diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.h b/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.h
index 1192f973790702..26fbbd059ea6cf 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 RCT_EXTERN NSString *const RCTBundleURLProviderUpdatedNotification;
 RCT_EXTERN const NSUInteger kRCTBundleURLProviderDefaultPort;
 
-#if RCT_DEV_MENU
+#if RCT_DEV_MENU | RCT_PACKAGER_LOADING_FUNCTIONALITY
 /**
  * Allow/disallow accessing the packager server for various runtime scenario.
  * For instance, if a test run should never access the packager, disable it
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm b/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm
index d819e1b99d3ce8..eea970452f7a6d 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm
+++ b/React/Base/RCTBundleURLProvider.mm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 const NSUInteger kRCTBundleURLProviderDefaultPort = RCT_METRO_PORT;
 
-#if RCT_DEV_MENU
+#if RCT_DEV_MENU | RCT_PACKAGER_LOADING_FUNCTIONALITY
 static BOOL kRCTAllowPackagerAccess = YES;
 void RCTBundleURLProviderAllowPackagerServerAccess(BOOL allowed)
 {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ - (NSString *)packagerServerHost
 
 - (NSString *)packagerServerHostPort
 {
-#if RCT_DEV_MENU
+#if RCT_DEV_MENU | RCT_PACKAGER_LOADING_FUNCTIONALITY
   if (!kRCTAllowPackagerAccess) {
     RCTLogInfo(@"Packager server access is disabled in this environment");
     return nil;
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTDefines.h b/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
index b416f71a6353cf..4b9517eeabc28e 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@
 #define RCT_DEV_MENU RCT_DEV
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Controls for the core packgaer loading functionality
+ * By default, this inherits from RCT_DEV_MENU but it also gives the capability to
+ * enable the packager functionality without the rest of the dev tools from RCT_DEV_MENU
+ */
+#ifndef RCT_ENABLE_LOADING_FROM_PACKAGER
+#define RCT_ENABLE_LOADING_FROM_PACKAGER RCT_DEV_MENU
+#endif
+
 #ifndef RCT_ENABLE_INSPECTOR
 #if RCT_DEV && __has_include(<React/RCTInspectorDevServerHelper.h>)
 #define RCT_ENABLE_INSPECTOR 1
@@ -62,11 +71,11 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifndef ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#ifndef RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
 #if RCT_DEV && (__has_include("RCTPackagerConnection.h") || __has_include(<React/RCTPackagerConnection.h>))
-#define ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 1
+#define RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 1
 #else
-#define ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 0
+#define RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 0
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm b/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
index 9bba3d8d993a54..47258efe70667f 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 static NSString *const kRCTDevSettingsUserDefaultsKey = @"RCTDevMenu";
 
-#if ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#if RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
 #import <React/RCTPackagerClient.h>
 #import <React/RCTPackagerConnection.h>
 #endif
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ - (void)_reloadWithDefaults:(NSDictionary *)defaultValues
 
 @end
 
-#if ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#if RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
 static RCTHandlerToken reloadToken;
 static std::atomic<int> numInitializedModules{0};
 #endif
 
 @interface RCTDevSettings () <RCTBridgeModule, RCTInvalidating, NativeDevSettingsSpec, RCTDevSettingsInspectable> {
   BOOL _isJSLoaded;
-#if ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#if RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
   RCTHandlerToken _bridgeExecutorOverrideToken;
 #endif
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithDataSource:(id<RCTDevSettingsDataSource>)dataSource
 
 - (void)initialize
 {
-#if ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#if RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
   if (self.bridge) {
     RCTBridge *__weak weakBridge = self.bridge;
     _bridgeExecutorOverrideToken = [[RCTPackagerConnection sharedPackagerConnection]
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
 - (void)invalidate
 {
   [super invalidate];
-#if ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#if RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
   if (self.bridge) {
     [[RCTPackagerConnection sharedPackagerConnection] removeHandler:_bridgeExecutorOverrideToken];
   }
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ - (void)setExecutorClass:(Class)executorClass
 
 - (void)addHandler:(id<RCTPackagerClientMethod>)handler forPackagerMethod:(NSString *)name
 {
-#if ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
+#if RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
   [[RCTPackagerConnection sharedPackagerConnection] addHandler:handler forMethod:name];
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSplitBundleLoader.mm b/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSplitBundleLoader.mm
index 4afc2ee4fd7415..fc7b2df23eb14f 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSplitBundleLoader.mm
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSplitBundleLoader.mm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 @interface RCTDevSplitBundleLoader () <NativeDevSplitBundleLoaderSpec>
 @end
 
-#if RCT_DEV_MENU
+#if RCT_DEV_MENU | RCT_PACKAGER_LOADING_FUNCTIONALITY
 
 @implementation RCTDevSplitBundleLoader
 
diff --git a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
index fcf3ede83acdff..77bae805a7f782 100644
--- a/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
+++ b/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ - (void)executeSourceCode:(NSData *)sourceCode sync:(BOOL)sync
   [self.devSettings setupHMRClientWithBundleURL:self.bundleURL];
 }
 
-#if RCT_DEV_MENU
+#if RCT_DEV_MENU | RCT_PACKAGER_LOADING_FUNCTIONALITY
 - (void)loadAndExecuteSplitBundleURL:(NSURL *)bundleURL
                              onError:(RCTLoadAndExecuteErrorBlock)onError
                           onComplete:(dispatch_block_t)onComplete