diff --git a/src/brevitas_examples/llm/README.md b/src/brevitas_examples/llm/README.md
index 8471c84ee..8a160834f 100644
--- a/src/brevitas_examples/llm/README.md
+++ b/src/brevitas_examples/llm/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ usage: main.py [-h] [--model MODEL] [--seed SEED] [--nsamples NSAMPLES]
                [--replace-mha] [--weight-equalization]
                [--rotation {fx,layerwise,fused_no_fx}]
                [--rotation-mode {had,ort}] [--rotation-orphan-sink]
-               [--act-equalization {None,layerwise,fx}] [--load-awq LOAD_AWQ]
+               [--act-equalization {None,layerwise,fx}]
+               [--act-equalization-alpha ACT_EQUALIZATION_ALPHA]
+               [--load-awq LOAD_AWQ]
                [--export-target {None,onnx_qcdq,torch_qcdq,sharded_torchmlir_group_weight,sharded_packed_torchmlir_group_weight}]
                [--export-prefix EXPORT_PREFIX]
                [--checkpoint-name CHECKPOINT_NAME] [--fuse-sequences]
@@ -182,6 +184,9 @@ options:
                         introduces standalone mul nodes,while fx merges them
                         whenever possible into previous tensors, which is
                         possible on ReLU based models (e.g. OPT).
+  --act-equalization-alpha ACT_EQUALIZATION_ALPHA
+                        If activation equalization is enabled, decide what
+                        alpha to use
   --load-awq LOAD_AWQ   Load the awq search results.
   --export-target {None,onnx_qcdq,torch_qcdq,sharded_torchmlir_group_weight,sharded_packed_torchmlir_group_weight}
                         Model export.
@@ -203,4 +208,5 @@ options:
   --learned-round-fast-update
                         Whether to use fast update with learned round.
                         Prototype (default: False)
+
 ```
diff --git a/src/brevitas_examples/llm/main.py b/src/brevitas_examples/llm/main.py
index 3a678bdf8..65c5334d7 100644
--- a/src/brevitas_examples/llm/main.py
+++ b/src/brevitas_examples/llm/main.py
@@ -302,8 +302,9 @@ def main(args):
 
     if args.act_equalization is not None:
         offload_model(model)
-        print("Apply act equalization (SmoothQuant)...")
-        apply_act_equalization(model, args.act_equalization, calibration_loader)
+        print(f"Apply act equalization (SmoothQuant) with alpha {args.act_equalization_alpha}")
+        apply_act_equalization(
+            model, args.act_equalization, calibration_loader, alpha=args.act_equalization_alpha)
         print("Act equalization applied.")
         remove_hooks(model)
 
@@ -685,6 +686,11 @@ def parse_args(args):
         help='Apply activation equalization (SmoothQuant). Layerwise introduces standalone mul nodes,'
         'while fx merges them whenever possible into previous tensors, which is possible on ReLU based models (e.g. OPT).'
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--act-equalization-alpha',
+        default=0.5,
+        type=float,
+        help='If activation equalization is enabled, decide what alpha to use')
     parser.add_argument('--load-awq', type=str, default=None, help="Load the awq search results.")
     parser.add_argument(
         '--export-target',