diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactPlugin.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactPlugin.kt
index 5924836d2245..d241861c4198 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactPlugin.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactPlugin.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.utils.AgpConfiguratorUtils.configureBuildConfigFieldsF
 import com.facebook.react.utils.AgpConfiguratorUtils.configureBuildConfigFieldsForLibraries
 import com.facebook.react.utils.AgpConfiguratorUtils.configureBuildTypesForApp
 import com.facebook.react.utils.AgpConfiguratorUtils.configureDevServerLocation
+import com.facebook.react.utils.AgpConfiguratorUtils.configureInstallOptionsForApp
 import com.facebook.react.utils.AgpConfiguratorUtils.configureNamespaceForLibraries
 import com.facebook.react.utils.BackwardCompatUtils.configureBackwardCompatibilityReactMap
 import com.facebook.react.utils.DependencyUtils.configureDependencies
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class ReactPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
       configureCodegen(project, extension, rootExtension, isLibrary = false)
       configureResources(project, extension)
       configureBuildTypesForApp(project)
+      configureInstallOptionsForApp(project)
 
       // Apply the namespace fallback to every Android library in the build, including third-party
       // libraries that don't apply the `com.facebook.react` plugin and still rely on the manifest
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/AgpConfiguratorUtils.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/AgpConfiguratorUtils.kt
index a7581e039324..95a9631d9bc5 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/AgpConfiguratorUtils.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/AgpConfiguratorUtils.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ internal object AgpConfiguratorUtils {
     project.pluginManager.withPlugin("com.android.application", action)
   }
 
+  fun configureInstallOptionsForApp(project: Project) {
+    val action =
+        Action<AppliedPlugin> {
+          project.extensions
+              .getByType(ApplicationAndroidComponentsExtension::class.java)
+              .finalizeDsl { ext -> ext.installation.installOptions += "-d" }
+        }
+    project.pluginManager.withPlugin("com.android.application", action)
+  }
+
   fun configureBuildConfigFieldsForApp(project: Project, extension: ReactExtension) {
     val action =
         Action<AppliedPlugin> {