2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs b/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs
index cf8a2c6f..9648d8ef 100644
--- a/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-cli/src/args.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ pub struct SharedArgs {
     /// Arguments related to storage of packages in the system
     #[clap(flatten)]
     pub package_storage_args: PackageStorageArgs,
+
+    /// Number of parallel jobs spawned during compilation,
+    /// defaults to number of CPUs.
+    #[clap(long, short)]
+    pub jobs: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 /// Arguments related to where packages are stored in the system.
diff --git a/crates/typst-cli/src/world.rs b/crates/typst-cli/src/world.rs
index 9748d9c5..8e8b305f 100644
--- a/crates/typst-cli/src/world.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-cli/src/world.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ pub struct SystemWorld {
 impl SystemWorld {
     /// Create a new system world.
     pub fn new(command: &SharedArgs) -> Result<Self, WorldCreationError> {
+        // Set up the thread pool.
+        if let Some(jobs) = command.jobs {
+            rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new().num_threads(jobs).build_global().ok();
+        }
+
         // Resolve the system-global input path.
         let input = match &command.input {
             Input::Stdin => None,