diff --git a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs
index b433eac90e4a..8ee3d8876ab9 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Windows_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TextBox.skia.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using MUXControlsTestApp.Utilities;
+using Uno.Disposables;
 using Uno.Extensions;
 using Uno.UI.RuntimeTests.Helpers;
 using Uno.UI.Xaml.Core;
@@ -3182,6 +3183,34 @@ public async Task When_Paste_Does_Not_Change_Text()
 			Assert.AreEqual(0, SUT.SelectionLength);
 		}
 
+		[TestMethod]
+		public async Task When_FeatureConfiguration_Changes()
+		{
+			var useOverlay = FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia;
+			using var _ = Disposable.Create(() => FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia = useOverlay);
+
+			FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia = true;
+
+			var SUT = new TextBox
+			{
+				Width = 150,
+				Text = "hello world"
+			};
+
+			await UITestHelper.Load(SUT);
+
+			SUT.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
+			await WindowHelper.WaitForIdle();
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(0, SUT.TextBoxView.DisplayBlock.Opacity);
+
+			FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia = false;
+
+			await UITestHelper.Load(new Button()); // a random control to unload SUT
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, SUT.TextBoxView.DisplayBlock.Opacity);
+		}
+
 		private class TextBoxFeatureConfigDisposable : IDisposable
 		{
 			private bool _useOverlay;
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.cs
index 511fa4573ea1..3d3c5039677b 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.cs
@@ -123,13 +123,6 @@ public TextBox()
 #endif
 		}
 
-		private bool IsSkiaTextBox =>
-#if __SKIA__
-			!FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia;
-#else
-			false;
-#endif
-
 		private protected override void OnLoaded()
 		{
 			base.OnLoaded();
@@ -162,7 +155,9 @@ private protected override void OnLoaded()
 				// When support for TemplateBinding for attached DPs was added, TextBox broke (test: TextBox_AutoGrow_Vertically_Wrapping_Test) because of
 				// change in the values of these properties. The following code serves as a workaround to set the values to what they used to be
 				// before the support for TemplateBinding for attached DPs.
-				if (!IsSkiaTextBox)
+#if __SKIA__
+				if (!_isSkiaTextBox)
+#endif
 				{
 					scrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode = ScrollMode.Enabled; // The template sets this to Auto
 					scrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode = ScrollMode.Enabled; // The template sets this to Auto
@@ -379,10 +374,12 @@ private object CoerceText(object baseValue)
 			{
 				baseString = GetFirstLine(baseString);
 			}
-			else if (IsSkiaTextBox)
+#if __SKIA__
+			else if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 			{
 				baseString = baseString.Replace("\r\n", "\r").Replace("\n", "\r");
 			}
+#endif
 
 			var args = new TextBoxBeforeTextChangingEventArgs(baseString);
 			BeforeTextChanging?.Invoke(this, args);
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs
index 10e05a98481d..c9540b11436d 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBox.skia.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ private enum ContextMenuItem
 		SelectAll
 	}
 
+	private readonly bool _isSkiaTextBox = !FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia;
+
 	private TextBoxView _textBoxView;
 
 	private readonly Rectangle _caretRect = new Rectangle { Fill = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black) };
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ private void TrySetCurrentlyTyping(bool newValue)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			global::System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(!IsSkiaTextBox || _selection.length == 0);
+			global::System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(!_isSkiaTextBox || _selection.length == 0);
 			_historyIndex++;
 			_history.RemoveAllAt(_historyIndex);
 			_history.Add(new HistoryRecord(
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ private void UpdateTextBoxView()
 		if (ContentElement != null)
 		{
 			var displayBlock = TextBoxView.DisplayBlock;
-			if (!IsSkiaTextBox)
+			if (!_isSkiaTextBox)
 			{
 				if (ContentElement.Content != displayBlock)
 				{
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ private void UpdateTextBoxView()
 
 	partial void OnFocusStateChangedPartial(FocusState focusState)
 	{
-		if (!IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (!_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			TextBoxView?.OnFocusStateChanged(focusState);
 		}
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ partial void SelectPartial(int start, int length)
 		TrySetCurrentlyTyping(false);
 		_selectionEndsAtTheStart = false;
 		_selection = (start, length);
-		if (!IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (!_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			TextBoxView?.Select(start, length);
 		}
@@ -293,19 +295,19 @@ partial void SelectPartial(int start, int length)
 
 	public int SelectionStart
 	{
-		get => IsSkiaTextBox ? _selection.start : TextBoxView?.GetSelectionStart() ?? 0;
+		get => _isSkiaTextBox ? _selection.start : TextBoxView?.GetSelectionStart() ?? 0;
 		set => Select(start: value, length: SelectionLength);
 	}
 
 	public int SelectionLength
 	{
-		get => IsSkiaTextBox ? _selection.length : TextBoxView?.GetSelectionLength() ?? 0;
+		get => _isSkiaTextBox ? _selection.length : TextBoxView?.GetSelectionLength() ?? 0;
 		set => Select(SelectionStart, value);
 	}
 
