diff --git a/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/Templates/WasmTemplateTests.cs b/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/Templates/WasmTemplateTests.cs
index b458e471c57230..ecf9244e10808f 100644
--- a/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/Templates/WasmTemplateTests.cs
+++ b/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/Templates/WasmTemplateTests.cs
@@ -349,5 +349,29 @@ public void TypeScriptDefinitionsCopiedToWwwrootOnBuild(Configuration config, bo
                 Assert.False(fileExists, $"dotnet.d.ts should not exist at {dotnetDtsWwwrootPath} after the build with WasmEmitTypeScriptDefinitions={shouldEmit}");
             }
         }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("true", false)]
+        [InlineData("false", true)]
+        [InlineData("", false)] // Default case
+        public void UseMonoRuntimeParameter(string useMonoRuntimeArg, bool expectUseMonoRuntimeProperty)
+        {
+            Configuration config = Configuration.Debug;
+            string extraArgs = string.IsNullOrEmpty(useMonoRuntimeArg) ? "" : $"--UseMonoRuntime {useMonoRuntimeArg}";
+            ProjectInfo info = CreateWasmTemplateProject(Template.WasmBrowser, config, aot: false, "usemonoruntime", extraArgs: extraArgs);
+
+            string projectFile = File.ReadAllText(info.ProjectFilePath);
+
+            // Verify UseMonoRuntime presence in the project file
+            bool containsUseMonoRuntime = projectFile.Contains("<UseMonoRuntime>false</UseMonoRuntime>");
+            if (expectUseMonoRuntimeProperty)
+            {
+                Assert.True(containsUseMonoRuntime, $"Expected <UseMonoRuntime>false</UseMonoRuntime> to be present in the project file when --UseMonoRuntime {useMonoRuntimeArg}");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Assert.False(containsUseMonoRuntime, $"Expected <UseMonoRuntime>false</UseMonoRuntime> to not be present in the project file when --UseMonoRuntime {useMonoRuntimeArg}");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/.template.config/template.json b/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/.template.config/template.json
index bf63166031178d..c55411b4a9ea1b 100644
--- a/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/.template.config/template.json
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
       "defaultValue": "net11.0",
       "replaces": "netX.0",
       "displayName": "framework"
+    },
+    "UseMonoRuntime": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": "true",
+      "description": "Whether to use the Mono runtime for WebAssembly.",
+      "displayName": "Use Mono Runtime"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/browser.0.csproj b/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/browser.0.csproj
index dcc64ab68df696..d7cc6a17bfe1dd 100644
--- a/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/browser.0.csproj
+++ b/src/mono/wasm/templates/templates/browser/browser.0.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
     <TargetFramework>netX.0</TargetFramework>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <OverrideHtmlAssetPlaceholders>true</OverrideHtmlAssetPlaceholders>
+<!--#if (!UseMonoRuntime) -->
+    <UseMonoRuntime>false</UseMonoRuntime>
+<!--#endif -->
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>