diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
index ed038680a4146c..ef3289b2cb9e94 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTDefines.h
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@
 #define RCT_DEV_MENU RCT_DEV
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * Setting RCT_DEV_KEY_COMMANDS to 0 allows apps with RCT_DEV enabled to be
+ * distributed to developers via TestFlight.
+ */
+#ifndef RCT_DEV_KEY_COMMANDS
+#define RCT_DEV_KEY_COMMANDS RCT_DEV
+#endif
+
 #ifndef RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION
 #if RCT_DEV && (__has_include("RCTPackagerConnection.h") || __has_include(<React/RCTPackagerConnection.h>))
 #define RCT_DEV_SETTINGS_ENABLE_PACKAGER_CONNECTION 1
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTKeyCommands.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTKeyCommands.m
index 2fb0db601128fa..29a88e9b58c467 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTKeyCommands.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTKeyCommands.m
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #import "RCTDefines.h"
 #import "RCTUtils.h"
 
-#if RCT_DEV
+#if RCT_DEV_KEY_COMMANDS
 
 @interface UIEvent (UIPhysicalKeyboardEvent)