diff --git a/docs/en/configuration.rst b/docs/en/configuration.rst
index 1ce46b83..c34fe0cb 100644
--- a/docs/en/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/en/configuration.rst
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ Configuration Reference
                 proxy_namespace:              Proxies
                 # Enables the new implementation of proxies based on lazy ghosts instead of using the legacy implementation
                 enable_lazy_ghost_objects:    false
+                # Enables the new native implementation of PHP lazy objects instead of generated proxies
+                enable_native_lazy_objects:   false
                 identity_generation_preferences:
                     Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\PostgreSQLPlatform: identity
 
@@ -257,8 +259,6 @@ Configuration Reference
                         class_metadata_factory_name:  Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataFactory
                         default_repository_class:     Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository
                         auto_mapping:                 false
-                        # Opt-in to PHP native lazy objects
-                        enable_native_lazy_objects:   false
                         # Opt-in to new mapping driver mode as of Doctrine ORM 2.16, https://github.com/doctrine/orm/pull/10455
                         report_fields_where_declared: false
                         # 0pt-in to the new mapping driver mode as of Doctrine ORM 2.14. See https://github.com/doctrine/orm/pull/6728.
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index 87f4d389..50a68281 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ private function addOrmSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $node): void
             'default_entity_manager' => true,
             'auto_generate_proxy_classes' => true,
             'enable_lazy_ghost_objects' => true,
+            'enable_native_lazy_objects' => true,
             'proxy_dir' => true,
             'proxy_namespace' => true,
             'resolve_target_entities' => true,
@@ -506,6 +507,10 @@ private function addOrmSection(ArrayNodeDefinition $node): void
                             ->defaultValue(! method_exists(ProxyFactory::class, 'resetUninitializedProxy'))
                             ->info('Enables the new implementation of proxies based on lazy ghosts instead of using the legacy implementation')
                         ->end()
+                        ->booleanNode('enable_native_lazy_objects')
+                            ->defaultFalse()
+                            ->info('Enables the new native implementation of PHP lazy objects instead of generated proxies')
+                        ->end()
                         ->scalarNode('proxy_dir')
                             ->defaultValue('%kernel.build_dir%/doctrine/orm/Proxies')
                             ->info('Configures the path where generated proxy classes are saved when using non-native lazy objects, this option is ignored when the "enable_native_lazy_objects" option is true')
@@ -658,10 +663,6 @@ private function getOrmEntityManagersNode(): ArrayNodeDefinition
                     ->scalarNode('class_metadata_factory_name')->defaultValue(ClassMetadataFactory::class)->end()
                     ->scalarNode('default_repository_class')->defaultValue(EntityRepository::class)->end()
                     ->scalarNode('auto_mapping')->defaultFalse()->end()
-                    ->booleanNode('enable_native_lazy_objects')
-                        ->defaultFalse()
-                        ->info('Enables the new native implementation of PHP lazy objects instead of generated proxies')
-                    ->end()
                     ->scalarNode('naming_strategy')->defaultValue('doctrine.orm.naming_strategy.default')->end()
                     ->scalarNode('quote_strategy')->defaultValue('doctrine.orm.quote_strategy.default')->end()
                     ->scalarNode('typed_field_mapper')->defaultValue('doctrine.orm.typed_field_mapper.default')->end()
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php b/src/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
index 215b4baa..5f993445 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connections\PrimaryReadReplicaConnection;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\Middleware as MiddlewareInterface;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\LegacySchemaManagerFactory;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Configuration as ORMConfiguration;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Events;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Id\AbstractIdGenerator;
@@ -71,8 +72,10 @@
 use function array_intersect_key;
 use function array_keys;
 use function array_merge;
+use function assert;
 use function class_exists;
 use function interface_exists;
+use function is_bool;
 use function is_dir;
 use function method_exists;
 use function reset;
@@ -577,7 +580,19 @@ protected function ormLoad(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container)
             trigger_deprecation('doctrine/doctrine-bundle', '2.11', 'Not setting "doctrine.orm.enable_lazy_ghost_objects" to true is deprecated.');
         }
 
-        $options = ['auto_generate_proxy_classes', 'enable_lazy_ghost_objects', 'proxy_dir', 'proxy_namespace'];
+        if ($config['enable_native_lazy_objects'] ?? false) {
+            /** @phpstan-ignore function.alreadyNarrowedType */
+            if (! method_exists(ORMConfiguration::class, 'enableNativeLazyObjects')) {
+                throw new LogicException(
+                    'Native lazy objects are not supported with your installed version of the ORM. Please upgrade to "doctrine/orm:^3.4".',
+                );
+            }
+        } elseif (! class_exists(AnnotationDriver::class)) {
+            // Only emit the deprecation notice for ORM 3 users
+            trigger_deprecation('doctrine/doctrine-bundle', '2.16', 'Not setting "doctrine.orm.enable_native_lazy_objects" to true is deprecated.');
+        }
+
+        $options = ['auto_generate_proxy_classes', 'enable_lazy_ghost_objects', 'enable_native_lazy_objects', 'proxy_dir', 'proxy_namespace'];
         foreach ($options as $key) {
             $container->setParameter('doctrine.orm.' . $key, $config[$key]);
         }
@@ -703,11 +718,15 @@ protected function loadOrmEntityManager(array $entityManager, ContainerBuilder $
         ];
 
         if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80400 && class_exists(LegacyReflectionFields::class)) {
-            $methods['enableNativeLazyObjects'] = $entityManager['enable_native_lazy_objects'];
+            $enableNativeLazyObjects = $container->getParameter('doctrine.orm.enable_native_lazy_objects');
+
+            assert(is_bool($enableNativeLazyObjects));
+
+            $methods['enableNativeLazyObjects'] = $enableNativeLazyObjects;
 
             // Do not set deprecated proxy configurations when native lazy objects are enabled with `doctrine/orm:^3.5`
             /** @phpstan-ignore function.alreadyNarrowedType */
-            if ($entityManager['enable_native_lazy_objects'] && method_exists(ORMSetup::class, 'createAttributeMetadataConfig')) {
+            if ($enableNativeLazyObjects && method_exists(ORMSetup::class, 'createAttributeMetadataConfig')) {
                 unset(
                     $methods['setProxyDir'],
                     $methods['setProxyNamespace'],