diff --git a/nibabies/cli/parser.py b/nibabies/cli/parser.py
index b9b850c1..aac9a0bb 100644
--- a/nibabies/cli/parser.py
+++ b/nibabies/cli/parser.py
@@ -501,6 +501,12 @@ def _slice_time_ref(value, parser):
         dest="hires",
         help="disable sub-millimeter (hires) reconstruction",
     )
+    g_surfs.add_argument(
+        "--no-msm",
+        action="store_false",
+        dest="run_msmsulc",
+        help="Disable Multimodal Surface Matching surface registration.",
+    )
     g_surfs_xor = g_surfs.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     g_surfs_xor.add_argument(
         "--cifti-output",
diff --git a/nibabies/config.py b/nibabies/config.py
index 25251c72..51257f34 100644
--- a/nibabies/config.py
+++ b/nibabies/config.py
@@ -570,6 +570,8 @@ class workflow(_Config):
     """Threshold for DVARS."""
     regressors_fd_th = None
     """Threshold for :abbr:`FD (frame-wise displacement)`."""
+    run_msmsulc = False
+    """Run Multimodal Surface Matching surface registration."""
     run_reconall = True
     """Run FreeSurfer's surface reconstruction."""
     skull_strip_fixed_seed = False
@@ -597,6 +599,12 @@ class workflow(_Config):
     """Run *fieldmap-less* susceptibility-derived distortions estimation
     in the absence of any alternatives."""
 
+    @classmethod
+    def init(cls):
+        # Avoid additional runtime if not required
+        if not cls.cifti_output:
+            cls.run_msmsulc = False
+
 
 class loggers:
     """Keep loggers easily accessible (see :py:func:`init`)."""
diff --git a/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/base.py b/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/base.py
index dc475b43..8c3d1ff3 100644
--- a/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/base.py
+++ b/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/base.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def init_infant_anat_wf(
     freesurfer: bool,
     hires: bool | None,
     longitudinal: bool,
+    msm_sulc: bool,
     omp_nthreads: int,
     output_dir: str | Path,
     segmentation_atlases: str | Path | None,
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@ def init_infant_anat_wf(
             mcribs_dir=str(config.execution.mcribs_dir),  # Needed to preserve runs
         )
         # M-CRIB-S to dHCP42week (32k)
-        sphere_reg_wf = init_mcribs_sphere_reg_wf()
+        sphere_reg_wf = init_mcribs_sphere_reg_wf(sloppy=sloppy, msm_sulc=msm_sulc)
 
         # fmt:off
         wf.connect([
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ def init_infant_anat_wf(
         from smriprep.workflows.surfaces import init_sphere_reg_wf
 
         # fsaverage to fsLR
-        sphere_reg_wf = init_sphere_reg_wf()
+        sphere_reg_wf = init_sphere_reg_wf(msm_sulc=msm_sulc)
 
         # fmt:off
         wf.connect([
diff --git a/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/surfaces.py b/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/surfaces.py
index c5c3f81d..7a6ce993 100644
--- a/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/surfaces.py
+++ b/nibabies/workflows/anatomical/surfaces.py
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ def init_mcribs_surface_recon_wf(
     return wf
 
 
-def init_mcribs_sphere_reg_wf(*, name="mcribs_sphere_reg_wf"):
+def init_mcribs_sphere_reg_wf(
+    *, msm_sulc: bool = False, sloppy: bool = False, name="mcribs_sphere_reg_wf"
+):
     """
     Generate GIFTI registration sphere files from MCRIBS template to dHCP42 (32k).
 
@@ -210,11 +212,12 @@ def init_mcribs_sphere_reg_wf(*, name="mcribs_sphere_reg_wf"):
     """
     from smriprep.interfaces.surf import FixGiftiMetadata
     from smriprep.interfaces.workbench import SurfaceSphereProjectUnproject
+    from smriprep.workflows.surfaces import init_msm_sulc_wf
 
     workflow = LiterateWorkflow(name=name)
 
     inputnode = pe.Node(
-        niu.IdentityInterface(["subjects_dir", "subject_id"]),
+        niu.IdentityInterface(["subjects_dir", "subject_id", "sulc"]),
         name="inputnode",
     )
     outputnode = pe.Node(
@@ -228,14 +231,16 @@ def init_mcribs_sphere_reg_wf(*, name="mcribs_sphere_reg_wf"):
         run_without_submitting=True,
     )
 
