diff --git a/autoarray/dataset/interferometer/dataset.py b/autoarray/dataset/interferometer/dataset.py
index 894b979c..e7707e85 100644
--- a/autoarray/dataset/interferometer/dataset.py
+++ b/autoarray/dataset/interferometer/dataset.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def from_fits(
         noise_map_hdu=0,
         uv_wavelengths_hdu=0,
         transformer_class=TransformerNUFFT,
+        raise_error_dft_visibilities_limit: bool = True,
     ):
         """
         Load an interferometer dataset from multiple .fits files.
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ def from_fits(
         transformer_class
             The class of the Fourier Transform which maps images from real space to Fourier space
             visibilities. Defaults to `TransformerNUFFT` for efficiency with large datasets.
+        raise_error_dft_visibilities_limit
+            If True (default), raise a `DatasetException` when ``transformer_class`` is
+            `TransformerDFT` and the dataset has more than 10,000 visibilities. Set to False to
+            opt into the slow DFT path at ALMA-scale (e.g. when profiling the JAX-traceable
+            DFT path before a JIT-friendly NUFFT is available).
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -199,6 +205,7 @@ def from_fits(
             noise_map=noise_map,
             uv_wavelengths=uv_wavelengths,
             transformer_class=transformer_class,
+            raise_error_dft_visibilities_limit=raise_error_dft_visibilities_limit,
         )
 
     def apply_sparse_operator(
diff --git a/test_autoarray/dataset/interferometer/test_dataset.py b/test_autoarray/dataset/interferometer/test_dataset.py
index a387c047..3fde438e 100644
--- a/test_autoarray/dataset/interferometer/test_dataset.py
+++ b/test_autoarray/dataset/interferometer/test_dataset.py
@@ -64,6 +64,52 @@ def test__dirty_signal_to_noise_map__shape_native_matches_real_space_mask(
     ).all()
 
 
+def test__from_fits__raise_error_dft_visibilities_limit__threads_kwarg(
+    tmp_path, mask_2d_7x7
+):
+    """``from_fits`` must forward ``raise_error_dft_visibilities_limit`` to the
+    ``Interferometer`` constructor so callers loading large DFT-based datasets can opt out
+    of the >10,000-visibility safety check (e.g. for profiling the JAX-traceable DFT path)."""
+    from astropy.io import fits
+
+    n_visibilities = 10_001
+    visibilities = np.ones((n_visibilities, 2), dtype=np.float64)
+    noise_map = np.ones((n_visibilities, 2), dtype=np.float64)
+    uv_wavelengths = np.zeros((n_visibilities, 2), dtype=np.float64)
+
+    data_path = tmp_path / "data.fits"
+    noise_map_path = tmp_path / "noise_map.fits"
+    uv_path = tmp_path / "uv_wavelengths.fits"
+
+    for arr, path in (
+        (visibilities, data_path),
+        (noise_map, noise_map_path),
+        (uv_wavelengths, uv_path),
+    ):
+        fits.PrimaryHDU(data=arr).writeto(path, overwrite=True)
+
+    with pytest.raises(aa.exc.DatasetException):
+        aa.Interferometer.from_fits(
+            data_path=data_path,
+            noise_map_path=noise_map_path,
+            uv_wavelengths_path=uv_path,
+            real_space_mask=mask_2d_7x7,
+            transformer_class=transformer.TransformerDFT,
+        )
+
+    dataset = aa.Interferometer.from_fits(
+        data_path=data_path,
+        noise_map_path=noise_map_path,
+        uv_wavelengths_path=uv_path,
+        real_space_mask=mask_2d_7x7,
+        transformer_class=transformer.TransformerDFT,
+        raise_error_dft_visibilities_limit=False,
+    )
+
+    assert dataset.uv_wavelengths.shape[0] == n_visibilities
+    assert type(dataset.transformer) == transformer.TransformerDFT
+
+
 def test__from_fits__all_files_in_one_fits__load_using_different_hdus(mask_2d_7x7):
     dataset = aa.Interferometer.from_fits(
         real_space_mask=mask_2d_7x7,