 	internal void UpdateDisplaySelection()
 	{
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox && TextBoxView?.DisplayBlock.Inlines is { } inlines)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox && TextBoxView?.DisplayBlock.Inlines is { } inlines)
 		{
 			inlines.Selection = (SelectionStart, SelectionStart + SelectionLength);
 			inlines.RenderSelection = FocusState != FocusState.Unfocused || (_contextMenu?.IsOpen ?? false);
@@ -316,7 +318,7 @@ internal void UpdateDisplaySelection()
 
 	private void UpdateScrolling()
 	{
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox && _contentElement is ScrollViewer sv)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox && _contentElement is ScrollViewer sv)
 		{
 			var selectionEnd = _selectionEndsAtTheStart ? _selection.start : _selection.start + _selection.length;
 
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ private void UpdateScrolling()
 
 	partial void OnKeyDownPartial(KeyRoutedEventArgs args)
 	{
-		if (!IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (!_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			OnKeyDownInternal(args);
 			return;
@@ -788,7 +790,7 @@ protected override void OnPointerMoved(PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
 		base.OnPointerMoved(e);
 		e.Handled = true;
 
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox && _isPressed)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox && _isPressed)
 		{
 			var displayBlock = TextBoxView.DisplayBlock;
 			var point = e.GetCurrentPoint(displayBlock);
@@ -831,7 +833,7 @@ protected override void OnRightTapped(RightTappedRoutedEventArgs e)
 		base.OnRightTapped(e);
 		e.Handled = true;
 
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			if (_contextMenu is null)
 			{
@@ -896,7 +898,7 @@ private static bool IsMultiTapGesture((ulong id, ulong ts, Point position) previ
 	partial void OnPointerPressedPartial(PointerRoutedEventArgs args)
 	{
 		TrySetCurrentlyTyping(false);
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox
 			&& args.GetCurrentPoint(null) is var currentPoint
 			&& (!currentPoint.Properties.IsRightButtonPressed || SelectionLength == 0))
 		{
@@ -1164,7 +1166,7 @@ private int EndOfLine(int i)
 
 	partial void OnTextChangedPartial()
 	{
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			if (_pendingSelection is { } selection)
 			{
@@ -1184,7 +1186,7 @@ partial void OnTextChangedPartial()
 
 	partial void OnFocusStateChangedPartial2(FocusState focusState)
 	{
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			// this is needed so that we UpdateScrolling after the button appears/disappears.
 			UpdateLayout();
@@ -1197,7 +1199,7 @@ partial void OnFocusStateChangedPartial2(FocusState focusState)
 
 	partial void PasteFromClipboardPartial(string clipboardText, int selectionStart, int selectionLength, string newText)
 	{
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			if (_currentlyTyping)
 			{
@@ -1224,7 +1226,7 @@ partial void PasteFromClipboardPartial(string clipboardText, int selectionStart,
 
 	partial void CutSelectionToClipboardPartial()
 	{
-		if (IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			if (_currentlyTyping)
 			{
@@ -1270,7 +1272,7 @@ private void CommitAction(TextBoxAction action)
 
 	public void Undo()
 	{
-		if (!IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (!_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1310,7 +1312,7 @@ public void Undo()
 
 	public void Redo()
 	{
-		if (!IsSkiaTextBox)
+		if (!_isSkiaTextBox)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBoxView.skia.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBoxView.skia.cs
index 8f3ccdb5e511..71222755c014 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBoxView.skia.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Controls/TextBox/TextBoxView.skia.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ internal class TextBoxView
 		private readonly WeakReference<TextBox> _textBox;
 		private readonly bool _isPasswordBox;
 		private bool _isPasswordRevealed;
+		private readonly bool _isSkiaTextBox = !FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia;
 
 		public TextBoxView(TextBox textBox)
 		{
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public TextBoxView(TextBox textBox)
 
 			_textBox = new WeakReference<TextBox>(textBox);
 			_isPasswordBox = textBox is PasswordBox;
-			if (FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia && !ApiExtensibility.CreateInstance(this, out _textBoxExtension))
+			if (!_isSkiaTextBox && !ApiExtensibility.CreateInstance(this, out _textBoxExtension))
 			{
 				if (this.Log().IsEnabled(LogLevel.Warning))
 				{
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ internal void OnSelectionHighlightColorChanged(SolidColorBrush brush)
 
 		internal void OnFocusStateChanged(FocusState focusState)
 		{
-			if (!FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia)
+			if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 			{
 				return;
 			}
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ private void SetDisplayBlockText(string text)
 				DisplayBlock.Text = text;
 			}
 
-			if (!FeatureConfiguration.TextBox.UseOverlayOnSkia)
+			if (_isSkiaTextBox)
 			{
 				TextBox?.ContentElement?.InvalidateMeasure();
 				TextBox?.UpdateLayout();