diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/experimentalFeatures.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/experimentalFeatures.ts
index 63959816e3..2438be3a4c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/experimentalFeatures.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/experimentalFeatures.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export enum ExperimentalFeature {
   COLLECT_FLUSH_REASON = 'collect_flush_reason',
   NO_RESOURCE_DURATION_FROZEN_STATE = 'no_resource_duration_frozen_state',
   SCROLLMAP = 'scrollmap',
+  DISABLE_REPLAY_INLINE_CSS = 'disable_replay_inline_css',
 }
 
 const enabledExperimentalFeatures: Set<ExperimentalFeature> = new Set()
diff --git a/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeAttributes.ts b/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeAttributes.ts
index 40947e4868..abbbfcf04a 100644
--- a/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeAttributes.ts
+++ b/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeAttributes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ExperimentalFeature, isExperimentalFeatureEnabled } from '@datadog/browser-core'
+
 import { NodePrivacyLevel } from '../../../constants'
 import { shouldMaskNode } from '../privacy'
 import { getElementInputValue, switchToAbsoluteUrl, getValidTagName } from './serializationUtils'
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ export function serializeAttributes(
   if (tagName === 'link') {
     const stylesheet = Array.from(doc.styleSheets).find((s) => s.href === (element as HTMLLinkElement).href)
     const cssText = getCssRulesString(stylesheet)
-    if (cssText && stylesheet) {
+    if (cssText && stylesheet && !isExperimentalFeatureEnabled(ExperimentalFeature.DISABLE_REPLAY_INLINE_CSS)) {
       safeAttrs._cssText = cssText
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeNode.spec.ts b/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeNode.spec.ts
index 633ffda3fc..bc9dfbe08f 100644
--- a/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeNode.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/rum/src/domain/record/serialization/serializeNode.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { isIE, noop } from '@datadog/browser-core'
+import {
+  ExperimentalFeature,
+  addExperimentalFeatures,
+  isIE,
+  noop,
+  resetExperimentalFeatures,
+} from '@datadog/browser-core'
 
 import type { RumConfiguration } from '@datadog/browser-rum-core'
 import { isAdoptedStyleSheetsSupported } from '@datadog/browser-core/test'
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ describe('serializeNodeWithId', () => {
 
   afterEach(() => {
     sandbox.remove()
+    resetExperimentalFeatures()
   })
 
   describe('document serialization', () => {
@@ -588,6 +595,24 @@ describe('serializeNodeWithId', () => {
       })
     })
 
+    it('does not inline external style sheets when DISABLE_REPLAY_INLINE_CSS is enabled', () => {
+      addExperimentalFeatures([ExperimentalFeature.DISABLE_REPLAY_INLINE_CSS])
+      const linkNode = document.createElement('link')
+      linkNode.setAttribute('rel', 'stylesheet')
+      linkNode.setAttribute('href', 'https://datadoghq.com/some/style.css')
+      isolatedDom.document.head.appendChild(linkNode)
+      Object.defineProperty(isolatedDom.document, 'styleSheets', {
+        value: [
+          {
+            href: 'https://datadoghq.com/some/style.css',
+            cssRules: [{ cssText: 'body { width: 100%; }' }],
+          },
+        ],
+      })
+
+      expect((serializeNodeWithId(linkNode, DEFAULT_OPTIONS) as ElementNode).attributes._cssText).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
     it('does not serialize style node with dynamic CSS that is behind CORS', () => {
       const linkNode = document.createElement('link')
       linkNode.setAttribute('rel', 'stylesheet')