diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.kt
index c29044beef66..67969f64e870 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DevSupportManagerBase.kt
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ public abstract class DevSupportManagerBase(
                 DevOptionHandler {
                   UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread {
                     if (reactInstanceDevHelper is PerfMonitorDevHelper) {
-                      reactInstanceDevHelper.inspectorTarget?.let {
-                        if (it.pauseAndAnalyzeBackgroundTrace()) {
+                      reactInstanceDevHelper.inspectorTarget?.let { target ->
+                        if (!target.pauseAndAnalyzeBackgroundTrace()) {
                           openDebugger(DebuggerFrontendPanelName.PERFORMANCE.toString())
                         }
                       }
@@ -567,8 +567,10 @@ public abstract class DevSupportManagerBase(
       perfMonitorOverlayManager?.let { manager ->
         reactInstanceDevHelper.inspectorTarget?.addPerfMonitorListener(manager)
       }
-      perfMonitorOverlayManager?.enable()
-      perfMonitorOverlayManager?.startBackgroundTrace()
+      if (isPackagerConnected) {
+        perfMonitorOverlayManager?.enable()
+        perfMonitorOverlayManager?.startBackgroundTrace()
+      }
       perfMonitorInitialized = true
     }
 
@@ -896,11 +898,13 @@ public abstract class DevSupportManagerBase(
             override fun onPackagerConnected() {
               isPackagerConnected = true
               perfMonitorOverlayManager?.enable()
+              perfMonitorOverlayManager?.startBackgroundTrace()
             }
 
             override fun onPackagerDisconnected() {
               isPackagerConnected = false
               perfMonitorOverlayManager?.disable()
+              perfMonitorOverlayManager?.stopBackgroundTrace()
             }
 
             override fun onPackagerReloadCommand() {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorInspectorTargetBinding.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorInspectorTargetBinding.kt
index e1d98bf6e64c..6df3bdeda737 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorInspectorTargetBinding.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorInspectorTargetBinding.kt
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ internal interface PerfMonitorInspectorTargetBinding {
 
   /** Attempt to start a new background performance trace. */
   public fun resumeBackgroundTrace()
+
+  /** Attempt to stop the current performance trace. */
+  public fun stopBackgroundTrace()
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorOverlayManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorOverlayManager.kt
index f093c0b92df7..b44dae91d1a5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorOverlayManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/perfmonitor/PerfMonitorOverlayManager.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ internal class PerfMonitorOverlayManager(
     }
   }
 
+  /** Stop background trace recording. */
+  fun stopBackgroundTrace() {
+    if (!enabled) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    devHelper.inspectorTarget?.let { target ->
+      target.stopBackgroundTrace()
+      onRecordingStateChanged(target.getTracingState())
+    }
+  }
+
   override fun onRecordingStateChanged(state: TracingState) {
     tracingState = state
     UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostInspectorTarget.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostInspectorTarget.kt
index cfc5e32eaabf..63b61177a846 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostInspectorTarget.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/runtime/ReactHostInspectorTarget.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ internal class ReactHostInspectorTarget(reactHostImpl: ReactHostImpl) :
     }
   }
 
+  override fun stopBackgroundTrace() {
+    stopAndDiscardBackgroundTrace()
+    perfMonitorListeners.forEach { listener ->
+      listener.onRecordingStateChanged(TracingState.DISABLED)
+    }
+  }
+
   override fun close() {
     mHybridData.resetNative()
   }