diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 16b925db39..f113a371a8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ option(QUIC_BUILD_PERF "Builds the perf code" OFF)
 option(QUIC_BUILD_SHARED "Builds msquic as a dynamic library" ON)
 option(QUIC_ENABLE_LOGGING "Enables logging" OFF)
 option(QUIC_ENABLE_SANITIZERS "Enables sanitizers" OFF)
+option(QUIC_ENABLE_POOL_ALLOC "Enables pool allocations" ON)
 option(QUIC_STATIC_LINK_CRT "Statically links the C runtime" ON)
 option(QUIC_STATIC_LINK_PARTIAL_CRT "Statically links the compiler-specific portion of the C runtime" ON)
 option(QUIC_UWP_BUILD "Build for UWP" OFF)
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ if(QUIC_HIGH_RES_TIMERS)
     list(APPEND QUIC_COMMON_DEFINES QUIC_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=1)
 endif()
 
-if (QUIC_ENABLE_SANITIZERS)
+if (QUIC_ENABLE_SANITIZERS OR NOT QUIC_ENABLE_POOL_ALLOC)
     list(APPEND QUIC_COMMON_DEFINES DISABLE_CXPLAT_POOL=1)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/inc/quic_platform_posix.h b/src/inc/quic_platform_posix.h
index 10541fb0f0..afa718ebb1 100644
--- a/src/inc/quic_platform_posix.h
+++ b/src/inc/quic_platform_posix.h
@@ -478,7 +478,11 @@ typedef struct CXPLAT_POOL {
 
 } CXPLAT_POOL;
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_CXPLAT_POOL
 #define CXPLAT_POOL_MAXIMUM_DEPTH   256 // Copied from EX_MAXIMUM_LOOKASIDE_DEPTH_BASE
+#else
+#define CXPLAT_POOL_MAXIMUM_DEPTH   0   // TODO - Optimize this scenario better
+#endif
 
 #if DEBUG
 typedef struct CXPLAT_POOL_ENTRY {
diff --git a/src/inc/quic_platform_winuser.h b/src/inc/quic_platform_winuser.h
index e5754f4d6a..8295c64f43 100644
--- a/src/inc/quic_platform_winuser.h
+++ b/src/inc/quic_platform_winuser.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ typedef struct CXPLAT_POOL {
 #define CXPLAT_POOL_MAXIMUM_DEPTH       0x4000  // 16384
 #define CXPLAT_POOL_DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH   256     // Copied from EX_MAXIMUM_LOOKASIDE_DEPTH_BASE
 #else
-#define CXPLAT_POOL_MAXIMUM_DEPTH       0
+#define CXPLAT_POOL_MAXIMUM_DEPTH       0       // TODO - Optimize this scenario better
 #define CXPLAT_POOL_DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH   0
 #endif