diff --git a/include/circt/Firtool/Firtool.h b/include/circt/Firtool/Firtool.h
index baed0b88fa67..fb85cbebe4bb 100644
--- a/include/circt/Firtool/Firtool.h
+++ b/include/circt/Firtool/Firtool.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class FirtoolOptions {
   }
   bool shouldConvertProbesToSignals() const { return probesToSignals; }
   bool shouldReplaceSequentialMemories() const { return replSeqMem; }
+  bool shouldDisableLayerSink() const { return disableLayerSink; }
   bool shouldDisableOptimization() const { return disableOptimization; }
   bool shouldAdvancedLayerSink() const { return advancedLayerSink; }
   bool shouldLowerMemories() const { return lowerMemories; }
@@ -189,6 +190,11 @@ class FirtoolOptions {
     return *this;
   }
 
+  FirtoolOptions &setDisableLayerSink(bool value) {
+    disableLayerSink = value;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   FirtoolOptions &setDisableOptimization(bool value) {
     disableOptimization = value;
     return *this;
@@ -381,6 +387,7 @@ class FirtoolOptions {
   firrtl::PreserveValues::PreserveMode preserveMode;
   bool enableDebugInfo;
   BuildMode buildMode;
+  bool disableLayerSink;
   bool disableOptimization;
   bool exportChiselInterface;
   std::string chiselInterfaceOutDirectory;
diff --git a/lib/Firtool/Firtool.cpp b/lib/Firtool/Firtool.cpp
index 4aa85db1b08d..cd67d417647e 100644
--- a/lib/Firtool/Firtool.cpp
+++ b/lib/Firtool/Firtool.cpp
@@ -228,11 +228,14 @@ LogicalResult firtool::populateCHIRRTLToLowFIRRTL(mlir::PassManager &pm,
   //
   // TODO: Improve LowerLayers to avoid the need for canonicalization. See:
   //   https://github.com/llvm/circt/issues/7896
-  if (opt.shouldAdvancedLayerSink())
-    pm.nest<firrtl::CircuitOp>().addPass(firrtl::createAdvancedLayerSinkPass());
-  else
-    pm.nest<firrtl::CircuitOp>().nest<firrtl::FModuleOp>().addPass(
-        firrtl::createLayerSinkPass());
+  if (opt.shouldDisableLayerSink()) {
+    if (opt.shouldAdvancedLayerSink())
+      pm.nest<firrtl::CircuitOp>().addPass(
+          firrtl::createAdvancedLayerSinkPass());
+    else
+      pm.nest<firrtl::CircuitOp>().nest<firrtl::FModuleOp>().addPass(
+          firrtl::createLayerSinkPass());
+  }
   pm.nest<firrtl::CircuitOp>().addPass(firrtl::createLowerLayersPass());
   if (!opt.shouldDisableOptimization())
     pm.nest<firrtl::CircuitOp>().nest<firrtl::FModuleOp>().addPass(
@@ -522,6 +525,11 @@ struct FirtoolCmdOptions {
                                   "release", "Compile with optimizations")),
       llvm::cl::init(firtool::FirtoolOptions::BuildModeDefault)};
 
+  llvm::cl::opt<bool> disableLayerSink{
+      "disable-layer-sink",
+      llvm::cl::desc("Disable layer sink"),
+  };
+
   llvm::cl::opt<bool> disableOptimization{
       "disable-opt",
       llvm::cl::desc("Disable optimizations"),
@@ -789,6 +797,7 @@ circt::firtool::FirtoolOptions::FirtoolOptions()
   preserveMode = clOptions->preserveMode;
   enableDebugInfo = clOptions->enableDebugInfo;
   buildMode = clOptions->buildMode;
+  disableLayerSink = clOptions->disableLayerSink;
   disableOptimization = clOptions->disableOptimization;
   exportChiselInterface = clOptions->exportChiselInterface;
   chiselInterfaceOutDirectory = clOptions->chiselInterfaceOutDirectory;