diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySync.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySync.java
index e203b938629..2655b805a6c 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySync.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySync.java
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public class QuerySync {
   private static final Supplier<Boolean> COMPOSE_ENABLED =
       Suppliers.memoize(new BoolExperiment("aswb.query.sync.enable.compose", false)::getValue);
 
+  /** Enabled sync before build for Query Sync. */
+  private static final Supplier<Boolean> SYNC_BEFORE_BUILD_ENABLED =
+      Suppliers.memoize(new BoolExperiment("query.sync.before.build", false)::getValue);
+
   private QuerySync() {}
 
   public static boolean isEnabled() {
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ public static boolean isComposeEnabled() {
     return isEnabled() && COMPOSE_ENABLED.get();
   }
 
+  public static boolean isSyncBeforeBuildEnabled() {
+    return SYNC_BEFORE_BUILD_ENABLED.get();
+  }
+
   public static void assertNotEnabled(String reason) {
     if (isEnabled()) {
       NotSupportedWithQuerySyncException e = new NotSupportedWithQuerySyncException(reason);
diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncConfigurable.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncConfigurable.java
index b37bf9eb0f8..12430080129 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncConfigurable.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncConfigurable.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.google.idea.blaze.base.qsync.settings;
 
+import com.google.idea.blaze.base.qsync.QuerySync;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.Configurable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.NlsContexts.ConfigurableName;
@@ -41,7 +42,12 @@ public QuerySyncConfigurable() {
     panel.add(displayDetailsText);
 
     syncBeforeBuild = new JBCheckBox("Sync automatically before building dependencies");
-    panel.add(syncBeforeBuild);
+    if (QuerySync.isSyncBeforeBuildEnabled()) {
+      panel.add(syncBeforeBuild);
+    } else {
+      // Disable sync before build if the experiment is disabled
+      syncBeforeBuild.setSelected(false);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncSettings.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncSettings.java
index a8e87ff9377..b1b764bc724 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncSettings.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/settings/QuerySyncSettings.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.google.idea.blaze.base.qsync.settings;
 
+import com.google.idea.blaze.base.qsync.QuerySync;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.PersistentStateComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.State;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public class QuerySyncSettings implements PersistentStateComponent<QuerySyncSett
   // A place holder setting, to be changed later
   public boolean showDetailedInformationInEditor = true;
 
-  public boolean syncBeforeBuild = true;
+  public boolean syncBeforeBuild = QuerySync.isSyncBeforeBuildEnabled();
 
   public static QuerySyncSettings getInstance() {
     return ApplicationManager.getApplication().getService(QuerySyncSettings.class);