diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Program.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Program.ts
index 934ca5fa74..f2572dd77c 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Program.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Program.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ export function compileProgram(
   program: NodePath<t.Program>,
   pass: CompilerPass
 ): void {
+  // Top level "use no forget", skip this file entirely
+  if (findUseNoForgetDirective(program.node.directives) != null) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const options = parsePluginOptions(pass.opts);
   const environment = parseEnvironmentConfig(pass.opts.environment ?? {});
 
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/use-no-forget-module-level.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/use-no-forget-module-level.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b749b15e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/use-no-forget-module-level.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+"use no forget";
+
+export default function foo(x, y) {
+  if (x) {
+    return foo(false, y);
+  }
+  return [y * 10];
+}
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+"use no forget";
+
+export default function foo(x, y) {
+  if (x) {
+    return foo(false, y);
+  }
+  return [y * 10];
+}
+
+```
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/use-no-forget-module-level.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/use-no-forget-module-level.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..802ea035e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/use-no-forget-module-level.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"use no forget";
+
+export default function foo(x, y) {
+  if (x) {
+    return foo(false, y);
+  }
+  return [y * 10];
+}
diff --git a/compiler/packages/sprout/src/SproutTodoFilter.ts b/compiler/packages/sprout/src/SproutTodoFilter.ts
index c319e42ad8..d7ce84f7dc 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/sprout/src/SproutTodoFilter.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/sprout/src/SproutTodoFilter.ts
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ const skipFilter = new Set([
   "useMemo-named-function",
   "useMemo-return-empty",
   "useMemo-simple",
+  "use-no-forget-module-level",
   // defines multiple functions
   "alias-while",
   "babel-existing-react-import",