diff --git a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPUAdapter.cpp b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPUAdapter.cpp
index 7bdb21840..085b582dc 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPUAdapter.cpp
+++ b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPUAdapter.cpp
@@ -135,9 +135,35 @@ async::AsyncTaskHandle GPUAdapter::requestDevice(
        deviceLostBinding,
        creationRuntime](const async::AsyncTaskHandle::ResolveFunction &resolve,
                         const async::AsyncTaskHandle::RejectFunction &reject) {
-        (void)descriptor;
+        // Build a local mutable copy so we can chain Dawn's device toggles.
+        // The toggle name strings are owned by `descriptor` (captured above),
+        // and the const char* / DawnTogglesDescriptor locals live for the
+        // whole synchronous RequestDevice call below, which is when Dawn reads
+        // the chained struct.
+        wgpu::DeviceDescriptor deviceDesc = aDescriptor;
+        wgpu::DawnTogglesDescriptor toggles{};
+        std::vector<const char *> enabledToggles;
+        std::vector<const char *> disabledToggles;
+        if (descriptor.has_value() && descriptor.value()->dawnToggles) {
+          const auto &dawnToggles = descriptor.value()->dawnToggles.value();
+          if (dawnToggles->enabledToggles) {
+            for (const auto &t : dawnToggles->enabledToggles.value()) {
+              enabledToggles.push_back(t.c_str());
+            }
+            toggles.enabledToggleCount = enabledToggles.size();
+            toggles.enabledToggles = enabledToggles.data();
+          }
+          if (dawnToggles->disabledToggles) {
+            for (const auto &t : dawnToggles->disabledToggles.value()) {
+              disabledToggles.push_back(t.c_str());
+            }
+            toggles.disabledToggleCount = disabledToggles.size();
+            toggles.disabledToggles = disabledToggles.data();
+          }
+          deviceDesc.nextInChain = &toggles;
+        }
         _instance.RequestDevice(
-            &aDescriptor, wgpu::CallbackMode::AllowProcessEvents,
+            &deviceDesc, wgpu::CallbackMode::AllowProcessEvents,
             [asyncRunner = _async, resolve, reject, label, creationRuntime,
              deviceLostBinding](wgpu::RequestDeviceStatus status,
                                 wgpu::Device device,
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor.h b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59d4cdfc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "webgpu/webgpu_cpp.h"
+
+#include "JSIConverter.h"
+#include "WGPULogger.h"
+
+namespace jsi = facebook::jsi;
+
+namespace rnwgpu {
+
+// Non-standard, Dawn-only. Mirrors wgpu::DawnTogglesDescriptor field-for-field
+// so the mapping to the native chained struct is 1:1. Chained onto the
+// wgpu::DeviceDescriptor in GPUAdapter::requestDevice.
+struct GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor {
+  std::optional<std::vector<std::string>> enabledToggles;  // Iterable<string>
+  std::optional<std::vector<std::string>> disabledToggles; // Iterable<string>
+};
+
+} // namespace rnwgpu
+
+namespace rnwgpu {
+
+template <>
+struct JSIConverter<std::shared_ptr<rnwgpu::GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor>> {
+  static std::shared_ptr<rnwgpu::GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor>
+  fromJSI(jsi::Runtime &runtime, const jsi::Value &arg, bool outOfBounds) {
+    auto result = std::make_unique<rnwgpu::GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor>();
+    if (!outOfBounds && arg.isObject()) {
+      auto value = arg.getObject(runtime);
+      if (value.hasProperty(runtime, "enabledToggles")) {
+        auto prop = value.getProperty(runtime, "enabledToggles");
+        result->enabledToggles =
+            JSIConverter<std::optional<std::vector<std::string>>>::fromJSI(
+                runtime, prop, false);
+      }
+      if (value.hasProperty(runtime, "disabledToggles")) {
+        auto prop = value.getProperty(runtime, "disabledToggles");
+        result->disabledToggles =
+            JSIConverter<std::optional<std::vector<std::string>>>::fromJSI(
+                runtime, prop, false);
+      }
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+  static jsi::Value
+  toJSI(jsi::Runtime &runtime,
+        std::shared_ptr<rnwgpu::GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor> arg) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor::toJSI()");
+  }
+};
+
+} // namespace rnwgpu
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/GPUDeviceDescriptor.h b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/GPUDeviceDescriptor.h
index e18f73e16..21c43fd36 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/GPUDeviceDescriptor.h
+++ b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/GPUDeviceDescriptor.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "RnFeatures.h"
 #include "WGPULogger.h"
 
