diff --git a/lilac/data/clustering.py b/lilac/data/clustering.py
index 6ee05569..dff1f866 100644
--- a/lilac/data/clustering.py
+++ b/lilac/data/clustering.py
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ def cluster_impl(
   else:
     raise ValueError('input must be provided.')
 
+  if use_garden and skip_noisy_assignment:
+    raise ValueError(
+      '`use_garden` and `skip_noisy_assignment` cannot both be True. '
+      'The garden implementation is heavily optimizied and will always '
+      'assign noisy points to the nearest cluster.'
+    )
+
   # Extract the text from the input path into a temporary column.
   TEXT_COLUMN = 'text'
   temp_text_path = (*cluster_output_path, TEXT_COLUMN)
diff --git a/lilac/router_dataset_signals.py b/lilac/router_dataset_signals.py
index 4c4f4d8d..da7e27c8 100644
--- a/lilac/router_dataset_signals.py
+++ b/lilac/router_dataset_signals.py
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ class ClusterOptions(BaseModel):
   use_garden: bool = PydanticField(
     default=False, description='Accelerate computation by running remotely on Lilac Garden.'
   )
+  skip_noisy_assignment: bool = PydanticField(
+    default=False,
+    description='Skip assignment of noisy points to the nearest cluster to speed up clustering.',
+  )
+
   overwrite: bool = False
 
 
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@ def run() -> None:
       use_garden=options.use_garden,
       overwrite=options.overwrite,
       task_id=task_id,
+      skip_noisy_assignment=options.skip_noisy_assignment,
     )
 
   launch_task(task_id, run)
diff --git a/web/blueprint/src/lib/components/ComputeClusterModal.svelte b/web/blueprint/src/lib/components/ComputeClusterModal.svelte
index 79d553d3..69fc0dcf 100644
--- a/web/blueprint/src/lib/components/ComputeClusterModal.svelte
+++ b/web/blueprint/src/lib/components/ComputeClusterModal.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     input: Path;
     output_path?: Path;
     use_garden?: boolean;
+    skip_noisy_assignment?: boolean;
     overwrite?: boolean;
   };
 
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@
         use_garden: options.use_garden,
         output_path: outputColumn,
         input_selector: selectedFormatSelector,
-        overwrite: options.overwrite
+        overwrite: options.overwrite,
+        skip_noisy_assignment: options.skip_noisy_assignment
       }
     ]);
     close();
@@ -173,6 +175,20 @@
             </div>
           {/if}
         </div>
+
+        <div>
+          <div class="label mb-2 font-medium text-gray-700">Skip noisy assignment</div>
+          <div class="label text-sm text-gray-700">
+            Skip assignment of noisy points to the nearest cluster to speed up clustering.
+          </div>
+          <Toggle
+            labelA={'False'}
+            labelB={'True'}
+            bind:toggled={options.skip_noisy_assignment}
+            hideLabel
+          />
+        </div>
+
         <div>
           <div class="label text-s mb-2 font-medium text-gray-700">Overwrite</div>
           <Toggle labelA={'False'} labelB={'True'} bind:toggled={options.overwrite} hideLabel />
diff --git a/web/lib/fastapi_client/models/ClusterOptions.ts b/web/lib/fastapi_client/models/ClusterOptions.ts
index a5b200fe..c7471b9f 100644
--- a/web/lib/fastapi_client/models/ClusterOptions.ts
+++ b/web/lib/fastapi_client/models/ClusterOptions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export type ClusterOptions = {
      * Accelerate computation by running remotely on Lilac Garden.
      */
     use_garden?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Skip assignment of noisy points to the nearest cluster to speed up clustering.
+     */
+    skip_noisy_assignment?: boolean;
     overwrite?: boolean;
 };