diff --git a/packages/rspack-dev-server/tests/normalizeOptions.test.ts b/packages/rspack-dev-server/tests/normalizeOptions.test.ts
index b8aba1c9fcb..c179e36e1f6 100644
--- a/packages/rspack-dev-server/tests/normalizeOptions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rspack-dev-server/tests/normalizeOptions.test.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ describe("normalize options snapshot", () => {
 		).toMatchSnapshot();
 	});
 
-	it("shouldn't have reactRefreshEntry.js by default when rspackFuture.disableReactRefreshByDefault is enabled", async () => {
+	it("shouldn't have reactRefreshEntry.js by default when in production mode", async () => {
 		const reactRefreshEntry =
 			"<prefix>/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/client/reactRefreshEntry.js";
 		const entries1 = await getAdditionEntries(
 			{},
 			{
+				mode: "production",
 				entry: ["something"]
 			}
 		);
@@ -43,11 +44,30 @@ describe("normalize options snapshot", () => {
 		const entries2 = await getAdditionEntries(
 			{},
 			{
+				mode: "production",
 				entry: ["something"],
-				plugins: [new ReactRefreshPlugin()]
+				plugins: [new ReactRefreshPlugin({ forceEnable: true })]
 			}
 		);
 		expect(entries2["undefined"]).toContain(reactRefreshEntry);
+		const entries3 = await getAdditionEntries(
+			{},
+			{
+				mode: "development",
+				entry: ["something"],
+				plugins: [new ReactRefreshPlugin()]
+			}
+		);
+		expect(entries3["undefined"]).toContain(reactRefreshEntry);
+		const entries4 = await getAdditionEntries(
+			{},
+			{
+				mode: "production",
+				entry: ["something"],
+				plugins: [new ReactRefreshPlugin()]
+			}
+		);
+		expect(entries4["undefined"]).not.toContain(reactRefreshEntry);
 	});
 
 	it("should apply HMR plugin by default", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/index.ts b/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/index.ts
index 46481c3da01..566e4ecbf26 100644
--- a/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ class ReactRefreshRspackPlugin {
 	}
 
 	apply(compiler: Compiler) {
+		if (
+			// Webpack do not set process.env.NODE_ENV, so we need to check for mode.
+			// Ref: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/7074
+			(compiler.options.mode !== "development" ||
+				// We also check for production process.env.NODE_ENV,
+				// in case it was set and mode is non-development (e.g. 'none')
+				(process.env.NODE_ENV && process.env.NODE_ENV === "production")) &&
+			!this.options.forceEnable
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
 		new compiler.webpack.EntryPlugin(compiler.context, reactRefreshEntryPath, {
 			name: undefined
 		}).apply(compiler);
diff --git a/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/options.ts b/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/options.ts
index 3031ea67577..292966d2dd5 100644
--- a/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/options.ts
+++ b/packages/rspack-plugin-react-refresh/src/options.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export type PluginOptions = {
 	include?: string | RegExp | (string | RegExp)[] | null;
 	exclude?: string | RegExp | (string | RegExp)[] | null;
 	library?: string;
+	forceEnable?: boolean;
 };
 
 const d = <K extends keyof PluginOptions>(
@@ -22,5 +23,6 @@ export function normalizeOptions(options: PluginOptions) {
 	d(options, "exclude", /node_modules/i);
 	d(options, "include", /\.([cm]js|[jt]sx?|flow)$/i);
 	d(options, "library");
+	d(options, "forceEnable", false);
 	return options;
 }