diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/environ.py b/python/sglang/srt/environ.py
index 07ab21e2d..19f1f8dd7 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/environ.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/environ.py
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ class Envs:
     SGLANG_MLA_DEDUP_CHUNK_TOKENS = EnvInt(2048)
     SGLANG_HICACHE_HF3FS_CONFIG_PATH = EnvStr(None)
     SGLANG_HICACHE_DECODE_OFFLOAD_STRIDE = EnvInt(None)
+    SGLANG_HICACHE_SKIP_HOST_DUPLICATE_RECLAIM = EnvBool(False)
     SGLANG_HICACHE_FILE_BACKEND_STORAGE_DIR = EnvStr(None)
     # File-backend LRU eviction (opt-in; sizes accept SI/IEC suffixes, "0" disables).
     SGLANG_HICACHE_FILE_BACKEND_MAX_SIZE = EnvStr(None)
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/unified_tree_core.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/unified_tree_core.py
index 14d909b88..938511004 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/unified_tree_core.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/unified_tree_core.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import msgspec
 import torch
 
 from sglang.srt.disaggregation.kv_events import StorageMedium
+from sglang.srt.environ import envs
 from sglang.srt.mem_cache.base_prefix_cache import (
     DecLockRefParams,
     DecLockRefResult,
@@ -1490,11 +1491,16 @@ class UnifiedTreeCore(UnifiedTreeCoreInterface):
         self, component_type: ComponentType, num_tokens: int
     ) -> DriveHostEvictionResult:
         """Evict a component's host-side resources; no-op if absent. Under
-        write_back, FULL pressure reclaims redundant Full host copies first."""
+        write_back, FULL pressure reclaims redundant Full host copies first
+        (skipped if SGLANG_HICACHE_SKIP_HOST_DUPLICATE_RECLAIM=1)."""
         result = DriveHostEvictionResult()
         comp = self.components_by_type.get(component_type)
         if comp is not None:
-            if self.is_write_back and component_type == BASE_COMPONENT_TYPE:
+            if (
+                not envs.SGLANG_HICACHE_SKIP_HOST_DUPLICATE_RECLAIM.get()
+                and self.is_write_back
+                and component_type == BASE_COMPONENT_TYPE
+            ):
                 self._reclaim_full_host_duplicates(
                     num_tokens,
                     result.tracker,