diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-core/src/standalone.js b/packages/react-devtools-core/src/standalone.js
index 72b037d1747d2..ff69b709dab00 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-core/src/standalone.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-core/src/standalone.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function initialize(socket: WebSocket) {
 
   store = new Store(bridge, {
     checkBridgeProtocolCompatibility: true,
-    supportsNativeInspection: false,
+    supportsNativeInspection: true,
   });
 
   log('Connected');
diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/agent.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/agent.js
index a5bb7139f6161..222a883ce7619 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/agent.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/agent.js
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ type PersistedSelection = {|
 export default class Agent extends EventEmitter<{|
   hideNativeHighlight: [],
   showNativeHighlight: [NativeType],
+  startInspectingNative: [],
+  stopInspectingNative: [],
   shutdown: [],
   traceUpdates: [Set<NativeType>],
 |}> {
@@ -655,6 +657,10 @@ export default class Agent extends EventEmitter<{|
     this._bridge.send('profilingStatus', this._isProfiling);
   };
 
+  stopInspectingNative = (selected: boolean) => {
+    this._bridge.send('stopInspectingNative', selected);
+  };
+
   storeAsGlobal = ({count, id, path, rendererID}: StoreAsGlobalParams) => {
     const renderer = this._rendererInterfaces[rendererID];
     if (renderer == null) {
diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/views/Highlighter/index.js b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/views/Highlighter/index.js
index 683c37fd8d02d..9355fab109690 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/views/Highlighter/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-shared/src/backend/views/Highlighter/index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export default function setupHighlighter(
       window.addEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown, true);
       window.addEventListener('pointerover', onPointerOver, true);
       window.addEventListener('pointerup', onPointerUp, true);
+    } else {
+      agent.emit('startInspectingNative');
     }
   }
 
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ export default function setupHighlighter(
       window.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown, true);
       window.removeEventListener('pointerover', onPointerOver, true);
       window.removeEventListener('pointerup', onPointerUp, true);
+    } else {
+      agent.emit('stopInspectingNative');
     }
   }