diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
index 8e66083a390fc..d308169552317 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ use rustc_data_structures::profiling::TimePassesFormat;
 use rustc_errors::{emitter::HumanReadableErrorType, registry, ColorConfig};
 use rustc_session::config::{
     build_configuration, build_session_options, rustc_optgroups, BranchProtection, CFGuard, Cfg,
-    DebugInfo, DumpMonoStatsFormat, ErrorOutputType, ExternEntry, ExternLocation, Externs, Input,
-    InstrumentCoverage, InstrumentXRay, LinkSelfContained, LinkerPluginLto, LocationDetail, LtoCli,
-    MirSpanview, OomStrategy, Options, OutFileName, OutputType, OutputTypes, PAuthKey, PacRet,
-    Passes, Polonius, ProcMacroExecutionStrategy, Strip, SwitchWithOptPath, SymbolManglingVersion,
-    TraitSolver, WasiExecModel,
+    DebugInfo, DumpMonoStatsFormat, ErrorOutputType, ExternEntry, ExternLocation, Externs,
+    InliningThreshold, Input, InstrumentCoverage, InstrumentXRay, LinkSelfContained,
+    LinkerPluginLto, LocationDetail, LtoCli, MirSpanview, OomStrategy, Options, OutFileName,
+    OutputType, OutputTypes, PAuthKey, PacRet, Passes, Polonius, ProcMacroExecutionStrategy, Strip,
+    SwitchWithOptPath, SymbolManglingVersion, TraitSolver, WasiExecModel,
 };
 use rustc_session::lint::Level;
 use rustc_session::search_paths::SearchPath;
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ fn test_unstable_options_tracking_hash() {
     );
     tracked!(codegen_backend, Some("abc".to_string()));
     tracked!(crate_attr, vec!["abc".to_string()]);
-    tracked!(cross_crate_inline_threshold, Some(200));
+    tracked!(cross_crate_inline_threshold, InliningThreshold::Always);
     tracked!(debug_info_for_profiling, true);
     tracked!(debug_macros, true);
     tracked!(dep_info_omit_d_target, true);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/cross_crate_inline.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/cross_crate_inline.rs
index 4d0e261ed1fd7..261d9dd448d47 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/cross_crate_inline.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/cross_crate_inline.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use rustc_middle::mir::visit::Visitor;
 use rustc_middle::mir::*;
 use rustc_middle::query::Providers;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
+use rustc_session::config::InliningThreshold;
 use rustc_session::config::OptLevel;
 
 pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ fn cross_crate_inlinable(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> bool {
         return false;
     }
 
+    let threshold = match tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.cross_crate_inline_threshold {
+        InliningThreshold::Always => return true,
+        InliningThreshold::Sometimes(threshold) => threshold,
+        InliningThreshold::Never => return false,
+    };
+
     let mir = tcx.optimized_mir(def_id);
     let mut checker =
         CostChecker { tcx, callee_body: mir, calls: 0, statements: 0, landing_pads: 0, resumes: 0 };
@@ -61,8 +68,7 @@ fn cross_crate_inlinable(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> bool {
     checker.calls == 0
         && checker.resumes == 0
         && checker.landing_pads == 0
-        && checker.statements
-            <= tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.cross_crate_inline_threshold.unwrap_or(100)
+        && checker.statements <= threshold
 }
 
 struct CostChecker<'b, 'tcx> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index c94e0d0ed3942..3cb8ec3a930f1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -3161,10 +3161,10 @@ impl PpMode {
 pub(crate) mod dep_tracking {
     use super::{
         BranchProtection, CFGuard, CFProtection, CrateType, DebugInfo, DebugInfoCompression,
-        ErrorOutputType, InstrumentCoverage, InstrumentXRay, LinkerPluginLto, LocationDetail,
-        LtoCli, OomStrategy, OptLevel, OutFileName, OutputType, OutputTypes, Polonius,
-        RemapPathScopeComponents, ResolveDocLinks, SourceFileHashAlgorithm, SplitDwarfKind,
-        SwitchWithOptPath, SymbolManglingVersion, TraitSolver, TrimmedDefPaths,
+        ErrorOutputType, InliningThreshold, InstrumentCoverage, InstrumentXRay, LinkerPluginLto,
+        LocationDetail, LtoCli, OomStrategy, OptLevel, OutFileName, OutputType, OutputTypes,
+        Polonius, RemapPathScopeComponents, ResolveDocLinks, SourceFileHashAlgorithm,
+        SplitDwarfKind, SwitchWithOptPath, SymbolManglingVersion, TraitSolver, TrimmedDefPaths,
     };
     use crate::lint;
     use crate::options::WasiExecModel;
@@ -3270,6 +3270,7 @@ pub(crate) mod dep_tracking {
         LanguageIdentifier,
         TraitSolver,
         Polonius,
+        InliningThreshold,
     );
 
     impl<T1, T2> DepTrackingHash for (T1, T2)
@@ -3435,3 +3436,16 @@ impl Polonius {
         matches!(self, Polonius::Next)
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Hash, Debug)]
+pub enum InliningThreshold {
+    Always,
+    Sometimes(usize),
+    Never,
+}
+
+impl Default for InliningThreshold {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::Sometimes(100)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index 7510a41485af6..83ea36dae6bc0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ mod desc {
         "one of supported execution strategies (`same-thread`, or `cross-thread`)";
     pub const parse_dump_solver_proof_tree: &str = "one of: `always`, `on-request`, `on-error`";
     pub const parse_remap_path_scope: &str = "comma separated list of scopes: `macro`, `diagnostics`, `unsplit-debuginfo`, `split-debuginfo`, `split-debuginfo-path`, `object`, `all`";
+    pub const parse_inlining_threshold: &str =
+        "either a boolean (`yes`, `no`, `on`, `off`, etc), or a non-negative number";
 }
 
 mod parse {
@@ -1310,6 +1312,24 @@ mod parse {
         };
         true
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn parse_inlining_threshold(slot: &mut InliningThreshold, v: Option<&str>) -> bool {
+        let Some(v) = v else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        let mut bool_arg = false;
+        if parse_bool(&mut bool_arg, Some(v)) {
+            *slot = if bool_arg { InliningThreshold::Always } else { InliningThreshold::Never };
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(threshold) = v.parse() {
+            *slot = InliningThreshold::Sometimes(threshold);
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+        true
+    }
 }
 
 options! {
@@ -1479,7 +1499,7 @@ options! {
         "combine CGUs into a single one"),
     crate_attr: Vec<String> = (Vec::new(), parse_string_push, [TRACKED],
         "inject the given attribute in the crate"),
-    cross_crate_inline_threshold: Option<usize> = (None, parse_opt_number, [TRACKED],
+    cross_crate_inline_threshold: InliningThreshold = (InliningThreshold::Sometimes(100), parse_inlining_threshold, [TRACKED],
         "threshold to allow cross crate inlining of functions"),
     debug_info_for_profiling: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
         "emit discriminators and other data necessary for AutoFDO"),