diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm
index 50cf8c676f2..d7e75552044 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm
@@ -279,8 +279,11 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)init)
 - (void)didReceiveReloadCommand
 {
 #if RCT_ENABLE_INSPECTOR
-  // Disable debugger to resume the JsVM & avoid thread locks while reloading
-  [RCTInspectorDevServerHelper disableDebugger];
+  auto &inspectorFlags = facebook::react::jsinspector_modern::InspectorFlags::getInstance();
+  if (!inspectorFlags.getEnableModernCDPRegistry()) {
+    // Disable debugger to resume the JsVM & avoid thread locks while reloading
+    [RCTInspectorDevServerHelper disableDebugger];
+  }
 #endif
 
   [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:RCTBridgeWillReloadNotification object:self userInfo:nil];
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm
index 2db91e64b0c..662aa39eca5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/DevSupport/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.mm
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ static void sendEventToAllConnections(NSString *event)
 
 + (void)disableDebugger
 {
-  sendEventToAllConnections(kDebuggerMsgDisable);
+  auto &inspectorFlags = facebook::react::jsinspector_modern::InspectorFlags::getInstance();
+  if (!inspectorFlags.getEnableModernCDPRegistry()) {
+    sendEventToAllConnections(kDebuggerMsgDisable);
+  }
 }
 
 + (id<RCTInspectorPackagerConnectionProtocol>)connectWithBundleURL:(NSURL *)bundleURL