diff --git a/apps/roam/src/settings/settingsPanel.ts b/apps/roam/src/settings/settingsPanel.ts
index ef0096982..833edb427 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/settings/settingsPanel.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/settings/settingsPanel.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,18 @@ export const createSettingsPanel = (onloadArgs: OnloadArgs) => {
           type: "reactComponent",
           component: () => NodeMenuTriggerComponent(extensionAPI),
         },
-
         description:
           "Override the global trigger for the Discourse Node Menu. Must refresh after editing.",
       },
+      {
+        id: "async-q",
+        name: "Use Backend Query (Beta)",
+        description:
+          "This will use Roam's Backend Query. It helps prevent the UI from freezing during large queries but is still in beta and may occasionally produce inaccurate results.",
+        action: {
+          type: "switch",
+        },
+      },
     ],
   });
 };
diff --git a/apps/roam/src/utils/fireQuery.ts b/apps/roam/src/utils/fireQuery.ts
index e47d4a54b..c9f01d685 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/utils/fireQuery.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/utils/fireQuery.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_RETURN_NODE } from "./parseQuery";
 import { DiscourseNode } from "./getDiscourseNodes";
 import { DiscourseRelation } from "./getDiscourseRelations";
 import nanoid from "nanoid";
+import getExtensionApi from "roamjs-components/util/extensionApiContext";
 
 export type QueryArgs = {
   returnNode?: string;
@@ -326,20 +327,22 @@ const fireQuery: FireQuery = async (_args) => {
   try {
     const nodeEnv = getNodeEnv();
     const queryId = nodeEnv === "development" ? nanoid(4) : "";
+    const isAsyncQ = getExtensionApi().settings.get("async-q");
 
     if (nodeEnv === "development") {
-      console.groupCollapsed(`🔍 Roam Query - ${queryId}`);
+      console.groupCollapsed(
+        `🔍 Roam Query - ${queryId} - ${isAsyncQ ? "async.q" : "fast.q"}`,
+      );
       console.log("%c" + query, "color: #94a3b8; font-family: monospace;");
       if (inputs.length) console.log("Inputs:", ...inputs);
       console.time(`Query - ${queryId}`);
       console.groupEnd();
     }
 
-    //@ts-ignore - todo add async q to roamjs-components
-    const queryResults = await window.roamAlphaAPI.data.async.q(
-      query,
-      ...inputs,
-    );
+    const queryResults = await (isAsyncQ
+      ? //@ts-ignore - todo add async q to roamjs-components
+        window.roamAlphaAPI.data.async.q(query, ...inputs)
+      : window.roamAlphaAPI.data.fast.q(query, ...inputs));
 
     if (nodeEnv === "development") {
       console.timeEnd(`Query - ${queryId}`);