diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
index 931202a1f89f..9848eb58399d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
@@ -50,12 +50,18 @@
 , withNgspice
 , withScripting
 , debug
+, sanitizeAddress
+, sanitizeThreads
 , withI18n
 }:
 
 assert lib.asserts.assertMsg (!(withOCE && stdenv.isAarch64)) "OCE fails a test on Aarch64";
 assert lib.asserts.assertMsg (!(withOCC && withOCE))
   "Only one of OCC and OCE may be enabled";
+assert lib.assertMsg (!(stable && (sanitizeAddress || sanitizeThreads)))
+  "Only kicad-unstable(-small) supports address/thread sanitation";
+assert lib.assertMsg (!(sanitizeAddress && sanitizeThreads))
+  "'sanitizeAddress' and 'sanitizeThreads' are mutually exclusive, use one.";
 let
   inherit (lib) optional optionals;
 in
@@ -98,6 +104,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
     "-DKICAD_STDLIB_DEBUG=ON"
     "-DKICAD_USE_VALGRIND=ON"
+  ]
+  ++ optionals (sanitizeAddress) [
+    "-DKICAD_SANITIZE_ADDRESS=ON"
+  ]
+  ++ optionals (sanitizeThreads) [
+    "-DKICAD_SANITIZE_THREADS=ON"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
index e8cb749268fd..79a044a800c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 , withScripting ? true
 , python3
 , debug ? false
+, sanitizeAddress ? false
+, sanitizeThreads ? false
 , with3d ? true
 , withI18n ? true
 , srcs ? { }
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit kicadSrc kicadVersion;
     inherit (passthru) i18n;
     inherit wxGTK python wxPython;
-    inherit debug withI18n withOCC withOCE withNgspice withScripting;
+    inherit withI18n withOCC withOCE withNgspice withScripting;
+    inherit debug sanitizeAddress sanitizeThreads;
   };
 
   inherit pname;