diff --git a/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce-types.ts b/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce-types.ts
index 28082589f5..c55a08fd56 100644
--- a/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce-types.ts
+++ b/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce-types.ts
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ export interface PayPalCommerceButtons {
     render(id: string): void;
     close(): void;
     isEligible(): boolean;
+    hasReturned?(): boolean;
+    resume?(): void;
 }
 
 export interface PayPalCommerceButtonsOptions {
diff --git a/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.spec.ts b/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.spec.ts
index 0f56699d3a..030fa13521 100644
--- a/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.spec.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ describe('PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy', () => {
         paypalcommerce: buyNowPayPalCommerceOptions,
     };
 
-    const storeConfig = getConfig().storeConfig;
-
     const paypalCommerceOptions: PayPalCommerceButtonInitializeOptions = {
         style: {
             height: 45,
@@ -104,6 +102,9 @@ describe('PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy', () => {
         type: 'type_shipping',
     };
 
+    const storeConfig = getConfig().storeConfig;
+    const resumeMock = jest.fn();
+
     beforeEach(() => {
         buyNowCart = getBuyNowCart();
         cart = getCart();
@@ -244,6 +245,8 @@ describe('PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy', () => {
                     isEligible: jest.fn(() => true),
                     render: jest.fn(),
                     close: jest.fn(),
+                    hasReturned: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+                    resume: resumeMock,
                 };
             },
         );
@@ -371,6 +374,18 @@ describe('PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy', () => {
 
     describe('#renderButton', () => {
         it('initializes PayPal button to render (default flow)', async () => {
+            jest.spyOn(
+                paymentIntegrationService.getState(),
+                'getStoreConfigOrThrow',
+            ).mockReturnValue({
+                ...storeConfig,
+                checkoutSettings: {
+                    ...storeConfig.checkoutSettings,
+                    features: {
+                        'PAYPAL-5716.app_switch_functionality': false,
+                    },
+                },
+            });
             await strategy.initialize(initializationOptions);
 
             expect(paypalSdk.Buttons).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -381,10 +396,29 @@ describe('PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy', () => {
             });
         });
 
+        it('calls PayPal button resume', async () => {
+            jest.spyOn(
+                paymentIntegrationService.getState(),
+                'getStoreConfigOrThrow',
+            ).mockReturnValue({
+                ...storeConfig,
+                checkoutSettings: {
+                    ...storeConfig.checkoutSettings,
+                    features: {
+                        'PAYPAL-5716.app_switch_functionality': true,
+                    },
+                },
+            });
+            await strategy.initialize(initializationOptions);
+
+            expect(resumeMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
         it('initializes PayPal button to render (buy now flow)', async () => {
             await strategy.initialize(buyNowInitializationOptions);
 
             expect(paypalSdk.Buttons).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                appSwitchWhenAvailable: true,
                 fundingSource: paypalSdk.FUNDING.PAYPAL,
                 style: paypalCommerceOptions.style,
                 createOrder: expect.any(Function),
@@ -521,10 +555,46 @@ describe('PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy', () => {
                 defaultButtonContainerId,
             );
         });
+
+        it('initializes PayPal button to render with appSwitch flag', async () => {
+            jest.spyOn(
+                paymentIntegrationService.getState(),
+                'getStoreConfigOrThrow',
+            ).mockReturnValue({
+                ...storeConfig,
+                checkoutSettings: {
+                    ...storeConfig.checkoutSettings,
+                    features: {
+                        'PAYPAL-5716.app_switch_functionality': true,
+                    },
+                },
+            });
+            await strategy.initialize(initializationOptions);
+
+            expect(paypalSdk.Buttons).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                appSwitchWhenAvailable: true,
+                fundingSource: paypalSdk.FUNDING.PAYPAL,
+                style: paypalCommerceOptions.style,
+                createOrder: expect.any(Function),
+                onApprove: expect.any(Function),
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('#createOrder', () => {
         it('creates paypal order', async () => {
+            jest.spyOn(
+                paymentIntegrationService.getState(),
+                'getStoreConfigOrThrow',
+            ).mockReturnValue({
+                ...storeConfig,
+                checkoutSettings: {
+                    ...storeConfig.checkoutSettings,
+                    features: {
+                        'PAYPAL-5716.app_switch_functionality': false,
+                    },
+                },
+            });
             await strategy.initialize(initializationOptions);
 
             eventEmitter.emit('createOrder');
diff --git a/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.ts b/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.ts
index 948103f197..b892f1273a 100644
--- a/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/paypal-commerce-integration/src/paypal-commerce/paypal-commerce-button-strategy.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ import {
 import PayPalCommerceButtonInitializeOptions, {
     WithPayPalCommerceButtonInitializeOptions,
 } from './paypal-commerce-button-initialize-options';
+import { isExperimentEnabled } from '@bigcommerce/checkout-sdk/utility';
 
 export default class PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy implements CheckoutButtonStrategy {
+    private methodId?: string;
+
     constructor(
         private paymentIntegrationService: PaymentIntegrationService,
         private paypalCommerceIntegrationService: PayPalCommerceIntegrationService,
@@ -68,6 +71,8 @@ export default class PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy implements CheckoutButtonStrat
             );
         }
 
+        this.methodId = methodId;
+
         if (!isBuyNowFlow) {
             // Info: default checkout should not be loaded for BuyNow flow,
             // since there is no checkout session available for that.
@@ -105,7 +110,9 @@ export default class PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy implements CheckoutButtonStrat
             paymentMethod.initializationData || {};
 
         const defaultCallbacks = {
-            createOrder: () => this.paypalCommerceIntegrationService.createOrder('paypalcommerce'),
+            ...(this.isPaypalCommerceAppSwitchEnabled() && { appSwitchWhenAvailable: true }),
+            createOrder: () =>
+                this.paypalCommerceIntegrationService.createOrder('paypalcommerce'),
             onApprove: ({ orderID }: ApproveCallbackPayload) =>
                 this.paypalCommerceIntegrationService.tokenizePayment(methodId, orderID),
         };
@@ -137,7 +144,11 @@ export default class PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy implements CheckoutButtonStrat
         const paypalButton = paypalSdk.Buttons(buttonRenderOptions);
 
         if (paypalButton.isEligible()) {
-            paypalButton.render(`#${containerId}`);
+            if (paypalButton.hasReturned?.() && this.isPaypalCommerceAppSwitchEnabled()) {
+                paypalButton.resume?.();
+            } else {
+                paypalButton.render(`#${containerId}`);
+            }
         } else if (onEligibilityFailure && typeof onEligibilityFailure === 'function') {
             onEligibilityFailure();
         } else {
@@ -253,4 +264,23 @@ export default class PayPalCommerceButtonStrategy implements CheckoutButtonStrat
             throw error;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * PayPal AppSwitch enabling handling
+     *
+     */
+    private isPaypalCommerceAppSwitchEnabled(): boolean {
+        const state = this.paymentIntegrationService.getState();
+        const features = state.getStoreConfigOrThrow().checkoutSettings.features;
+        const paymentMethod = state.getPaymentMethodOrThrow<PayPalCommerceInitializationData>(
+            this.methodId || '',
+        );
+        const { isHostedCheckoutEnabled } = paymentMethod.initializationData || {};
+
+        return (
+            !isHostedCheckoutEnabled &&
+            isExperimentEnabled(features, 'PAYPAL-5716.app_switch_functionality')
+        );
+    }
 }