diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/Environment.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/Environment.ts
index ccce274847f..dfcb11b28bc 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/Environment.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/HIR/Environment.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ const EnvironmentConfigSchema = z.object({
    */
   enableUseTypeAnnotations: z.boolean().default(false),
 
+  enablePropagateDepsInHIR: z.boolean().default(true),
+
   /**
    * Enables inference of optional dependency chains. Without this flag
    * a property chain such as `props?.items?.foo` will infer as a dep on
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.expect.md
index c34b79a848b..2623806ba95 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
     return props?.items.edges?.nodes.map();
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function Component(props) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = _c(4);
 
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.js
index d82d36b5479..bbccbab90e2 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-as-memo-dep.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
     return props?.items.edges?.nodes.map();
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.expect.md
index 98fcfbe7f0f..e61d8d5b391 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function Component(props) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import { ValidateMemoization } from "shared-runtime";
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = _c(2);
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.js
index 563b0bbf0f4..cf8d17b60fe 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-inverted-optionals-parallel-paths.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.expect.md
index 46767056bdc..a153c3d0465 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function Component(props) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import { ValidateMemoization } from "shared-runtime";
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = _c(7);
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.js
index 8e6275bf921..0a9d9bd9af2 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single-with-unconditional.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.expect.md
index a4cf6d767d1..f7091dc8dcd 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function Component(props) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import { ValidateMemoization } from "shared-runtime";
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = _c(7);
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.js
index 5750d7af3a0..4e7268e1bf9 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-single.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.expect.md
index 77ded20d939..c8069ea47d2 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function Component(props) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import { ValidateMemoization } from "shared-runtime";
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = _c(9);
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.js
index 760f345e902..2245a700f2e 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional-optional.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.expect.md
index 10c23085d8e..df498e0ad06 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function Component(props) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime"; // @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import { ValidateMemoization } from "shared-runtime";
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = _c(9);
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.js
index 3f773f4fe4e..006e516ae54 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/optional-member-expression-with-conditional.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies
+// @validatePreserveExistingMemoizationGuarantees @enableOptionalDependencies @enablePropagateDepsInHIR:false
 import {ValidateMemoization} from 'shared-runtime';
 function Component(props) {
   const data = useMemo(() => {