diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d08588c97..671e831a8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 option(PGE_STATIC_SDLMIXER "Prefer static assembly of SDL Mixer X and libraries" ${PGE_STATIC_SDLMIXER_PLATFORM_DEFAULT})
+option(ENABLE_ADDRESS_SANITIZER "Enable the Address Sanitizer GCC feature" OFF)
 
 if(PGE_STATIC_SDLMIXER)
     set(PGE_SHARED_SDLMIXER OFF)
diff --git a/Translator/CMakeLists.txt b/Translator/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a2735169..5552e02f2 100644
--- a/Translator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Translator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ target_link_libraries(pge_translator
     ${PGE_TRANSLATOR_LINK_LIBS}
 )
 
+if(ENABLE_ADDRESS_SANITIZER)
+    target_compile_options(pge_translator PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+    target_link_options(pge_translator PRIVATE -fsanitize=address)
+endif()
+
 pge_set_nopie(pge_translator)
 
 install(TARGETS ${PGE_TRANSLATOR_INSTALLS}