diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app.go b/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app.go
index 5c67c13aa44..39ed6a49c31 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/appcontainers/armappcontainers/v3"
 	azdinternal "github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/internal"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/account"
+	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/alpha"
+	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/convert"
 	"github.com/azure/azure-dev/cli/azd/pkg/httputil"
 	"github.com/benbjohnson/clock"
@@ -59,22 +61,25 @@ func NewContainerAppService(
 	httpClient httputil.HttpClient,
 	clock clock.Clock,
 	armClientOptions *arm.ClientOptions,
+	alphaFeatureManager *alpha.FeatureManager,
 ) ContainerAppService {
 	return &containerAppService{
-		credentialProvider: credentialProvider,
-		httpClient:         httpClient,
-		userAgent:          azdinternal.UserAgent(),
-		clock:              clock,
-		armClientOptions:   armClientOptions,
+		credentialProvider:  credentialProvider,
+		httpClient:          httpClient,
+		userAgent:           azdinternal.UserAgent(),
+		clock:               clock,
+		armClientOptions:    armClientOptions,
+		alphaFeatureManager: alphaFeatureManager,
 	}
 }
 
 type containerAppService struct {
-	credentialProvider account.SubscriptionCredentialProvider
-	httpClient         httputil.HttpClient
-	userAgent          string
-	clock              clock.Clock
-	armClientOptions   *arm.ClientOptions
+	credentialProvider  account.SubscriptionCredentialProvider
+	httpClient          httputil.HttpClient
+	userAgent           string
+	clock               clock.Clock
+	armClientOptions    *arm.ClientOptions
+	alphaFeatureManager *alpha.FeatureManager
 }
 
 type ContainerAppIngressConfiguration struct {
@@ -112,6 +117,8 @@ func (cas *containerAppService) GetIngressConfiguration(
 // or updating the container app. When unset, we use the default API version of the armappcontainers.ContainerAppsClient.
 const apiVersionKey = "api-version"
 
+var persistCustomDomainsFeature = alpha.MustFeatureKey("aca.persistDomains")
+
 func (cas *containerAppService) DeployYaml(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	subscriptionId string,
@@ -124,6 +131,21 @@ func (cas *containerAppService) DeployYaml(
 		return fmt.Errorf("decoding yaml: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if shouldPersist := cas.alphaFeatureManager.IsEnabled(persistCustomDomainsFeature); shouldPersist {
+		aca, err := cas.getContainerApp(ctx, subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, appName)
+		if err == nil {
+			acaAsConfig := config.NewConfig(obj)
+			err := acaAsConfig.Set(
+				"properties.configuration.ingress.customDomains", aca.Properties.Configuration.Ingress.CustomDomains)
+
+			if err == nil {
+				obj = acaAsConfig.Raw()
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("failed to set custom domains: %v. Domains will be ignored.", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	var poller *runtime.Poller[armappcontainers.ContainerAppsClientCreateOrUpdateResponse]
 
 	// The way we make the initial request depends on whether the apiVersion is specified in the YAML.
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app_test.go b/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app_test.go
index 352aef697ae..19b3ba8ef64 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app_test.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/containerapps/container_app_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func Test_ContainerApp_GetIngressConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 		mockContext.HttpClient,
 		clock.NewMock(),
 		mockContext.ArmClientOptions,
+		mockContext.AlphaFeaturesManager,
 	)
 	ingressConfig, err := cas.GetIngressConfiguration(*mockContext.Context, subscriptionId, resourceGroup, appName)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ func Test_ContainerApp_AddRevision(t *testing.T) {
 		mockContext.HttpClient,
 		clock.NewMock(),
 		mockContext.ArmClientOptions,
+		mockContext.AlphaFeaturesManager,
 	)
 	err := cas.AddRevision(*mockContext.Context, subscriptionId, resourceGroup, appName, updatedImageName)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/project/service_target_containerapp_test.go b/cli/azd/pkg/project/service_target_containerapp_test.go
index 92e85c77103..cd13f4530d8 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/project/service_target_containerapp_test.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/project/service_target_containerapp_test.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func createContainerAppServiceTarget(
 		mockContext.HttpClient,
 		clock.NewMock(),
 		mockContext.ArmClientOptions,
+		mockContext.AlphaFeaturesManager,
 	)
 	containerRegistryService := azcli.NewContainerRegistryService(
 		credentialProvider,
diff --git a/cli/azd/resources/alpha_features.yaml b/cli/azd/resources/alpha_features.yaml
index 6344086cd80..39988d7d9a3 100644
--- a/cli/azd/resources/alpha_features.yaml
+++ b/cli/azd/resources/alpha_features.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
   description: "Enable Helm support for AKS deployments."
 - id: aks.kustomize
   description: "Enable Kustomize support for AKS deployments."
+- id: aca.persistDomains
+  description: "Do not change custom domains when deploying Azure Container Apps."