diff --git a/modules/basic/module.nix b/modules/basic/module.nix
index 443abeeb..d06838e4 100644
--- a/modules/basic/module.nix
+++ b/modules/basic/module.nix
@@ -144,5 +144,7 @@ with builtins; {
       default = true;
       description = "Follow editorconfig rules in current directory";
     };
+
+    enableLuaLoader = mkEnableOption "Enable the experimental Lua module loader to speed up the start up process";
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/default.nix b/modules/core/default.nix
index 1c18abcb..91cccf54 100644
--- a/modules/core/default.nix
+++ b/modules/core/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ with builtins; let
 
   wrapLuaConfig = luaConfig: ''
     lua << EOF
+    ${optionalString cfg.enableLuaLoader ''
+      vim.loader.enable()
+    ''}
     ${luaConfig}
     EOF
   '';