diff --git a/src/smolagents/models.py b/src/smolagents/models.py
index 111fa0c..f07d799 100644
--- a/src/smolagents/models.py
+++ b/src/smolagents/models.py
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ class TransformersModel(Model):
             The device_map to initialize your model with.
         torch_dtype (`str`, *optional*):
             The torch_dtype to initialize your model with.
+        trust_remote_code (bool):
+            Some models on the Hub require running remote code: for this model, you would have to set this flag to True.
         kwargs (dict, *optional*):
             Any additional keyword arguments that you want to use in model.generate(), for instance `max_new_tokens` or `device`.
     Raises:
@@ -360,6 +362,7 @@ class TransformersModel(Model):
         model_id: Optional[str] = None,
         device_map: Optional[str] = None,
         torch_dtype: Optional[str] = None,
+        trust_remote_code: bool = False,
         **kwargs,
     ):
         super().__init__()
@@ -381,7 +384,10 @@ class TransformersModel(Model):
         try:
             self.tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_id)
             self.model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
-                model_id, device_map=device_map, torch_dtype=torch_dtype
+                model_id,
+                device_map=device_map,
+                torch_dtype=torch_dtype,
+                trust_remote_code=trust_remote_code,
             )
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning(