diff --git a/tools/lint b/tools/lint
index ffa85b2935..4fcd23d520 100755
--- a/tools/lint
+++ b/tools/lint
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def run() -> None:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     add_provision_check_override_param(parser)
     parser.add_argument("--full", action="store_true", help="Check some things we typically ignore")
+    parser.add_argument("--use-mypy-daemon", action="store_true", help="Run mypy daemon instead")
     add_default_linter_arguments(parser)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -131,12 +132,19 @@ def run() -> None:
     command = ["tools/run-mypy", "--quiet"]
     if args.skip_provision_check:
         command.append("--skip-provision-check")
+    if args.use_mypy_daemon:
+        command.append("--use-daemon")
     linter_config.external_linter(
         "mypy",
         command,
         ["py", "pyi"],
         pass_targets=False,
         description="Static type checker for Python (config: pyproject.toml)",
+        suppress_line=(
+            lambda line: line.startswith("Daemon") or line == "Restarting: configuration changed"
+        )
+        if args.use_mypy_daemon
+        else lambda _: False,
     )
     linter_config.external_linter(
         "tsc",
diff --git a/tools/run-mypy b/tools/run-mypy
index d96a1a1023..88d4991867 100755
--- a/tools/run-mypy
+++ b/tools/run-mypy
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ parser.add_argument(
 parser.add_argument(
     "-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="check all files, bypassing the default exclude list"
 )
+parser.add_argument("-d", "--use-daemon", action="store_true", help="run mypy daemon instead")
 add_provision_check_override_param(parser)
 parser.add_argument("--quiet", action="store_true", help="suppress mypy summary output")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 assert_provisioning_status_ok(args.skip_provision_check)
 
-command_name = "mypy"
+if args.use_daemon:
+    command_name = "dmypy"
+else:
+    command_name = "mypy"
 
 # Use zulip-py3-venv's mypy if it's available.
 VENV_DIR = "/srv/zulip-py3-venv"
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ if not python_files and not pyi_files:
     sys.exit(0)
 
 mypy_args: List[str] = []
+# --no-error-summary is a mypy flag that comes after all dmypy options
+if args.use_daemon:
+    mypy_args += ["run", "--"]
 if args.quiet:
     mypy_args += ["--no-error-summary"]
 mypy_args += ["--", *python_files, *pyi_files]