diff --git a/src/Components/WebAssembly/WebAssembly/src/Hosting/WebAssemblyHost.cs b/src/Components/WebAssembly/WebAssembly/src/Hosting/WebAssemblyHost.cs
index 21607a9f29d9..bd4c88059729 100644
--- a/src/Components/WebAssembly/WebAssembly/src/Hosting/WebAssemblyHost.cs
+++ b/src/Components/WebAssembly/WebAssembly/src/Hosting/WebAssemblyHost.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ internal async Task RunAsyncCore(CancellationToken cancellationToken, WebAssembl
         manager.SetPlatformRenderMode(RenderMode.InteractiveWebAssembly);
         await manager.RestoreStateAsync(store);
 
-        if (MetadataUpdater.IsSupported)
+        if (MetadataUpdater.IsSupported && Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("__BLAZOR_WEBASSEMBLY_LEGACY_HOTRELOAD") != "false")
         {
             await WebAssemblyHotReload.InitializeAsync();
         }