diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a1b3609cb..f468886cb4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1682,6 +1682,12 @@
             "default": null,
             "description": "%configuration.dotnet.server.crashDumpPath%"
           },
+          "dotnet.server.enableXamlIntellisense": {
+            "scope": "machine-overridable",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false,
+            "description": "%configuration.dotnet.server.enableXamlIntellisense%"
+          },
           "dotnet.projects.binaryLogPath": {
             "scope": "machine-overridable",
             "type": "string",
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index 64631920a2..dc67523e4f 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   "configuration.dotnet.server.trace": "Sets the logging level for the language server",
   "configuration.dotnet.server.extensionPaths": "Override for path to language server --extension arguments",
   "configuration.dotnet.server.crashDumpPath": "Sets a folder path where crash dumps are written to if the language server crashes.  Must be writeable by the user.",
+  "configuration.dotnet.server.enableXamlIntellisense": "[Experimental] Enables Intellisense for XAML files",
   "configuration.dotnet.projects.enableAutomaticRestore": "Enables automatic NuGet restore if the extension detects assets are missing.",
   "configuration.dotnet.preferCSharpExtension": "Forces projects to load with the C# extension only.  This can be useful when using legacy project types that are not supported by C# Dev Kit. (Requires window reload)",
   "configuration.dotnet.implementType.insertionBehavior": "The insertion location of properties, events, and methods When implement interface or abstract class.",
diff --git a/src/lsptoolshost/roslynLanguageServer.ts b/src/lsptoolshost/roslynLanguageServer.ts
index 00aba4801c..9023667451 100644
--- a/src/lsptoolshost/roslynLanguageServer.ts
+++ b/src/lsptoolshost/roslynLanguageServer.ts
@@ -819,10 +819,12 @@ export class RoslynLanguageServer {
 
         args.push('--sessionId', getSessionId());
 
-        // Also include the Xaml Dev Kit extensions
-        getComponentPaths('xamlDesignTools', languageServerOptions).forEach((path) =>
-            additionalExtensionPaths.push(path)
-        );
+        // Also include the Xaml Dev Kit extensions, if enabled.
+        if (languageServerOptions.enableXamlIntellisense) {
+            getComponentPaths('xamlDesignTools', languageServerOptions).forEach((path) =>
+                additionalExtensionPaths.push(path)
+            );
+        }
         return args;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/options.ts b/src/shared/options.ts
index 26a4476f99..816b86aa9f 100644
--- a/src/shared/options.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export interface LanguageServerOptions {
     readonly analyzerDiagnosticScope: string;
     readonly compilerDiagnosticScope: string;
     readonly componentPaths: { [key: string]: string } | null;
+    readonly enableXamlIntellisense: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface RazorOptions {
@@ -401,6 +402,9 @@ class LanguageServerOptionsImpl implements LanguageServerOptions {
     public get componentPaths() {
         return readOption<{ [key: string]: string }>('dotnet.server.componentPaths', {});
     }
+    public get enableXamlIntellisense() {
+        return readOption<boolean>('dotnet.server.enableXamlIntellisense', false);
+    }
 }
 
 class RazorOptionsImpl implements RazorOptions {
@@ -494,4 +498,6 @@ export const LanguageServerOptionsThatTriggerReload: ReadonlyArray<keyof Languag
     'logLevel',
     'documentSelector',
     'preferCSharpExtension',
+    'componentPaths',
+    'enableXamlIntellisense',
 ];