diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/debug_options_flags.cc b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/debug_options_flags.cc
index 2e871ff51ed681..94d577a9380100 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/debug_options_flags.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/debug_options_flags.cc
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ DebugOptions DefaultDebugOptionsIgnoringFlags() {
 
   opts.set_xla_gpu_auto_spmd_partitioning_memory_budget_gb(0);
   opts.set_xla_gpu_auto_spmd_partitioning_memory_budget_ratio(1.1);
+
+  opts.set_xla_gpu_copy_insertion_use_region_analysis(true);
   return opts;
 }
 
@@ -1189,6 +1191,13 @@ void MakeDebugOptionsFlags(std::vector<tsl::Flag>* flag_list,
       "Dumps autotuned Triton fusions to the directory specified by "
       "xla_dump_to or stdout. Each fusion is dumped only once, as an optimized "
       "HLO."));
+  flag_list->push_back(tsl::Flag(
+      "xla_gpu_copy_insertion_use_region_analysis",
+      bool_setter_for(
+          &DebugOptions::set_xla_gpu_copy_insertion_use_region_analysis),
+      debug_options->xla_gpu_copy_insertion_use_region_analysis(),
+      "If true, use the new fine-grain region-based live range interference"
+      " analysis in the copy insertion optimization pass."));
 }  // NOLINT(readability/fn_size)
 
 // Allocates flag_values and flag_objects; this function must not be called more
diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/gpu/gpu_compiler.cc b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/gpu/gpu_compiler.cc
index 72aa066be84475..d0f0233e40fc44 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/gpu/gpu_compiler.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/gpu/gpu_compiler.cc
@@ -856,6 +856,8 @@ Status GpuCompiler::OptimizeHloModule(HloModule* hlo_module,
 // Modifies the given HLO module so that it will be accepted by IrEmitter.
 // Unlike optimization passes, the passes are necessary for correctness.
 Status GpuCompiler::PrepareHloModuleForIrEmitting(HloModule* hlo_module) {
+  const DebugOptions& debug_options = hlo_module->config().debug_options();
+
   // In some cases, we have to place the result of an instruction in a temporary
   // buffer. For instance, the buffer that holds an external parameter is
   // assumed immutable at this point, and should not be reused for output
@@ -880,9 +882,14 @@ Status GpuCompiler::PrepareHloModuleForIrEmitting(HloModule* hlo_module) {
   }
   pipeline.AddPass<LoopScheduleLinearizer>(GetCanShareBuffer());
 
-  constexpr int64_t kNoRegionBasedLiveRangeAnalysisLimit = -1;
-  pipeline.AddPass<CopyInsertion>(GetCanShareBuffer(),
-                                  kNoRegionBasedLiveRangeAnalysisLimit);
+  if (debug_options.xla_gpu_copy_insertion_use_region_analysis()) {
+    constexpr int64_t kNoRegionBasedLiveRangeAnalysisLimit = -1;
+    pipeline.AddPass<CopyInsertion>(GetCanShareBuffer(),
+                                    kNoRegionBasedLiveRangeAnalysisLimit);
+  } else {
+    pipeline.AddPass<CopyInsertion>(GetCanShareBuffer());
+  }
+
   // We are using a sub-pipeline here, so that the verifier only runs after both
   // GpuHorizontalLoopFusion and HloDCE.
   auto& sub_pipeline =
diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/xla.proto b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/xla.proto
index 7e60a3ffb03f15..d7516ff28b693a 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/xla.proto
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/xla.proto
@@ -595,7 +595,9 @@ message DebugOptions {
 
   bool xla_gpu_dump_autotuned_triton_fusions = 232;
 
-  // Next id: 236
+  bool xla_gpu_copy_insertion_use_region_analysis = 236;
+
+  // Next id: 237
 
   // Extra options to pass to the compilation backend (e.g. LLVM); specific
   // interpretation of these values is left to the backend.