diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtension.php
index bca6f7107d..5a6c408a4f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtension.php
@@ -870,6 +870,13 @@ private function registerHttpCacheConfiguration(ContainerBuilder $container, arr
     {
         $loader->load('http_cache.php');
 
+        // Concrete purger services are always registered when the http-cache package is present,
+        // so userland can decorate or inject them even when invalidation is disabled (#8095).
+        // The invalidation listener, the AddTagsProcessor and the HTTP-client wiring stay gated below.
+        if (interface_exists(\ApiPlatform\HttpCache\PurgerInterface::class)) {
+            $loader->load('http_cache_purger.php');
+        }
+
         if (!$this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['http_cache']['invalidation'])) {
             return;
         }
@@ -879,7 +886,6 @@ private function registerHttpCacheConfiguration(ContainerBuilder $container, arr
         }
 
         $loader->load('state/http_cache_purger.php');
-        $loader->load('http_cache_purger.php');
 
         foreach ($config['http_cache']['invalidation']['scoped_clients'] as $client) {
             $definition = $container->getDefinition($client);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Tests/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtensionTest.php b/src/Symfony/Tests/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtensionTest.php
index ee7e3abe7f..a782d2a0fe 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Tests/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtensionTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Tests/Bundle/DependencyInjection/ApiPlatformExtensionTest.php
@@ -444,4 +444,42 @@ public function testPropertyInfoExtractorsDoNotLeakIntoFrameworkPropertyInfo():
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @see https://github.com/api-platform/core/issues/8095
+     */
+    public function testHttpCachePurgersRegisteredWhenInvalidationDisabled(): void
+    {
+        $config = self::DEFAULT_CONFIG;
+        $config['api_platform']['http_cache']['invalidation']['enabled'] = false;
+        (new ApiPlatformExtension())->load($config, $this->container);
+
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache.purger.varnish.ban');
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache.purger.varnish.xkey');
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache.purger.souin');
+        $this->assertContainerHasAlias('api_platform.http_cache.purger.varnish');
+
+        $this->assertNotContainerHasService('api_platform.doctrine.listener.http_cache.purge');
+        $this->assertNotContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache_purger.processor.add_tags');
+        $this->assertFalse($this->container->hasAlias('api_platform.http_cache.purger'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see https://github.com/api-platform/core/issues/8095
+     */
+    public function testHttpCachePurgersAndListenerRegisteredWhenInvalidationEnabled(): void
+    {
+        $config = self::DEFAULT_CONFIG;
+        $config['api_platform']['http_cache']['invalidation']['enabled'] = true;
+        (new ApiPlatformExtension())->load($config, $this->container);
+
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache.purger.varnish.ban');
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache.purger.varnish.xkey');
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache.purger.souin');
+        $this->assertContainerHasAlias('api_platform.http_cache.purger.varnish');
+
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.doctrine.listener.http_cache.purge');
+        $this->assertContainerHasService('api_platform.http_cache_purger.processor.add_tags');
+        $this->assertContainerHasAlias('api_platform.http_cache.purger');
+    }
 }