diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index fe06cba155a..cf1757f335e 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stages:
             $(_InternalBuildArgs)
             /p:Test=false
           displayName: Windows Build / Publish
-        - task: ComponentGovernanceComponentDetection@0
+
       - ${{ if eq(variables._RunAsPublic, True) }}:
         - job: Linux
           container: LinuxContainer
diff --git a/eng/common-variables.yml b/eng/common-variables.yml
index 805ec66de9e..a8fc301ef8e 100644
--- a/eng/common-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/common-variables.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ variables:
     value: False
   - name: _InternalBuildArgs
     value: ''
-  - name: skipComponentGovernanceDetection
-    value: true
 
   - ${{ if and(ne(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public'), notin(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')) }}:
     - name: _RunAsPublic
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml b/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml
index 7678b94ce74..c5c2a991512 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ parameters:
   enablePublishBuildAssets: false
   enablePublishTestResults: false
   enablePublishUsingPipelines: false
+  disableComponentGovernance: false
   mergeTestResults: false
   testRunTitle: ''
   testResultsFormat: ''
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ jobs:
         richNavLogOutputDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/bin
       continueOnError: true
 
+  - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.runAsPublic, 'false'), ne(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public'), notin(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), ne(parameters.disableComponentGovernance, 'true')) }}:
+      - task: ComponentGovernanceComponentDetection@0
+
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.enableMicrobuild, 'true') }}:
     - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.runAsPublic, 'false'), ne(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public'), notin(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')) }}:
       - task: MicroBuildCleanup@1
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml b/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml
index fe9dfdf720c..d91bf914711 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       value: ${{ parameters.configuration }}
     - group: Publish-Build-Assets
     - group: AzureDevOps-Artifact-Feeds-Pats
-    # Skip component governance and codesign validation for SDL. These jobs
-    # create no content.
-    - name: skipComponentGovernanceDetection
-      value: true
     - name: runCodesignValidationInjection
       value: false
 
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/jobs/jobs.yml b/eng/common/templates/jobs/jobs.yml
index dafa603dc5d..7bcd6ba7302 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/jobs/jobs.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/jobs/jobs.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ parameters:
   # Optional: Enable publishing using release pipelines
   enablePublishUsingPipelines: false
 
+  # Optional: Disable component governance detection. In general, component governance
+  # should be on for all jobs. Use only in the event of issues.
+  disableComponentGovernance: false
+
   # Optional: Enable running the source-build jobs to build repo from source
   enableSourceBuild: false
 
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml b/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
index c830e6f2776..1ac7f49a43c 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,5 @@ variables:
   - name: SymbolToolVersion
     value: 1.0.1
 
-  # Skip component governance and codesign validation for SDL. These jobs
-  # create no content.
-  - name: skipComponentGovernanceDetection
-    value: true
   - name: runCodesignValidationInjection
     value: false