diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 66984dcc3..fa0d50e06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Changes to Calva.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+- [Continue to support -Aalias for jack-in](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/1474)
 - [Add custom commands from libraries](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/pull/1442)
 - Workaround: [VS Code highlights characters in the output/REPL window prompt](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/pull/1475)
 - [Exclude REPL output window from LSP analysis](https://github.com/BetterThanTomorrow/calva/issues/1250)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6b9256cc..1d4521c6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@
                     "calva.customCljsRepl": {
                         "deprecationMessage": "This settings is deprecated. Use `cljsType` in a `calva.replConnectSequences` item instead."
                     },
+                    "calva.jackIn.useDeprecatedAliasFlag": {
+                        "type": "boolean",
+                        "default": false,
+                        "markdownDescription": "Use the `-A` flag instead of `-M` for Clojure CLI versions < `1.10.697`."
+                    },
                     "calva.jackInEnv": {
                         "type": "object",
                         "default": {},
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 4c8f227d8..78110d44b 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ function getConfig() {
         referencesCodeLensEnabled: configOptions.get('referencesCodeLens.enabled') as boolean,
         hideReplUi: configOptions.get('hideReplUi') as boolean,
         strictPreventUnmatchedClosingBracket: pareditOptions.get('strictPreventUnmatchedClosingBracket'),
-        showCalvaSaysOnStart: configOptions.get("showCalvaSaysOnStart") as boolean
+        showCalvaSaysOnStart: configOptions.get("showCalvaSaysOnStart") as boolean,
+        jackIn: {
+          useDeprecatedAliasFlag: configOptions.get("jackIn.useDeprecatedAliasFlag") as boolean,
+        }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nrepl/project-types.ts b/src/nrepl/project-types.ts
index 76a5bf1a8..de74cc2e7 100644
--- a/src/nrepl/project-types.ts
+++ b/src/nrepl/project-types.ts
@@ -473,7 +473,9 @@ async function cljCommandLine(connectSequence: ReplConnectSequence, cljsType: Cl
         ...serverPrinterDependencies
     };
     const useMiddleware = [...middleware, ...(cljsType ? cljsMiddleware[cljsType] : [])];
-    const aliasesOption = aliases.length > 0 ? `-M${aliases.join("")}` : '-M';
+
+    const aliasesFlag = getConfig().jackIn.useDeprecatedAliasFlag ? ['-A', ''] : ['-M', '-M'];
+    const aliasesOption = aliases.length > 0 ? `${aliasesFlag[0]}${aliases.join("")}` : aliasesFlag[1];
     const q = isWin ? '"' : "'";
     const dQ = isWin ? '""' : '"';
     for (let dep in dependencies)