diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtil.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtil.kt
index 3edd4781341d..73882edd231f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtil.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtil.kt
@@ -139,11 +139,13 @@ internal object NetworkEventUtil {
       data: WritableMap,
       rawData: ByteArray,
   ) {
-    InspectorNetworkReporter.maybeStoreResponseBody(
-        devToolsRequestId,
-        Base64.encodeToString(rawData, Base64.NO_WRAP),
-        true,
-    )
+    if (InspectorNetworkReporter.isDebuggingEnabled()) {
+      InspectorNetworkReporter.maybeStoreResponseBody(
+          devToolsRequestId,
+          Base64.encodeToString(rawData, Base64.NO_WRAP),
+          true,
+      )
+    }
     reactContext?.emitDeviceEvent(
         "didReceiveNetworkData",
         Arguments.createArray().apply {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtilTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtilTest.kt
index 63bdc127bd42..2fc4bc5117d0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtilTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/modules/network/NetworkEventUtilTest.kt
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.modules.network
 
+import android.util.Base64
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableArray
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap
+import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.UnstableReactNativeAPI
 import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowArguments
 import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowInspectorNetworkReporter
 import com.facebook.testutils.shadows.ShadowSoLoader
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor
+import org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.never
@@ -173,6 +176,41 @@ class NetworkEventUtilTest {
     assertThat(args.getMap(1)).isEqualTo(data)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testOnDataReceivedMapDoesNotEncodeBodyWithoutDebugger() {
+    mockStatic(Base64::class.java).use { base64 ->
+      NetworkEventUtil.onDataReceived(
+          reactContext,
+          1,
+          "devToolsRequestId",
+          Arguments.createMap(),
+          byteArrayOf(1, 2, 3),
+      )
+
+      base64.verifyNoInteractions()
+    }
+  }
+
+  @OptIn(UnstableReactNativeAPI::class)
+  @Test
+  fun testOnDataReceivedMapStoresEncodedBodyWithDebugger() {
+    mockStatic(InspectorNetworkReporter::class.java).use { reporter ->
+      reporter.`when`<Boolean> { InspectorNetworkReporter.isDebuggingEnabled() }.thenReturn(true)
+
+      NetworkEventUtil.onDataReceived(
+          reactContext,
+          1,
+          "devToolsRequestId",
+          Arguments.createMap(),
+          byteArrayOf(1, 2, 3),
+      )
+
+      reporter.verify {
+        InspectorNetworkReporter.maybeStoreResponseBody("devToolsRequestId", "AQID", true)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testOnRequestError() {
     val requestId = 1