diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e1dfea5e14e..a2fc9bd93004 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -550,6 +550,19 @@
                         "experimental"
                     ]
                 },
+                "python.nativeLocator": {
+                    "default": "js",
+                    "description": "%python.nativeLocator.description%",
+                    "enum": [
+                        "js",
+                        "native"
+                    ],
+                    "tags": [
+                        "experimental"
+                    ],
+                    "scope": "machine",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "python.pipenvPath": {
                     "default": "pipenv",
                     "description": "%python.pipenvPath.description%",
diff --git a/package.nls.json b/package.nls.json
index b88b04ab241f..536eab3e800d 100644
--- a/package.nls.json
+++ b/package.nls.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "python.logging.level.description": "The logging level the extension logs at, defaults to 'error'",
     "python.logging.level.deprecation": "This setting is deprecated. Please use command `Developer: Set Log Level...` to set logging level.",
     "python.missingPackage.severity.description": "Set severity of missing packages in requirements.txt or pyproject.toml",
+    "python.nativeLocator.description": "[Experimental] Select implementation of environment locators. This is an experimental setting while we test native environment location.",
     "python.pipenvPath.description": "Path to the pipenv executable to use for activation.",
     "python.poetryPath.description": "Path to the poetry executable.",
     "python.EnableREPLSmartSend.description": "Toggle Smart Send for the Python REPL. Smart Send enables sending the smallest runnable block of code to the REPL on Shift+Enter and moves the cursor accordingly.",
@@ -162,4 +163,4 @@
     "walkthrough.step.python.createNewNotebook.altText": "Creating a new Jupyter notebook",
     "walkthrough.step.python.openInteractiveWindow.altText": "Opening Python interactive window",
     "walkthrough.step.python.dataScienceLearnMore.altText": "Image representing our documentation page and mailing list resources."
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts
index b33425905a15..2b341dab0e9c 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from './common/externalDependencies';
 import { ExtensionLocators, WatchRootsArgs, WorkspaceLocators } from './base/locators/wrappers';
 import { CustomVirtualEnvironmentLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/customVirtualEnvLocator';
-// import { CondaEnvironmentLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/condaLocator';
+import { CondaEnvironmentLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/condaLocator';
 import { GlobalVirtualEnvironmentLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/globalVirtualEnvronmentLocator';
 import { PosixKnownPathsLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/posixKnownPathsLocator';
 import { PyenvLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/pyenvLocator';
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import { traceError } from '../logging';
 import { ActiveStateLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/activeStateLocator';
 import { CustomWorkspaceLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/customWorkspaceLocator';
 import { NativeLocator } from './base/locators/lowLevel/nativeLocator';
+import { getConfiguration } from '../common/vscodeApis/workspaceApis';
 
 const PYTHON_ENV_INFO_CACHE_KEY = 'PYTHON_ENV_INFO_CACHEv2';
 
@@ -137,30 +138,38 @@ async function createLocator(
     return caching;
 }
 
+function useNativeLocator(): boolean {
+    const config = getConfiguration('python');
+    return config.get<string>('nativeLocator', 'js') === 'native';
+}
+
 function createNonWorkspaceLocators(ext: ExtensionState): ILocator<BasicEnvInfo>[] {
     const locators: (ILocator<BasicEnvInfo> & Partial<IDisposable>)[] = [];
-    locators.push(
-        // OS-independent locators go here.
-        new PyenvLocator(),
-        // new CondaEnvironmentLocator(),
-        new ActiveStateLocator(),
-        new GlobalVirtualEnvironmentLocator(),
-        new CustomVirtualEnvironmentLocator(),
-        new NativeLocator(),
-    );
-
-    if (getOSType() === OSType.Windows) {
-        locators.push(
-            // Windows specific locators go here.
-            new WindowsRegistryLocator(),
-            new MicrosoftStoreLocator(),
-            new WindowsPathEnvVarLocator(),
-        );
+    if (useNativeLocator()) {
+        locators.push(new NativeLocator());
     } else {
         locators.push(
-            // Linux/Mac locators go here.
-            new PosixKnownPathsLocator(),
+            // OS-independent locators go here.
+            new PyenvLocator(),
+            new CondaEnvironmentLocator(),
+            new ActiveStateLocator(),
+            new GlobalVirtualEnvironmentLocator(),
+            new CustomVirtualEnvironmentLocator(),
         );
+
+        if (getOSType() === OSType.Windows) {
+            locators.push(
+                // Windows specific locators go here.
+                new WindowsRegistryLocator(),
+                new MicrosoftStoreLocator(),
+                new WindowsPathEnvVarLocator(),
+            );
+        } else {
+            locators.push(
+                // Linux/Mac locators go here.
+                new PosixKnownPathsLocator(),
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     const disposables = locators.filter((d) => d.dispose !== undefined) as IDisposable[];