diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
index abe71bb52b7..77a90202c88 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   macAddress,
   getThemeKitAccessDomain,
   opentelemetryDomain,
+  firstPartyDev,
+  _resetFirstPartyDevCache,
 } from './local.js'
 import {fileExists} from '../fs.js'
 import {exec} from '../system.js'
@@ -83,6 +85,62 @@ describe('isUnitTest', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('firstPartyDev', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    _resetFirstPartyDevCache()
+  })
+
+  test('returns true when SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV is truthy', () => {
+    // Given
+    const env = {SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV: '1'}
+
+    // When
+    const got = firstPartyDev(env)
+
+    // Then
+    expect(got).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test('memoizes the result', () => {
+    // Given
+    const env = process.env
+    const originalValue = env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV
+    env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV = '1'
+
+    // When
+    const got1 = firstPartyDev()
+    env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV = '0'
+    const got2 = firstPartyDev()
+
+    // Then
+    expect(got1).toBe(true)
+    expect(got2).toBe(true)
+
+    // Cleanup
+    env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV = originalValue
+  })
+
+  test('resets the cache', () => {
+    // Given
+    const env = process.env
+    const originalValue = env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV
+    env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV = '1'
+
+    // When
+    const got1 = firstPartyDev()
+    _resetFirstPartyDevCache()
+    env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV = '0'
+    const got2 = firstPartyDev()
+
+    // Then
+    expect(got1).toBe(true)
+    expect(got2).toBe(false)
+
+    // Cleanup
+    env.SHOPIFY_CLI_1P_DEV = originalValue
+  })
+})
+
 describe('isDevelopment', () => {
   test('returns true when SHOPIFY_CLI_ENV is debug', () => {
     // Given
diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
index ad816399db9..d776f1a6611 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ let memoizedIsVerbose: boolean | undefined
  */
 let memoizedIsUnitTest: boolean | undefined
 
+/**
+ * Memoized value for the first party dev check.
+ */
+let memoizedFirstPartyDev: boolean | undefined
+
 /**
  * Returns true if the CLI is running in debug mode.
  *
@@ -142,9 +147,19 @@ export function alwaysLogMetrics(env = process.env): boolean {
  * @returns True if SHOPIFY_CLI_1P is truthy.
  */
 export function firstPartyDev(env = process.env): boolean {
+  if (env === process.env) {
+    return (memoizedFirstPartyDev ??= isTruthy(env[environmentVariables.firstPartyDev]))
+  }
   return isTruthy(env[environmentVariables.firstPartyDev])
 }
 
+/**
+ * Resets the memoized value for the first party dev check.
+ */
+export function _resetFirstPartyDevCache(): void {
+  memoizedFirstPartyDev = undefined
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns true if the CLI can run the "doctor-release" command.
  *