+#include "GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor.h"
 #include "GPUQueueDescriptor.h"
 
 namespace jsi = facebook::jsi;
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ struct GPUDeviceDescriptor {
   std::optional<std::shared_ptr<GPUQueueDescriptor>>
       defaultQueue;                 // GPUQueueDescriptor
   std::optional<std::string> label; // string
+  // Non-standard Dawn-only device toggles, chained onto the wgpu::Device
+  // descriptor in GPUAdapter::requestDevice.
+  std::optional<std::shared_ptr<GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor>> dawnToggles;
 };
 
 } // namespace rnwgpu
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/src/__tests__/DawnToggles.spec.ts b/packages/webgpu/src/__tests__/DawnToggles.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..574a985bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webgpu/src/__tests__/DawnToggles.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { client } from "./setup";
+
+describe("Dawn toggles", () => {
+  it("requests a device with enabled and disabled dawnToggles", async () => {
+    const result = await client.eval(({ gpu }) => {
+      return gpu.requestAdapter().then((adapter) =>
+        adapter!
+          .requestDevice({
+            dawnToggles: {
+              enabledToggles: ["disable_symbol_renaming"],
+              disabledToggles: ["lazy_clear_resource_on_first_use"],
+            },
+          })
+          .then((device) => !!device),
+      );
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("requests a device with no dawnToggles (unchanged behavior)", async () => {
+    const result = await client.eval(({ gpu }) => {
+      return gpu
+        .requestAdapter()
+        .then((adapter) => adapter!.requestDevice().then((device) => !!device));
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores unknown toggle names without failing device creation", async () => {
+    const result = await client.eval(({ gpu }) => {
+      return gpu.requestAdapter().then((adapter) =>
+        adapter!
+          .requestDevice({
+            dawnToggles: { enabledToggles: ["this_toggle_does_not_exist"] },
+          })
+          .then((device) => !!device),
+      );
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/src/index.tsx b/packages/webgpu/src/index.tsx
index 6ac631a48..cf9e9902b 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/webgpu/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference types="@webgpu/types" />
 import type {
+  GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor,
   GPUSharedTextureMemory,
   GPUSharedTextureMemoryDescriptor,
   NativeCanvas,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export type {
   CreateVideoPlayerOptions,
   GPUSharedTextureMemory,
   GPUSharedTextureMemoryDescriptor,
+  GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor,
 } from "./types";
 
 declare global {
@@ -56,6 +58,11 @@ declare global {
     ): GPUSharedTextureMemory;
   }
 
+  // Non-standard, Dawn-only. Lets callers set Dawn device-stage toggles at
+  // device creation: adapter.requestDevice({ dawnToggles: { ... } }).
+  interface GPUDeviceDescriptor {
+    dawnToggles?: GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor;
+  }
   // Non-spec extension: camera frames arrive in the sensor's native
   // orientation, which differs between iOS and Android. `rotation` (degrees,
   // one of 0/90/180/270) and `mirrored` (horizontal flip) are baked into the
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/src/types.ts b/packages/webgpu/src/types.ts
index a982763a5..c03f92b4b 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/webgpu/src/types.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ export interface GPUSharedTextureMemoryDescriptor {
   label?: string;
 }
 
+// Non-standard, Dawn-only device toggles. Mirrors Dawn's DawnTogglesDescriptor
+// and is chained onto the native device descriptor at requestDevice time.
+// Pass it via the (augmented) GPUDeviceDescriptor: adapter.requestDevice({
+// dawnToggles: { enabledToggles: ["dump_shaders"] } }). Toggle names are open
+// strings (see Dawn's Toggles.cpp); these flags are Dawn-specific and
+// non-portable.
+export interface GPUDawnTogglesDescriptor {
+  enabledToggles?: string[];
+  disabledToggles?: string[];
+}
+
 // A piece of shared GPU memory backed by a native surface. Use createTexture()
 // to obtain a regular GPUTexture that aliases the surface's pixels. The
 // returned texture must be bracketed by beginAccess/endAccess around any