diff --git a/ecp5/globals.cc b/ecp5/globals.cc
index 6c7ffba07d..921586f37c 100644
--- a/ecp5/globals.cc
+++ b/ecp5/globals.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static std::string get_quad_name(GlobalQuadrant quad)
 class Ecp5GlobalRouter
 {
   public:
-    Ecp5GlobalRouter(Context *ctx) : ctx(ctx){};
+    Ecp5GlobalRouter(Context *ctx) : ctx(ctx) {};
 
   private:
     bool is_clock_port(const PortRef &user)
@@ -512,11 +512,12 @@ class Ecp5GlobalRouter
   public:
     void promote_globals()
     {
+        bool disable_promotion = bool_or_default(ctx->settings, ctx->id("arch.no-promote-globals"));
         bool is_ooc = bool_or_default(ctx->settings, ctx->id("arch.ooc"));
         log_info("Promoting globals...\n");
         auto clocks = get_clocks();
         for (auto clock : clocks) {
-            bool is_noglobal = bool_or_default(clock->attrs, id_noglobal, false) ||
+            bool is_noglobal = disable_promotion || bool_or_default(clock->attrs, id_noglobal, false) ||
                                bool_or_default(clock->attrs, id_ECP5_IS_GLOBAL, false);
             if (is_noglobal)
                 continue;
diff --git a/ecp5/main.cc b/ecp5/main.cc
index 6abea4a9f7..55754cd492 100644
--- a/ecp5/main.cc
+++ b/ecp5/main.cc
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class ECP5CommandHandler : public CommandHandler
 {
   public:
     ECP5CommandHandler(int argc, char **argv);
-    virtual ~ECP5CommandHandler(){};
+    virtual ~ECP5CommandHandler() {};
     std::unique_ptr<Context> createContext(dict<std::string, Property> &values) override;
-    void setupArchContext(Context *ctx) override{};
+    void setupArchContext(Context *ctx) override {};
     void customAfterLoad(Context *ctx) override;
     void validate() override;
     void customBitstream(Context *ctx) override;
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ po::options_description ECP5CommandHandler::getArchOptions()
     specific.add_options()("lpf", po::value<std::vector<std::string>>(), "LPF pin constraint file(s)");
     specific.add_options()("lpf-allow-unconstrained", "don't require LPF file(s) to constrain all IO");
 
+    specific.add_options()("no-promote-globals", "disable all global promotion");
     specific.add_options()(
             "out-of-context",
             "disable IO buffer insertion and global promotion/routing, for building pre-routed blocks (experimental)");
@@ -253,6 +254,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<Context> ECP5CommandHandler::createContext(dict<std::string, Pro
         ctx->settings[ctx->id(val.first)] = val.second;
     ctx->settings[ctx->id("arch.package")] = ctx->archArgs().package;
     ctx->settings[ctx->id("arch.speed")] = speedString(ctx->archArgs().speed);
+    if (vm.count("no-promote-globals"))
+        ctx->settings[ctx->id("arch.no-promote-globals")] = 1;
     if (vm.count("out-of-context"))
         ctx->settings[ctx->id("arch.ooc")] = 1;
     if (vm.count("disable-router-lutperm"))