diff --git a/examples/server/README.md b/examples/server/README.md
index e56ca063a..1559dd3f2 100644
--- a/examples/server/README.md
+++ b/examples/server/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Command line options:
 -   `--memory-f32`: Use 32-bit floats instead of 16-bit floats for memory key+value. Not recommended.
 -   `--mlock`: Lock the model in memory, preventing it from being swapped out when memory-mapped.
 -   `--no-mmap`: Do not memory-map the model. By default, models are mapped into memory, which allows the system to load only the necessary parts of the model as needed.
+-   `--numa`: Attempt optimizations that help on some NUMA systems.
 -   `--lora FNAME`: Apply a LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation) adapter to the model (implies --no-mmap). This allows you to adapt the pretrained model to specific tasks or domains.
 -   `--lora-base FNAME`: Optional model to use as a base for the layers modified by the LoRA adapter. This flag is used in conjunction with the `--lora` flag, and specifies the base model for the adaptation.
 -   `-to N`, `--timeout N`: Server read/write timeout in seconds. Default `600`.
diff --git a/examples/server/server.cpp b/examples/server/server.cpp
index 2340f93ac..222dbcb43 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.cpp
+++ b/examples/server/server.cpp
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ static void server_print_usage(const char *argv0, const gpt_params &params,
     {
         fprintf(stdout, "  --no-mmap             do not memory-map model (slower load but may reduce pageouts if not using mlock)\n");
     }
+    fprintf(stdout, "  --numa                attempt optimizations that help on some NUMA systems\n");
 #ifdef LLAMA_SUPPORTS_GPU_OFFLOAD
     fprintf(stdout, "  -ngl N, --n-gpu-layers N\n");
     fprintf(stdout, "                        number of layers to store in VRAM\n");
@@ -940,6 +941,10 @@ static void server_params_parse(int argc, char **argv, server_params &sparams,
         {
             params.use_mmap = false;
         }
+        else if (arg == "--numa")
+        {
+            params.numa = true;
+        }
         else if (arg == "--embedding")
         {
             params.embedding = true;