diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactFiberConfigDOM.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactFiberConfigDOM.js
index 7a930f8fe6e0..77771b5b19a6 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactFiberConfigDOM.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactFiberConfigDOM.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ import {
   disableCommentsAsDOMContainers,
   enableSuspenseyImages,
   enableSrcObject,
+  enableViewTransition,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 import {
   HostComponent,
@@ -5112,7 +5113,7 @@ export function isHostHoistableType(
 }
 
 export function maySuspendCommit(type: Type, props: Props): boolean {
-  if (!enableSuspenseyImages) {
+  if (!enableSuspenseyImages && !enableViewTransition) {
     return false;
   }
   // Suspensey images are the default, unless you opt-out of with either
@@ -5206,7 +5207,7 @@ export function suspendInstance(
   type: Type,
   props: Props,
 ): void {
-  if (!enableSuspenseyImages) {
+  if (!enableSuspenseyImages && !enableViewTransition) {
     return;
   }
   if (suspendedState === null) {
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiber.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiber.js
index 614df0831f66..c2ea817f5b1a 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiber.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiber.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   disableLegacyMode,
   enableObjectFiber,
   enableViewTransition,
+  enableSuspenseyImages,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 import {NoFlags, Placement, StaticMask} from './ReactFiberFlags';
 import {ConcurrentRoot} from './ReactRootTags';
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ import {
   StrictLegacyMode,
   StrictEffectsMode,
   NoStrictPassiveEffectsMode,
+  SuspenseyImagesMode,
 } from './ReactTypeOfMode';
 import {
   REACT_FORWARD_REF_TYPE,
@@ -875,6 +877,11 @@ export function createFiberFromViewTransition(
   lanes: Lanes,
   key: null | string,
 ): Fiber {
+  if (!enableSuspenseyImages) {
+    // Render a ViewTransition component opts into SuspenseyImages mode even
+    // when the flag is off.
+    mode |= SuspenseyImagesMode;
+  }
   const fiber = createFiber(ViewTransitionComponent, pendingProps, key, mode);
   fiber.elementType = REACT_VIEW_TRANSITION_TYPE;
   fiber.lanes = lanes;
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js
index 037c1d3bef42..740de057d265 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCompleteWork.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   disableLegacyMode,
   enableSiblingPrerendering,
   enableViewTransition,
+  enableSuspenseyImages,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 
 import {now} from './Scheduler';
@@ -77,7 +78,12 @@ import {
   ViewTransitionComponent,
   ActivityComponent,
 } from './ReactWorkTags';
-import {NoMode, ConcurrentMode, ProfileMode} from './ReactTypeOfMode';
+import {
+  NoMode,
+  ConcurrentMode,
+  ProfileMode,
+  SuspenseyImagesMode,
+} from './ReactTypeOfMode';
 import {
   Placement,
   Update,
@@ -555,9 +561,11 @@ function preloadInstanceAndSuspendIfNeeded(
   renderLanes: Lanes,
 ) {
   const maySuspend =
-    oldProps === null
+    (enableSuspenseyImages ||
+      (workInProgress.mode & SuspenseyImagesMode) !== NoMode) &&
+    (oldProps === null
       ? maySuspendCommit(type, newProps)
-      : maySuspendCommitOnUpdate(type, oldProps, newProps);
+      : maySuspendCommitOnUpdate(type, oldProps, newProps));
 
   if (!maySuspend) {
     // If this flag was set previously, we can remove it. The flag
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactTypeOfMode.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactTypeOfMode.js
index fd67d9979f8b..4348fe266864 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactTypeOfMode.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactTypeOfMode.js
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ export type TypeOfMode = number;
 export const NoMode = /*                         */ 0b0000000;
 // TODO: Remove ConcurrentMode by reading from the root tag instead
 export const ConcurrentMode = /*                 */ 0b0000001;
-export const ProfileMode = /*                     */ 0b0000010;
+export const ProfileMode = /*                    */ 0b0000010;
 //export const DebugTracingMode = /*             */ 0b0000100; // Removed
 export const StrictLegacyMode = /*               */ 0b0001000;
 export const StrictEffectsMode = /*              */ 0b0010000;
 export const NoStrictPassiveEffectsMode = /*     */ 0b1000000;
+// Keep track of if we're in a SuspenseyImages eligible subtree.
+// TODO: Remove this when enableSuspenseyImages ship where it's always on.
+export const SuspenseyImagesMode = /*            */ 0b0100000;
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase-test.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase-test.js
index 2b5707b8c554..cad1a011817f 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase-test.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     );
   }
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspend commit during initial mount', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(async () => {
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="A" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspend commit during update', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(() => resolveSuspenseyThing('A'));
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="B" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspend commit during initial mount at the root', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(async () => {
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="A" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspend commit during update at the root', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(() => resolveSuspenseyThing('A'));
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="B" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspend commit during urgent initial mount', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(async () => {
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="A" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspend commit during urgent update', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(() => resolveSuspenseyThing('A'));
@@ -203,6 +209,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="B" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspends commit during urgent initial mount at the root', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(async () => {
@@ -217,6 +224,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="A" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('suspends commit during urgent update at the root', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(() => resolveSuspenseyThing('A'));
@@ -239,6 +247,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="B" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('does suspend commit during urgent initial mount at the root when sync rendering', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(async () => {
@@ -256,6 +265,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="A" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('does suspend commit during urgent update at the root when sync rendering', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(() => resolveSuspenseyThing('A'));
@@ -283,6 +293,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput(<suspensey-thing src="B" />);
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('an urgent update interrupts a suspended commit', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
 
@@ -305,6 +316,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput('Something else');
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('a transition update interrupts a suspended commit', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
 
@@ -329,7 +341,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     expect(root).toMatchRenderedOutput('Something else');
   });
 
-  // @gate enableSuspenseList
+  // @gate enableSuspenseList && enableSuspenseyImages
   it('demonstrate current behavior when used with SuspenseList (not ideal)', async () => {
     function App() {
       return (
@@ -381,6 +393,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  // @gate enableSuspenseyImages
   it('avoid triggering a fallback if resource loads immediately', async () => {
     const root = ReactNoop.createRoot();
     await act(async () => {
@@ -429,7 +442,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  // @gate enableActivity
+  // @gate enableActivity && enableSuspenseyImages
   it("host instances don't suspend during prerendering, but do suspend when they are revealed", async () => {
     function More() {
       Scheduler.log('More');
@@ -493,7 +506,7 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseyCommitPhase', () => {
   });
 
   // FIXME: Should pass with `enableYieldingBeforePassive`
-  // @gate !enableYieldingBeforePassive
+  // @gate !enableYieldingBeforePassive && enableSuspenseyImages
   it('runs passive effects after suspended commit resolves', async () => {
     function Effect() {
       React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
index aed9b9bcfdb2..10bd08970f8e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export const enableGestureTransition = __EXPERIMENTAL__;
 
 export const enableScrollEndPolyfill = __EXPERIMENTAL__;
 
-export const enableSuspenseyImages = __EXPERIMENTAL__;
+export const enableSuspenseyImages = false;
 
 export const enableSrcObject = __EXPERIMENTAL__;