diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index a952276c..a9e5846f 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -382,6 +382,12 @@
 # (default: false)
 # include_release_notes = false
 
+[doom]
+# If this is set to true, the `--aot` flag is added to `doom upgrade`,
+# which enables ahead-of-time native compilation of packages.
+# (default: false)
+# aot = true
+
 [rustup]
 # If set, updates only these channels.
 # (default: [] (all channels))
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8c79d11c..21e46e48 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -391,6 +391,12 @@ pub struct VscodeConfig {
     profile: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default, Debug, Merge)]
+#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct DoomConfig {
+    aot: Option<bool>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Default, Debug, Merge)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Rustup {
@@ -482,6 +488,9 @@ pub struct ConfigFile {
     #[merge(strategy = crate::utils::merge_strategies::inner_merge_opt)]
     vscode: Option<VscodeConfig>,
 
+    #[merge(strategy = crate::utils::merge_strategies::inner_merge_opt)]
+    doom: Option<DoomConfig>,
+
     #[merge(strategy = crate::utils::merge_strategies::inner_merge_opt)]
     rustup: Option<Rustup>,
 }
@@ -1772,6 +1781,14 @@ impl Config {
             Some(profile.as_str())
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn doom_aot(&self) -> bool {
+        self.config_file
+            .doom
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|doom| doom.aot)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/steps/emacs.rs b/src/steps/emacs.rs
index 9d86aca4..0bf07928 100644
--- a/src/steps/emacs.rs
+++ b/src/steps/emacs.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ impl Emacs {
             command.arg("--force");
         }
 
-        command.args(["upgrade"]);
+        command.arg("upgrade");
+
+        if ctx.config().doom_aot() {
+            command.arg("--aot");
+        }
 
         command.status_checked()
     }