diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b629631e..457107d8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ When releasing, please add the new-release-boilerplate to docs/pallas/CHANGELOG.
     by {mod}`jax.export` in JAX v0.4.30. See the [migration guide](https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/export/export.html#migration-guide-from-jax-experimental-export)
     for information on migrating to the new API.
 
+* New Features
+  * {func}`jax.jit` got a new `compiler_options: dict[str, Any]` argument, for
+    passing compilation options to XLA. For the moment it's undocumented and
+    may be in flux.
+
 ## jax 0.4.35 (Oct 22, 2024)
 
 * Breaking Changes
diff --git a/jax/_src/compiler.py b/jax/_src/compiler.py
index 8a2d6047e..113f7507c 100644
--- a/jax/_src/compiler.py
+++ b/jax/_src/compiler.py
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ def get_compile_options(
     compile_options.device_assignment = device_assignment
 
   if env_options_overrides is not None:
+    # Some overrides are passed directly on build_options.
+    overrides_on_build_options = [
+        'exec_time_optimization_effort', 'memory_fitting_effort']
+    env_options_overrides = dict(env_options_overrides)
+    for name in overrides_on_build_options:
+      if name in env_options_overrides:
+        setattr(build_options, name, env_options_overrides.pop(name))
     compile_options.env_option_overrides = list(env_options_overrides.items())
 
   debug_options = compile_options.executable_build_options.debug_options
diff --git a/tests/api_test.py b/tests/api_test.py
index bb1d24729..8ab5d90f6 100644
--- a/tests/api_test.py
+++ b/tests/api_test.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ from jax._src.ad_checkpoint import saved_residuals
 from jax._src.interpreters import mlir
 from jax._src.interpreters import partial_eval as pe
 from jax._src.compilation_cache import is_persistent_cache_enabled
-from jax._src.lib import xla_extension
+from jax._src.lib import xla_extension, xla_extension_version
 import jax._src.util as jax_util
 from jax.ad_checkpoint import checkpoint_name, checkpoint as new_checkpoint
 import jax.custom_batching
@@ -1385,6 +1385,26 @@ class JitTest(jtu.BufferDonationTestCase):
             "xla_gpu_auto_spmd_partitioning_memory_budget_ratio": 0.5,
         })(1.0)  # doesn't crash.
 
+  def test_exec_time_optimization_effort_compiler_option(self):
+    if xla_extension_version < 294:
+      raise unittest.SkipTest("test requires newer xla extension version")
+
+    def f(x):
+      return jnp.sqrt(x ** 2) + 1.
+
+    f_jit = jit(
+        f,
+        compiler_options={
+            "exec_time_optimization_effort": 0.0,
+        })(1.0)  # doesn't crash.
+
+    with self.assertRaisesRegex(xla_extension.XlaRuntimeError, "No such"):
+      f_jit = jit(
+          f,
+          compiler_options={
+              "exec_time_compilation_effort": 0.0,
+          })(1.0)
+
   def test_jit_lower_compile_with_compiler_options_invalid(self):
     def f(x):
       return jnp.sqrt(x ** 2) + 1.