diff --git a/src/smt/params/preprocessor_params.cpp b/src/smt/params/preprocessor_params.cpp
index 375fef787..4799b8b9f 100644
--- a/src/smt/params/preprocessor_params.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/params/preprocessor_params.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Revision History:
 
 void preprocessor_params::updt_local_params(params_ref const & _p) {
     smt_params_helper p(_p);
-    m_macro_finder = p.macro_finder();
+    m_macro_finder            = p.macro_finder();
+    m_pull_nested_quantifiers = p.pull_nested_quantifiers();
 }
 
 void preprocessor_params::updt_params(params_ref const & p) {
diff --git a/src/smt/params/smt_params_helper.pyg b/src/smt/params/smt_params_helper.pyg
index ee583ff85..071d843a3 100644
--- a/src/smt/params/smt_params_helper.pyg
+++ b/src/smt/params/smt_params_helper.pyg
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def_module_params(module_name='smt',
                           ('case_split', UINT, 1, '0 - case split based on variable activity, 1 - similar to 0, but delay case splits created during the search, 2 - similar to 0, but cache the relevancy, 3 - case split based on relevancy (structural splitting), 4 - case split on relevancy and activity, 5 - case split on relevancy and current goal'),
                           ('delay_units', BOOL, False, 'if true then z3 will not restart when a unit clause is learned'),
                           ('delay_units_threshold', UINT, 32, 'maximum number of learned unit clauses before restarting, ingored if delay_units is false'),
+                          ('pull_nested_quantifiers', BOOL, False, 'pull nested quantifiers'),
                           ('mbqi', BOOL, True, 'model based quantifier instantiation (MBQI)'),
                           ('mbqi.max_cexs', UINT, 1, 'initial maximal number of counterexamples used in MBQI, each counterexample generates a quantifier instantiation'),
                           ('mbqi.max_cexs_incr', UINT, 0, 'increment for MBQI_MAX_CEXS, the increment is performed after each round of MBQI'),