diff --git a/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js
index 8c714679b..451a67bb1 100755
--- a/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js
+++ b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.js
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const compiler = require('solc')
 
 SETTINGS_PRESETS = {
-    'legacy-optimize':    {optimize: true},
-    'legacy-no-optimize': {optimize: false},
+    'legacy-optimize':    {optimize: true,  viaIR: false},
+    'legacy-no-optimize': {optimize: false, viaIR: false},
+    'via-ir-optimize':    {optimize: true,  viaIR: true},
+    'via-ir-no-optimize': {optimize: false, viaIR: true},
 }
 
 function loadSource(sourceFileName, stripSMTPragmas)
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ for (const preset of presets)
             },
             settings: {
                 optimizer: {enabled: settings.optimize},
+                // NOTE: We omit viaIR rather than set it to false to handle older versions that don't have it.
+                viaIR: settings.viaIR ? true : undefined,
                 outputSelection: {'*': {'*': ['evm.bytecode.object', 'metadata']}}
             }
         }
diff --git a/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py
index 6ec80e753..b99e06b7d 100755
--- a/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py
+++ b/scripts/bytecodecompare/prepare_report.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class CompilerInterface(Enum):
 class SettingsPreset(Enum):
     LEGACY_OPTIMIZE = 'legacy-optimize'
     LEGACY_NO_OPTIMIZE = 'legacy-no-optimize'
+    VIA_IR_OPTIMIZE = 'via-ir-optimize'
+    VIA_IR_NO_OPTIMIZE = 'via-ir-no-optimize'
 
 
 class SMTUse(Enum):
@@ -40,12 +42,15 @@ class SMTUse(Enum):
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class CompilerSettings:
     optimize: bool
+    via_ir: bool
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_preset(preset: SettingsPreset):
         return {
-            SettingsPreset.LEGACY_OPTIMIZE:    CompilerSettings(optimize=True),
-            SettingsPreset.LEGACY_NO_OPTIMIZE: CompilerSettings(optimize=False),
+            SettingsPreset.LEGACY_OPTIMIZE:    CompilerSettings(optimize=True,  via_ir=False),
+            SettingsPreset.LEGACY_NO_OPTIMIZE: CompilerSettings(optimize=False, via_ir=False),
+            SettingsPreset.VIA_IR_OPTIMIZE:    CompilerSettings(optimize=True,  via_ir=True),
+            SettingsPreset.VIA_IR_NO_OPTIMIZE: CompilerSettings(optimize=False, via_ir=True),
         }[preset]
 
 
@@ -224,6 +229,8 @@ def prepare_compiler_input(
             },
             'settings': {
                 'optimizer': {'enabled': settings.optimize},
+                # NOTE: We omit viaIR rather than set it to false to handle older versions that don't have it.
+                **({'viaIR': True} if settings.via_ir else {}),
                 'outputSelection': {'*': {'*': ['evm.bytecode.object', 'metadata']}},
             }
         }
@@ -243,6 +250,8 @@ def prepare_compiler_input(
             compiler_options.append('--optimize')
         elif force_no_optimize_yul:
             compiler_options.append('--no-optimize-yul')
+        if settings.via_ir:
+            compiler_options.append('--via-ir')
         if smt_use == SMTUse.DISABLE:
             compiler_options += ['--model-checker-engine', 'none']
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/test_bytecodecompare_prepare_report.py b/test/scripts/test_bytecodecompare_prepare_report.py
index 16d73ee39..b8a1791d6 100644
--- a/test/scripts/test_bytecodecompare_prepare_report.py
+++ b/test/scripts/test_bytecodecompare_prepare_report.py
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ class TestPrepareCompilerInput(PrepareReportTestBase):
             },
             'settings': {
                 'optimizer': {'enabled': True},
+                'viaIR': True,
                 'outputSelection': {'*': {'*': ['evm.bytecode.object', 'metadata']}},
                 'modelChecker': {'engine': 'none'},
             }
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ class TestPrepareCompilerInput(PrepareReportTestBase):
         (command_line, compiler_input) = prepare_compiler_input(
             Path('solc'),
             SMT_CONTRACT_WITH_MIXED_NEWLINES_SOL_PATH,
-            preset=SettingsPreset.LEGACY_OPTIMIZE,
+            preset=SettingsPreset.VIA_IR_OPTIMIZE,
             force_no_optimize_yul=False,
             interface=CompilerInterface.STANDARD_JSON,
             smt_use=SMTUse.DISABLE,
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ class TestPrepareCompilerInput(PrepareReportTestBase):
         (command_line, compiler_input) = prepare_compiler_input(
             Path('solc'),
             SMT_SMOKE_TEST_SOL_PATH,
-            preset=SettingsPreset.LEGACY_OPTIMIZE,
+            preset=SettingsPreset.VIA_IR_OPTIMIZE,
             force_no_optimize_yul=False,
             interface=CompilerInterface.CLI,
             smt_use=SMTUse.PRESERVE,
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ class TestPrepareCompilerInput(PrepareReportTestBase):
 
         self.assertEqual(
             command_line,
-            ['solc', str(SMT_SMOKE_TEST_SOL_PATH), '--bin', '--optimize'],
+            ['solc', str(SMT_SMOKE_TEST_SOL_PATH), '--bin', '--optimize', '--via-ir'],
         )
         self.assertEqual(compiler_input, SMT_SMOKE_TEST_SOL_CODE)