diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric.js
index eed17b799e7cc..817c01f187202 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric.js
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface';
 import isArray from 'shared/isArray';
 
-import {enableAddPropertiesFastPath} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
+import {
+  enableAddPropertiesFastPath,
+  enableShallowPropDiffing,
+} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 
 import type {AttributeConfiguration} from './ReactNativeTypes';
 
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ function diffProperties(
     // Pattern match on: attributeConfig
     if (typeof attributeConfig !== 'object') {
       // case: !Object is the default case
-      if (defaultDiffer(prevProp, nextProp)) {
+      if (enableShallowPropDiffing || defaultDiffer(prevProp, nextProp)) {
         // a normal leaf has changed
         (updatePayload || (updatePayload = ({}: {[string]: $FlowFixMe})))[
           propKey
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ function diffProperties(
     ) {
       // case: CustomAttributeConfiguration
       const shouldUpdate =
+        enableShallowPropDiffing ||
         prevProp === undefined ||
         (typeof attributeConfig.diff === 'function'
           ? attributeConfig.diff(prevProp, nextProp)
diff --git a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric-test.internal.js b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric-test.internal.js
index 4df4507a93d38..68cf318c6f126 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-renderer/src/__tests__/ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric-test.internal.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 const {diff, create} = require('../ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric');
 
-describe('ReactNativeAttributePayload.create', () => {
+describe('ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric.create', () => {
   it('should work with simple example', () => {
     expect(create({b: 2, c: 3}, {a: true, b: true})).toEqual({
       b: 2,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe('ReactNativeAttributePayload.create', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('ReactNativeAttributePayload.diff', () => {
+describe('ReactNativeAttributePayloadFabric.diff', () => {
   it('should work with simple example', () => {
     expect(diff({a: 1, c: 3}, {b: 2, c: 3}, {a: true, b: true})).toEqual({
       a: null,
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ describe('ReactNativeAttributePayload.diff', () => {
     expect(diff({a: 1}, {b: 2}, {})).toEqual(null);
   });
 
+  // @gate !enableShallowPropDiffing
   it('should use the diff attribute', () => {
     const diffA = jest.fn((a, b) => true);
     const diffB = jest.fn((a, b) => false);
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ describe('ReactNativeAttributePayload.diff', () => {
     expect(diffB).not.toBeCalled();
   });
 
+  // @gate !enableShallowPropDiffing
   it('should do deep diffs of Objects by default', () => {
     expect(
       diff(
@@ -422,6 +424,7 @@ describe('ReactNativeAttributePayload.diff', () => {
     ).toEqual(null);
   });
 
+  // @gate !enableShallowPropDiffing
   it('should skip deeply-nested changed functions', () => {
     expect(
       diff(
diff --git a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
index adec53c109352..8b2d0800cb933 100644
--- a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ export const enableAddPropertiesFastPath = false;
 
 export const enableOwnerStacks = __EXPERIMENTAL__;
 
+export const enableShallowPropDiffing = false;
+
 /**
  * Enables an expiration time for retry lanes to avoid starvation.
  */
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb-dynamic.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb-dynamic.js
index bb8b523e6d3bb..ecdb3755691d2 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb-dynamic.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb-dynamic.js
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ export const enableAddPropertiesFastPath = __VARIANT__;
 export const enableDeferRootSchedulingToMicrotask = __VARIANT__;
 export const enableFastJSX = __VARIANT__;
 export const enableInfiniteRenderLoopDetection = __VARIANT__;
+export const enableShallowPropDiffing = __VARIANT__;
 export const passChildrenWhenCloningPersistedNodes = __VARIANT__;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
index f5387abb03c41..c306b2a6a28ed 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const {
   enableDeferRootSchedulingToMicrotask,
   enableFastJSX,
   enableInfiniteRenderLoopDetection,
+  enableShallowPropDiffing,
   passChildrenWhenCloningPersistedNodes,
 } = dynamicFlags;
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
index f6820d3bf5803..63fe1885c0bda 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const enableDO_NOT_USE_disableStrictPassiveEffect = false;
 export const passChildrenWhenCloningPersistedNodes = false;
 export const enableAsyncIterableChildren = false;
 export const enableAddPropertiesFastPath = false;
-
+export const enableShallowPropDiffing = false;
 export const renameElementSymbol = true;
 
 export const enableOwnerStacks = __EXPERIMENTAL__;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
index 24d94adaf82ec..e40351ae1fcf4 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export const enableInfiniteRenderLoopDetection = false;
 export const enableAddPropertiesFastPath = false;
 
 export const renameElementSymbol = true;
+export const enableShallowPropDiffing = false;
 
 // TODO: This must be in sync with the main ReactFeatureFlags file because
 // the Test Renderer's value must be the same as the one used by the
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native-fb.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native-fb.js
index 731aa42147579..fda4ec73af8b9 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native-fb.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native-fb.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export const enableAddPropertiesFastPath = false;
 export const renameElementSymbol = false;
 
 export const enableOwnerStacks = false;
+export const enableShallowPropDiffing = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 ((((null: any): ExportsType): FeatureFlagsType): ExportsType);
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
index babd61677d0fe..8bb8df8736c0b 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export const enableAddPropertiesFastPath = false;
 export const renameElementSymbol = false;
 
 export const enableOwnerStacks = false;
+export const enableShallowPropDiffing = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 ((((null: any): ExportsType): FeatureFlagsType): ExportsType);
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
index c5002a0a9ac82..25064d60e9b2c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export const disableStringRefs = false;
 export const disableLegacyMode = __EXPERIMENTAL__;
 
 export const enableOwnerStacks = false;
+export const enableShallowPropDiffing = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 ((((null: any): ExportsType): FeatureFlagsType): ExportsType);