+    get_surfaces = pe.Node(nio.FreeSurferSource(), name="get_surfaces")
+
     # Via FreeSurfer2CaretConvertAndRegisterNonlinear.sh#L270-L273
     #
     # See https://github.com/DCAN-Labs/DCAN-HCP/tree/9291324
-    sphere_gii = pe.MapNode(
-        fs.MRIsConvert(out_datatype="gii"), iterfield="in_file", name="sphere_gii"
+    sphere_reg_gii = pe.MapNode(
+        fs.MRIsConvert(out_datatype="gii"), iterfield="in_file", name="sphere_reg_gii"
     )
 
-    fix_meta = pe.MapNode(FixGiftiMetadata(), iterfield="in_file", name="fix_meta")
+    fix_reg_meta = pe.MapNode(FixGiftiMetadata(), iterfield="in_file", name="fix_reg_meta")
 
     # load template files
     atlases = load_resource('atlases')
@@ -266,14 +271,42 @@ def init_mcribs_sphere_reg_wf(*, name="mcribs_sphere_reg_wf"):
             ('subjects_dir', 'subjects_dir'),
             ('subject_id', 'subject_id'),
         ]),
-        (get_spheres, sphere_gii, [(('out', _sorted_by_basename), 'in_file')]),
-        (sphere_gii, fix_meta, [('converted', 'in_file')]),
-        (fix_meta, project_unproject, [('out_file', 'sphere_in')]),
-        (sphere_gii, outputnode, [('converted', 'sphere_reg')]),
-        (project_unproject, outputnode, [('sphere_out', 'sphere_reg_fsLR')]),
+        (inputnode, get_surfaces, [
+            ('subjects_dir', 'subjects_dir'),
+            ('subject_id', 'subject_id'),
+        ]),
+        (get_spheres, sphere_reg_gii, [(('out', _sorted_by_basename), 'in_file')]),
+        (sphere_reg_gii, fix_reg_meta, [('converted', 'in_file')]),
+        (fix_reg_meta, project_unproject, [('out_file', 'sphere_in')]),
+        (sphere_reg_gii, outputnode, [('converted', 'sphere_reg')]),
     ])
     # fmt:on
 
+    if not msm_sulc:
+        workflow.connect(project_unproject, 'sphere_out', outputnode, 'sphere_reg_fsLR')
+        return workflow
+
+    sphere_gii = pe.MapNode(
+        fs.MRIsConvert(out_datatype='gii'),
+        iterfield='in_file',
+        name='sphere_gii',
+    )
+    fix_sphere_meta = pe.MapNode(
+        FixGiftiMetadata(),
+        iterfield='in_file',
+        name='fix_sphere_meta',
+    )
+    msm_sulc_wf = init_msm_sulc_wf(sloppy=sloppy)
+    # fmt:off
+    workflow.connect([
+        (get_surfaces, sphere_gii, [(('sphere', _sorted_by_basename), 'in_file')]),
+        (sphere_gii, fix_sphere_meta, [('converted', 'in_file')]),
+        (fix_sphere_meta, msm_sulc_wf, [('out_file', 'inputnode.sphere')]),
+        (inputnode, msm_sulc_wf, [('sulc', 'inputnode.sulc')]),
+        (project_unproject, msm_sulc_wf, [('sphere_out', 'inputnode.sphere_reg_fsLR')]),
+        (msm_sulc_wf, outputnode, [('outputnode.sphere_reg_fsLR', 'sphere_reg_fsLR')]),
+    ])
+    # fmt:on
     return workflow
 
 
diff --git a/nibabies/workflows/base.py b/nibabies/workflows/base.py
index eecfc5af..85638540 100644
--- a/nibabies/workflows/base.py
+++ b/nibabies/workflows/base.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ def init_single_subject_wf(
         freesurfer=config.workflow.run_reconall,
         hires=config.workflow.hires,
         longitudinal=config.workflow.longitudinal,
+        msm_sulc=config.workflow.run_msmsulc,
         omp_nthreads=config.nipype.omp_nthreads,
         output_dir=nibabies_dir,
         segmentation_atlases=config.execution.segmentation_atlases_dir,