diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index 5e630d19a2e..99ad032caff 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -3321,6 +3321,16 @@ typedef struct nir_shader_compiler_options {
     */
    bool use_interpolated_input_intrinsics;
 
+
+   /**
+    * Whether nir_lower_io() will lower interpolateAt functions to
+    * load_interpolated_input intrinsics.
+    *
+    * Unlike use_interpolated_input_intrinsics this will only lower these
+    * functions and leave input load intrinsics untouched.
+    */
+   bool lower_interpolate_at;
+
    /* Lowers when 32x32->64 bit multiplication is not supported */
    bool lower_mul_2x32_64;
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
index a4247fa9ead..9d9e3200f89 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ nir_lower_io_block(nir_block *block,
       case nir_intrinsic_interp_deref_at_offset:
       case nir_intrinsic_interp_deref_at_vertex:
          /* We can optionally lower these to load_interpolated_input */
-         if (options->use_interpolated_input_intrinsics)
+         if (options->use_interpolated_input_intrinsics ||
+             options->lower_interpolate_at)
             break;
       default:
          /* We can't lower the io for this nir instrinsic, so skip it */