diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 98fdc94..cdb42a5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOGSM, libosmogsm >= 0.11.0)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOVTY, libosmovty >= 0.11.0)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SOFIASIP, sofia-sip-ua-glib >= 1.12.0)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(sanitize,
+	[AS_HELP_STRING(
+		[--enable-sanitize],
+		[Compile with address sanitizer enabled],
+	)],
+	[sanitize=$enableval], [sanitize="no"])
+if test x"$sanitize" = x"yes"
+then
+	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined"
+	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined"
+fi
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(werror,
 	[AS_HELP_STRING(
 		[--enable-werror],