diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a51e6c..d56a778 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Space-separated list of flags to pass to the nargo CLI"
         },
+        "noir.enableAztecMacro": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Enables the Aztec macro feature for compiling aztec contracts"
+        },
         "noir.nargoPath": {
           "scope": "resource",
           "type": "string",
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index f114fcf..b695b6e 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   ServerOptions,
   TextDocumentFilter,
 } from 'vscode-languageclient/node';
+import { ChildProcess, spawn } from 'child_process';
 
 import { extensionName, languageId } from './constants';
 import findNargo from './find-nargo';
@@ -91,13 +92,13 @@ function getLspCommand(uri: Uri) {
   }
 
   const command = config.get<string | undefined>('nargoPath') || findNargo();
-
+  const aztecMacroEnabled = config.get<boolean>('enableAztecMacro');
   const flags = config.get<string | undefined>('nargoFlags') || '';
 
   // Remove empty strings from the flags list
   const args = ['lsp', ...flags.split(' ')].filter((arg) => arg !== '');
 
-  return [command, args] as const;
+  return [command, args, aztecMacroEnabled] as const;
 }
 
 export default class Client extends LanguageClient {
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ export default class Client extends LanguageClient {
   constructor(uri: Uri, workspaceFolder?: WorkspaceFolder) {
     const outputChannel = window.createOutputChannel(extensionName, languageId);
 
-    const [command, args] = getLspCommand(uri);
+    const [command, args, aztecMacroEnabled] = getLspCommand(uri);
 
     const documentSelector: TextDocumentFilter[] = [];
     if (workspaceFolder) {
@@ -138,9 +139,15 @@ export default class Client extends LanguageClient {
       outputChannel,
     };
 
-    const serverOptions: ServerOptions = {
-      command,
-      args,
+    const serverOptions: ServerOptions = () => {
+      const env = aztecMacroEnabled ? { ...process.env, AZTEC_MACROS: 'true' } : { ...process.env };
+
+      // Return a function that spawns the process
+      return new Promise<ChildProcess>((resolve, reject) => {
+        const childProcess = spawn(command, args, { env });
+        childProcess.on('error', reject);
+        resolve(childProcess);
+      });
     };
 
     super(languageId, extensionName, serverOptions, clientOptions);