diff --git a/vm/src/main.rs b/vm/src/main.rs
index b60f2db..d6ee3a5 100644
--- a/vm/src/main.rs
+++ b/vm/src/main.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@
     /// Run VM in protected mode.
     #[arg(short, long)]
     protected: bool,
+
+    /// Ask the kernel for transparent huge-pages (THP). This is only a hint and
+    /// the kernel will allocate THP-backed memory only if globally enabled by
+    /// the system and if any can be found. See
+    /// https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.html
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    hugepages: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Args, Default)]
diff --git a/vm/src/run.rs b/vm/src/run.rs
index f3a5987..5e797f8 100644
--- a/vm/src/run.rs
+++ b/vm/src/run.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
         cpuTopology: config.common.cpu_topology,
         customConfig: Some(custom_config),
         osName: os_name,
+        hugePages: config.common.hugepages,
     });
     run(
         service.as_ref(),
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@
         vm_config.gdbPort = gdb.get() as i32;
     }
     vm_config.cpuTopology = config.common.cpu_topology;
+    vm_config.hugePages = config.common.hugepages;
     run(
         get_service()?.as_ref(),
         &VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(vm_config),