diff --git a/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs b/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs
index 172a687d6f21..1751502cea52 100644
--- a/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ export function validateFullManifest(manifest, params) {
       `full validation must record runReleaseSoak=true for ${params.releaseProfile} release candidates`,
     );
   }
-  if (manifest.controls?.performanceBlocking !== true) {
+  if (params.releaseProfile !== "beta" && manifest.controls?.performanceBlocking !== true) {
     throw new Error("full validation manifest must record blocking product performance evidence");
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.test.ts b/test/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.test.ts
index 1e7786ddda3a..054ab6e8e105 100644
--- a/test/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/release-candidate-checklist.test.ts
@@ -707,6 +707,25 @@ describe("release candidate checklist", () => {
     ).toThrow("blocking product performance");
   });
 
+  it("keeps product performance advisory for beta release candidates", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateFullManifest(
+        {
+          workflowName: "Full Release Validation",
+          targetSha: "candidate-sha",
+          releaseProfile: "beta",
+          rerunGroup: "all",
+          runReleaseSoak: "false",
+          controls: { performanceBlocking: false },
+        },
+        {
+          targetSha: "candidate-sha",
+          releaseProfile: "beta",
+        },
+      ),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
   it("binds SHA-pinned full validation evidence through its manifest", () => {
     const source = readFileSync("scripts/release-candidate-checklist.mjs", "utf8");