diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h
index 014f73f9793..cdd7c745a89 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ typedef void (^RCTConnectedHandler)(void);
 /** Disconnects and removes all handlers. */
 - (void)stop;
 
-/** Reconnect with given packager server. */
+/** Reconnect with given packager server, if packagerServerHostPort has changed. */
 - (void)reconnect:(NSString *)packagerServerHostPort;
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm
index 39419d60e12..95dbf82437c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTPackagerConnection.mm
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static RCTReconnectingWebSocket *socketForLocation(NSString *const serverHostPor
 
 - (void)bundleURLSettingsChanged
 {
+  // Will only reconnect if `packagerServerHostPort` has actually changed
   [self reconnect:[[RCTBundleURLProvider sharedSettings] packagerServerHostPort]];
 }