diff --git a/designcompose/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/DesignDocSettings.kt b/designcompose/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/DesignDocSettings.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e6f1c3e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designcompose/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/DesignDocSettings.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.designcompose
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.compositionLocalOf
+
+/**
+ * When applied as a compositionLocal, these settings will alter features or add functionality to
+ * DesignCompose Composables
+ *
+ * @property useSquoosh: Enable use of the Squoosh renderer. Squoosh implements its own view tree,
+ *   rather than using Compose, which brings some performance and flexibility benefits. Squoosh
+ *   isn't feature complete (no scrolling, no lists, no transformed input), but it does add
+ *   animations and is likely the direction that DesignCompose will move in to be lighter weight and
+ *   better integrate with external layout.
+ */
+class DesignDocSettings(
+    val useSquoosh: Boolean = false,
+)
+
+val LocalDesignDocSettings = compositionLocalOf { DesignDocSettings() }
diff --git a/designcompose/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/DesignView.kt b/designcompose/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/DesignView.kt
index cc85b2ed0..9b5f66971 100644
--- a/designcompose/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/DesignView.kt
+++ b/designcompose/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/DesignView.kt
@@ -963,13 +963,6 @@ fun DesignDoc(
     endSection()
 }
 
-// Enable the "Squoosh" refactor. Squoosh implements its own view tree, rather than using Compose,
-// which brings some performance and flexibility benefits. Squoosh isn't feature complete (no
-// scrolling, no lists, no transformed input), but it does add animations and is likely the
-// direction that DesignCompose will move in to be lighter weight and better integrate with
-// external layout.
-private const val USE_SQUOOSH = false
-
 @Composable
 internal fun DesignDocInternal(
     docName: String,
@@ -985,7 +978,7 @@ internal fun DesignDocInternal(
     designComposeCallbacks: DesignComposeCallbacks? = null,
     parentComponents: List<ParentComponentInfo> = listOf(),
 ) {
-    if (USE_SQUOOSH) {
+    if (LocalDesignDocSettings.current.useSquoosh) {
         SquooshRoot(
             docName = docName,
             incomingDocId = incomingDocId,
diff --git a/integration-tests/validation/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/testapp/validation/examples/AllExamples.kt b/integration-tests/validation/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/testapp/validation/examples/AllExamples.kt
index 63b8df70f..ead2d75dd 100644
--- a/integration-tests/validation/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/testapp/validation/examples/AllExamples.kt
+++ b/integration-tests/validation/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/testapp/validation/examples/AllExamples.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ val EXAMPLES: ArrayList<Triple<String, @Composable () -> Unit, String?>> =
     arrayListOf(
         Triple("Hello", { HelloWorld() }, HelloWorldDoc.javaClass.name),
         Triple("HelloBye", { HelloBye() }, HelloByeDoc.javaClass.name),
+        Triple("HelloSquoosh", { HelloSquoosh() }, HelloWorldDoc.javaClass.name),
         Triple("Image Update", { ImageUpdateTest() }, ImageUpdateTestDoc.javaClass.name),
         Triple("Telltales", { TelltaleTest() }, TelltaleTestDoc.javaClass.name),
         Triple("OpenLink", { OpenLinkTest() }, OpenLinkTestDoc.javaClass.name),
diff --git a/integration-tests/validation/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/testapp/validation/examples/HelloSquoosh.kt b/integration-tests/validation/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/testapp/validation/examples/HelloSquoosh.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f513f4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/validation/src/main/java/com/android/designcompose/testapp/validation/examples/HelloSquoosh.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.designcompose.testapp.validation.examples
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import com.android.designcompose.DesignDocSettings
+import com.android.designcompose.LocalDesignDocSettings
+
+@Composable
+fun HelloSquoosh() {
+    CompositionLocalProvider(LocalDesignDocSettings provides DesignDocSettings(useSquoosh = true)) {
+        HelloWorldDoc.Main(
+            name = "Squoosh",
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/validation/src/testDebug/roborazzi/RenderAllExamples/HelloSquoosh.png b/integration-tests/validation/src/testDebug/roborazzi/RenderAllExamples/HelloSquoosh.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00a5030d2
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