diff --git a/src/workerd/server/workerd-api.c++ b/src/workerd/server/workerd-api.c++
index b574b84ecb5..da2768139a7 100644
--- a/src/workerd/server/workerd-api.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/server/workerd-api.c++
@@ -565,7 +565,8 @@ void WorkerdApi::compileModules(jsg::Lock& lockParam,
           jsg::ModuleRegistry::Type::INTERNAL);
 
       // Inject packages tar file
-      if (featureFlags.getPythonExternalPackages()) {
+      if (featureFlags.getPythonExternalPackages() ||
+          util::Autogate::isEnabled(util::AutogateKey::PYTHON_FETCH_INDIVIDUAL_PACKAGES)) {
         modules->addBuiltinModule("pyodide-internal:packages_tar_reader", "export default { }"_kj,
             workerd::jsg::ModuleRegistry::Type::INTERNAL, {});
       } else {
diff --git a/src/workerd/util/autogate.c++ b/src/workerd/util/autogate.c++
index c5264a9fa03..49e0bf03ab0 100644
--- a/src/workerd/util/autogate.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/util/autogate.c++
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ kj::StringPtr KJ_STRINGIFY(AutogateKey key) {
       return "test-workerd"_kj;
     case AutogateKey::STREAMING_TAIL_WORKERS:
       return "streaming-tail-workers"_kj;
+    case AutogateKey::PYTHON_FETCH_INDIVIDUAL_PACKAGES:
+      return "python-fetch-individual-packages";
     case AutogateKey::NumOfKeys:
       KJ_FAIL_ASSERT("NumOfKeys should not be used in getName");
   }
diff --git a/src/workerd/util/autogate.h b/src/workerd/util/autogate.h
index f44f2193147..51dc29e63d0 100644
--- a/src/workerd/util/autogate.h
+++ b/src/workerd/util/autogate.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ namespace workerd::util {
 enum class AutogateKey {
   TEST_WORKERD,
   STREAMING_TAIL_WORKERS,
+  // Fetches Python packages as individual bundles from GCS instead of using a single big bundle
+  // embedded in the binary
+  PYTHON_FETCH_INDIVIDUAL_PACKAGES,
   NumOfKeys  // Reserved for iteration.
 };