diff --git a/change/react-native-windows-34090dc6-d476-438d-afee-8299ac07d43d.json b/change/react-native-windows-34090dc6-d476-438d-afee-8299ac07d43d.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afdc68f522f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-windows-34090dc6-d476-438d-afee-8299ac07d43d.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Set ResolveNuGetPackages in external props (#9628)",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "julio.rocha@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Common.props b/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Common.props
index ea808ab5321..bba7fd91701 100644
--- a/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Common.props
+++ b/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Common.props
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vcxproj'">
     <!--See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/reference/msbuild-targets#restore-target-->
     <RestoreUseStaticGraphEvaluation Condition="'$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' == 'true'">true</RestoreUseStaticGraphEvaluation>
+
+    <!-- Ensure PackageReference compatibility for any consuming projects/apps -->
+    <ResolveNuGetPackages>false</ResolveNuGetPackages>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\Generated\PackageVersion.g.props" />
diff --git a/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props b/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props
index 953b6595a32..6d196d1e7ee 100644
--- a/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props
+++ b/vnext/PropertySheets/External/Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- 
+<!--
   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
   Licensed under the MIT License.