diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Options.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Options.ts
index 54beb4e7fc..74d71bc82d 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Options.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Options.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ export type PluginOptions = {
   eslintSuppressionRules?: Array<string> | null | undefined;
 
   flowSuppressions: boolean;
+  /*
+   * Ignore 'use no forget' annotations. Helpful during testing but should not be used in production.
+   */
+  ignoreUseNoForget: boolean;
 };
 
 const CompilationModeSchema = z.enum([
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ export const defaultOptions: PluginOptions = {
   enableUseMemoCachePolyfill: false,
   eslintSuppressionRules: null,
   flowSuppressions: false,
+  ignoreUseNoForget: false,
 } as const;
 
 export function parsePluginOptions(obj: unknown): PluginOptions {
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 17fee03884..2d5a362d87 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Program.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Entrypoint/Program.ts
@@ -51,13 +51,15 @@ function findDirectiveEnablingMemoization(
 }
 
 function findDirectiveDisablingMemoization(
-  directives: t.Directive[]
+  directives: t.Directive[],
+  options: PluginOptions
 ): t.Directive | null {
   for (const directive of directives) {
     const directiveValue = directive.value.value;
     if (
-      directiveValue === "use no forget" ||
-      directiveValue === "use no memo"
+      (directiveValue === "use no forget" ||
+        directiveValue === "use no memo") &&
+      !options.ignoreUseNoForget
     ) {
       return directive;
     }
@@ -197,12 +199,15 @@ export function compileProgram(
   program: NodePath<t.Program>,
   pass: CompilerPass
 ): void {
+  const options = parsePluginOptions(pass.opts);
+
   // Top level "use no forget", skip this file entirely
-  if (findDirectiveDisablingMemoization(program.node.directives) != null) {
+  if (
+    findDirectiveDisablingMemoization(program.node.directives, options) != null
+  ) {
     return;
   }
 
-  const options = parsePluginOptions(pass.opts);
   const environment = parseEnvironmentConfig(pass.opts.environment ?? {});
 
   /*
@@ -400,7 +405,8 @@ function getReactFunctionType(
   if (fn.node.body.type === "BlockStatement") {
     // Opt-outs disable compilation regardless of mode
     const useNoForget = findDirectiveDisablingMemoization(
-      fn.node.body.directives
+      fn.node.body.directives,
+      pass.opts
     );
     if (useNoForget != null) {
       pass.opts.logger?.logEvent(pass.filename, {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ignore-use-no-forget.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ignore-use-no-forget.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56de5f68fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ignore-use-no-forget.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+// @ignoreUseNoForget
+function Component(prop) {
+  "use no forget";
+  const result = prop.x.toFixed();
+  return <div>{result}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ x: 1 }],
+};
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @ignoreUseNoForget
+function Component(prop) {
+  const $ = useMemoCache(4);
+  let t0;
+  if ($[0] !== prop.x) {
+    t0 = prop.x.toFixed();
+    $[0] = prop.x;
+    $[1] = t0;
+  } else {
+    t0 = $[1];
+  }
+  const result = t0;
+  let t1;
+  if ($[2] !== result) {
+    t1 = <div>{result}</div>;
+    $[2] = result;
+    $[3] = t1;
+  } else {
+    t1 = $[3];
+  }
+  return t1;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ x: 1 }],
+};
+
+```
+      
+### Eval output
+(kind: ok) <div>1</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ignore-use-no-forget.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ignore-use-no-forget.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b3c8fe7d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ignore-use-no-forget.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// @ignoreUseNoForget
+function Component(prop) {
+  "use no forget";
+  const result = prop.x.toFixed();
+  return <div>{result}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Component,
+  params: [{ x: 1 }],
+};
diff --git a/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts b/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
index 7c111f51f9..6665c16c2b 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/snap/src/compiler.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ function makePluginOptions(
     flowSuppressions = true;
   }
 
+  let ignoreUseNoForget: boolean = false;
+  if (firstLine.includes("@ignoreUseNoForget")) {
+    ignoreUseNoForget = true;
+  }
+
   const hookPatternMatch = /@hookPattern:"([^"]+)"/.exec(firstLine);
   if (
     hookPatternMatch &&
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ function makePluginOptions(
     enableUseMemoCachePolyfill,
     eslintSuppressionRules,
     flowSuppressions,
+    ignoreUseNoForget
   };
 }
 
@@ -205,18 +211,18 @@ function getEvaluatorPresets(
   presets.push(
     language === "typescript"
       ? [
-          "@babel/preset-typescript",
-          {
-            /**
-             * onlyRemoveTypeImports needs to be set as fbt imports
-             * would otherwise be removed by this pass.
-             * https://github.com/facebook/fbt/issues/49
-             * https://github.com/facebook/sfbt/issues/72
-             * https://dev.to/retyui/how-to-add-support-typescript-for-fbt-an-internationalization-framework-3lo0
-             */
-            onlyRemoveTypeImports: true,
-          },
-        ]
+        "@babel/preset-typescript",
+        {
+          /**
+           * onlyRemoveTypeImports needs to be set as fbt imports
+           * would otherwise be removed by this pass.
+           * https://github.com/facebook/fbt/issues/49
+           * https://github.com/facebook/sfbt/issues/72
+           * https://dev.to/retyui/how-to-add-support-typescript-for-fbt-an-internationalization-framework-3lo0
+           */
+          onlyRemoveTypeImports: true,
+        },
+      ]
       : "@babel/preset-flow"
   );