diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/engine.py b/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/engine.py
index 7f01e312c..942a53c37 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/engine.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/entrypoints/engine.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def _set_envs_and_config(server_args: ServerArgs):
     # Set global environments
     os.environ["TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL"] = "3"
     os.environ["NCCL_CUMEM_ENABLE"] = "0"
-    os.environ["NCCL_NVLS_ENABLE"] = "0"
+    os.environ["NCCL_NVLS_ENABLE"] = str(int(server_args.enable_nccl_nvls))
     os.environ["TORCH_NCCL_AVOID_RECORD_STREAMS"] = "1"
     os.environ["CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS"] = "4"
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py b/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py
index 89f2c1b5b..93f797087 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/server_args.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class ServerArgs:
     disable_jump_forward: bool = False
     disable_cuda_graph: bool = False
     disable_cuda_graph_padding: bool = False
+    enable_nccl_nvls: bool = False
     disable_outlines_disk_cache: bool = False
     disable_custom_all_reduce: bool = False
     disable_mla: bool = False
@@ -783,6 +784,11 @@ class ServerArgs:
             action="store_true",
             help="Disable cuda graph when padding is needed. Still uses cuda graph when padding is not needed.",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--enable-nccl-nvls",
+            action="store_true",
+            help="Enable NCCL NVLS for prefill heavy requests when available.",
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--disable-outlines-disk-cache",
             action="store_true",