diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
index abe71bb52b7..133568f4280 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.test.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import {
   macAddress,
   getThemeKitAccessDomain,
   opentelemetryDomain,
+  _resetIsShopify,
 } from './local.js'
 import {fileExists} from '../fs.js'
 import {exec} from '../system.js'
 
-import {afterEach, expect, describe, vi, test} from 'vitest'
+import {afterEach, beforeEach, expect, describe, vi, test} from 'vitest'
 
 vi.mock('../fs.js')
 vi.mock('../system.js')
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ describe('isDevelopment', () => {
 })
 
 describe('isShopify', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    _resetIsShopify()
+  })
+
   test('returns false when the SHOPIFY_RUN_AS_USER env. variable is truthy', async () => {
     // Given
     const env = {SHOPIFY_RUN_AS_USER: '1'}
@@ -120,6 +125,18 @@ describe('isShopify', () => {
     // When
     await expect(isShopify()).resolves.toBe(true)
   })
+
+  test('memoizes the result', async () => {
+    // Given
+    vi.mocked(fileExists).mockResolvedValue(true)
+
+    // When
+    await isShopify()
+    await isShopify()
+
+    // Then
+    expect(fileExists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
 })
 
 describe('hasGit', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
index ad816399db9..a6869e4b1bc 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/context/local.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ let memoizedIsVerbose: boolean | undefined
  */
 let memoizedIsUnitTest: boolean | undefined
 
+/**
+ * Memoized value for the shopify check.
+ */
+let memoizedIsShopify: Promise<boolean> | undefined
+
 /**
  * Returns true if the CLI is running in debug mode.
  *
@@ -77,6 +82,14 @@ export function isVerbose(env = process.env): boolean {
  * @returns True if the CLI is used in a Shopify environment.
  */
 export async function isShopify(env = process.env): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (env === process.env) {
+    // Memoize the result to avoid repeated disk checks for the 'dev' executable.
+    return (memoizedIsShopify ??= checkIsShopify(env))
+  }
+  return checkIsShopify(env)
+}
+
+async function checkIsShopify(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): Promise<boolean> {
   if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(env, environmentVariables.runAsUser)) {
     return !isTruthy(env[environmentVariables.runAsUser])
   }
@@ -325,4 +338,11 @@ export function opentelemetryDomain(env = process.env): string {
   return isSet(domain) ? domain : 'https://otlp-http-production-cli.shopifysvc.com'
 }
 
+/**
+ * Resets the memoized value for the shopify check.
+ */
+export function _resetIsShopify(): void {
+  memoizedIsShopify = undefined
+}
+
 export type CIMetadata = Metadata