@ -276,6 +280,7 @@
         mOs = os;
         mNetworkSupported = networkSupported;
         mShouldBoostUclamp = shouldBoostUclamp;
+        mShouldUseHugepages = shouldUseHugepages;
     }
 
     /** Loads a config from a file. */
@@ -379,6 +384,8 @@
         builder.setNetworkSupported(b.getBoolean(KEY_NETWORK_SUPPORTED));
 
         builder.setShouldBoostUclamp(b.getBoolean(KEY_SHOULD_BOOST_UCLAMP));
+        builder.setShouldUseHugepages(b.getBoolean(KEY_SHOULD_USE_HUGEPAGES));
+
         return builder.build();
     }
 
@@ -431,6 +438,7 @@
         }
         b.putBoolean(KEY_NETWORK_SUPPORTED, mNetworkSupported);
         b.putBoolean(KEY_SHOULD_BOOST_UCLAMP, mShouldBoostUclamp);
+        b.putBoolean(KEY_SHOULD_USE_HUGEPAGES, mShouldUseHugepages);
         b.writeToStream(output);
     }
 
@@ -793,6 +801,8 @@
         }
 
         vsConfig.boostUclamp = mShouldBoostUclamp;
+        vsConfig.hugePages = mShouldUseHugepages;
+
         return vsConfig;
     }
 
@@ -874,6 +884,7 @@
         @NonNull @OsName private String mOs = DEFAULT_OS;
         private boolean mNetworkSupported;
         private boolean mShouldBoostUclamp = false;
+        private boolean mShouldUseHugepages = false;
 
         /**
          * Creates a builder for the given context.
@@ -973,7 +984,8 @@
                     mVendorDiskImage,
                     mOs,
                     mNetworkSupported,
-                    mShouldBoostUclamp);
+                    mShouldBoostUclamp,
+                    mShouldUseHugepages);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -1301,5 +1313,11 @@
             mShouldBoostUclamp = shouldBoostUclamp;
             return this;
         }
+
+        /** @hide */
+        public Builder setShouldUseHugepages(boolean shouldUseHugepages) {
+            mShouldUseHugepages = shouldUseHugepages;
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java b/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java
index 639de06..c33d3f5 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java
+++ b/tests/benchmark/src/java/com/android/microdroid/benchmark/MicrodroidBenchmarks.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.microdroid.benchmark;
 
-import static android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig.CPU_TOPOLOGY_ONE_CPU;
 import static android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig.CPU_TOPOLOGY_MATCH_HOST;
+import static android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig.CPU_TOPOLOGY_ONE_CPU;
 import static android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig.DEBUG_LEVEL_FULL;
 import static android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig.DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE;
 
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseOutputStream;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.system.Os;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachine;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineException;
-import android.system.Os;
 import android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadBinary("MicrodroidIdleNativeLib.so")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
                         .setMemoryBytes(mem * ONE_MEBI)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .build();
 
         // returns true if succeeded at least once.
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@
             VirtualMachineConfig.Builder builder =
                     newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadBinary("MicrodroidIdleNativeLib.so")
                             .setShouldBoostUclamp(true)
+                            .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                             .setMemoryBytes(256 * ONE_MEBI)
                             .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE);
             if (fullDebug) {
@@ -347,6 +349,7 @@
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadConfig("assets/vm_config_io.json")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
                         .setShouldBoostUclamp(true)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .build();
         List<Double> transferRates = new ArrayList<>(IO_TEST_TRIAL_COUNT);
 
@@ -373,6 +376,7 @@
         VirtualMachineConfig config =
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadConfig("assets/vm_config_io.json")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .build();
         List<Double> readRates = new ArrayList<>(IO_TEST_TRIAL_COUNT);
 
@@ -524,6 +528,7 @@
         VirtualMachineConfig config =
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadConfig("assets/vm_config_io.json")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .setMemoryBytes(256 * ONE_MEBI)
                         .build();
         VirtualMachine vm = forceCreateNewVirtualMachine(vmName, config);
@@ -610,6 +615,7 @@
         VirtualMachineConfig config =
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadConfig("assets/vm_config_io.json")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .setMemoryBytes(256 * ONE_MEBI)
                         .build();
         VirtualMachine vm = forceCreateNewVirtualMachine(vmName, config);
@@ -729,6 +735,7 @@
         VirtualMachineConfig config =
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadBinary("MicrodroidTestNativeLib.so")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .setShouldBoostUclamp(true)
                         .build();
 
@@ -778,6 +785,7 @@
         VirtualMachineConfig config =
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadBinary("MicrodroidTestNativeLib.so")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .build();
 
         List<Double> requestLatencies = new ArrayList<>(IO_TEST_TRIAL_COUNT * NUM_REQUESTS);
@@ -836,6 +844,7 @@
         VirtualMachineConfig config =
                 newVmConfigBuilderWithPayloadConfig("assets/vm_config_io.json")
                         .setDebugLevel(DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE)
+                        .setShouldUseHugepages(true)
                         .build();
         List<Double> vmKillTime = new ArrayList<>(TEST_TRIAL_COUNT);