diff --git a/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/configuration_smolvla.py b/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/configuration_smolvla.py
index c696265f2..b861b856b 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/configuration_smolvla.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/configuration_smolvla.py
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ class SmolVLAConfig(PreTrainedConfig):
     # Real-Time Chunking (RTC) configuration
     rtc_config: RTCConfig | None = None
 
+    compile_model: bool = False  # Whether to use torch.compile for model optimization
+    compile_mode: str = "max-autotune"  # Torch compile mode
+
     def __post_init__(self):
         super().__post_init__()
 
diff --git a/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/modeling_smolvla.py b/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/modeling_smolvla.py
index 10544a949..e49226d26 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/modeling_smolvla.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/modeling_smolvla.py
@@ -593,6 +593,12 @@ class VLAFlowMatching(nn.Module):
         self.prefix_length = self.config.prefix_length
         self.rtc_processor = rtc_processor
 
+        # Compile model if requested
+        if config.compile_model:
+            torch.set_float32_matmul_precision("high")
+            self.sample_actions = torch.compile(self.sample_actions, mode=config.compile_mode)
+            self.forward = torch.compile(self.forward, mode=config.compile_mode)
+
     def _rtc_enabled(self):
         return self.config.rtc_config is not None and self.config.rtc_config.enabled