diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index edf2a557a7..0a4367d5bc 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ var (
 		utils.TestnetFlag,
 		utils.RinkebyFlag,
 		utils.VMEnableDebugFlag,
+		utils.EVMCPathFlag,
 		utils.NetworkIdFlag,
 		utils.RPCCORSDomainFlag,
 		utils.RPCVirtualHostsFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index d934c6b021..3dc4bc4c27 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 		Name: "VIRTUAL MACHINE",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			utils.VMEnableDebugFlag,
+			utils.EVMCPathFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 41a1ac35fe..e30bd4540b 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -355,6 +355,11 @@ var (
 		Name:  "vmdebug",
 		Usage: "Record information useful for VM and contract debugging",
 	}
+	EVMCPathFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "vm",
+		Usage: "Path to EVMC compatible VM plugin",
+	}
+
 	// Logging and debug settings
 	EthStatsURLFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "ethstats",
@@ -1070,6 +1075,9 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
 		// TODO(fjl): force-enable this in --dev mode
 		cfg.EnablePreimageRecording = ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableDebugFlag.Name)
 	}
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(EVMCPathFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.EVMCPath = ctx.GlobalString(EVMCPathFlag.Name)
+	}
 
 	// Override any default configs for hard coded networks.
 	switch {
@@ -1250,7 +1258,7 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) (chain *core.BlockChain, chai
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheFlag.Name) || ctx.GlobalIsSet(CacheGCFlag.Name) {
 		cache.TrieNodeLimit = ctx.GlobalInt(CacheFlag.Name) * ctx.GlobalInt(CacheGCFlag.Name) / 100
 	}
-	vmcfg := vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableDebugFlag.Name)}
+	vmcfg := vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableDebugFlag.Name), EVMCPath: ctx.GlobalString(EVMCPathFlag.Name)}
 	chain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cache, config, engine, vmcfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("Can't create BlockChain: %v", err)
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 7090e0261f..0cf31df366 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// may be left uninitialised and will be set to the default
 	// table.
 	JumpTable [256]operation
+
+	// Path to EVMC VM module
+	EVMCPath string
 }
 
 // Interpreter is used to run Ethereum based contracts and will utilise the
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index a18abdfb56..5055387287 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		rawdb.WriteDatabaseVersion(chainDb, core.BlockChainVersion)
 	}
 	var (
-		vmConfig    = vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: config.EnablePreimageRecording}
+		vmConfig    = vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: config.EnablePreimageRecording, EVMCPath: config.EVMCPath}
 		cacheConfig = &core.CacheConfig{Disabled: config.NoPruning, TrieNodeLimit: config.TrieCache, TrieTimeLimit: config.TrieTimeout}
 	)
 	eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cacheConfig, eth.chainConfig, eth.engine, vmConfig)
diff --git a/eth/config.go b/eth/config.go
index 426d2bf1ef..383dbdda57 100644
--- a/eth/config.go
+++ b/eth/config.go
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Enables tracking of SHA3 preimages in the VM
 	EnablePreimageRecording bool
 
+	// Path to EVMC VM module
+	EVMCPath string
+
 	// Miscellaneous options
 	DocRoot string `toml:"-"`
 }