diff --git a/.changeset/lost-days-sick.md b/.changeset/lost-days-sick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18415e294f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lost-days-sick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+"@patternfly/pfe-core": minor
+---
+
+`ssrCallConnectedCallback`: exported from `ssr-shims.js`, replacing the deprecated `globalThis.litSsrCallConnectedCallback` global. Pass a predicate to limit which elements receive `connectedCallback` during SSR, or omit it to opt in all elements.
+
+```typescript
+import { ssrCallConnectedCallback } from '@patternfly/pfe-core/ssr-shims.js';
+
+ssrCallConnectedCallback(el =>
+  el.localName.startsWith('pf-') || el.localName.startsWith('rh-')
+);
+```
diff --git a/.changeset/poor-sky-blue.md b/.changeset/poor-sky-blue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..407dbc2479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-sky-blue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+"@patternfly/pfe-tools": minor
+---
+
+`renderGlobal`: third `connectedCallbackFilter` parameter limits which elements receive `connectedCallback` during SSR. Without it, all elements opt in.
+
+```typescript
+import { renderGlobal } from '@patternfly/pfe-tools/ssr/global.js';
+
+const html = await renderGlobal(
+  '<my-el></my-el>',
+  ['my-package/my-el.js'],
+  el => el.localName.startsWith('my-'),
+);
+```
diff --git a/core/pfe-core/ssr-shims.ts b/core/pfe-core/ssr-shims.ts
index 32d0168960..7eef70229a 100644
--- a/core/pfe-core/ssr-shims.ts
+++ b/core/pfe-core/ssr-shims.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { installWindowOnGlobal } from '@lit-labs/ssr/lib/dom-shim.js';
+import { LitElementRenderer } from '@lit-labs/ssr/lib/lit-element-renderer.js';
 
 class ObserverShim {
   observe(): void {
@@ -30,8 +31,13 @@ function getComputedStyle() {
   };
 };
 
-// @ts-expect-error: opt in to event support in ssr
-globalThis.litSsrCallConnectedCallback = true;
+export function ssrCallConnectedCallback(
+  predicate: (element: { localName: string }) => boolean = () => true,
+): void {
+  LitElementRenderer.renderOptions.push(
+    element => predicate(element) ? { connectedCallback: true } : undefined,
+  );
+}
 
 installWindowOnGlobal({
   ErrorEvent: Event,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e6e5f2b58b..962b137401 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1906,14 +1906,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@lit-labs/ssr": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lit-labs/ssr/-/ssr-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-pODr+t7cZVIrCRLuSLuWAACDnztEk5IrRFwFsbxyAyWcP2XP8aKuUZdVM/biXqxvIyHyCKtNZ92Gdcr+pjA5BQ==",
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lit-labs/ssr/-/ssr-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m0zymVVlHB1ddJQ1lastsV8ROW3whFOiHJhVPQWd04MnGTkTlUUVLQctux1QlyD9BtLXNN6iASxv388vhgKMFg==",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@lit-labs/ssr-client": "^1.1.7",
-        "@lit-labs/ssr-dom-shim": "^1.5.0",
+        "@lit-labs/ssr-dom-shim": "^1.6.0",
         "@lit/reactive-element": "^2.0.4",
         "@parse5/tools": "^0.3.0",
         "enhanced-resolve": "^5.10.0",
@@ -1948,9 +1948,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@lit-labs/ssr-dom-shim": {
-      "version": "1.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lit-labs/ssr-dom-shim/-/ssr-dom-shim-1.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Aou5UdlSpr5whQe8AA/bZG0jMj96CoJIWbGfZ91qieWu5AWUMKw8VR/pAkQkJYvBNhmCcWnZlyyk5oze8JIqYA==",
+      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lit-labs/ssr-dom-shim/-/ssr-dom-shim-1.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VHb0ALPMTlgKjM6yIxxoQNnpKyUKLD04VzeQdsiXkMqkvYlAHxq9glGLmgbb889/1GsohSOAjvQYoiBppXFqrQ==",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
     },
     "node_modules/@lit/context": {
@@ -16022,7 +16022,7 @@
         "@11ty/eleventy-plugin-syntaxhighlight": "^5.0.2",
         "@changesets/cli": "^2.29.8",
         "@koa/router": "^15.1.1",
-        "@lit-labs/ssr": "^4.0.0",
+        "@lit-labs/ssr": "^4.1.0",
         "@open-wc/testing": "^4.0.0",
         "@playwright/test": "~1.57.0",
         "@pwrs/mappa": "^0.0.4",
diff --git a/tools/pfe-tools/package.json b/tools/pfe-tools/package.json
index 9951194275..c604a1514b 100644
--- a/tools/pfe-tools/package.json
+++ b/tools/pfe-tools/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "@11ty/eleventy-plugin-syntaxhighlight": "^5.0.2",
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.29.8",
     "@koa/router": "^15.1.1",
-    "@lit-labs/ssr": "^4.0.0",
+    "@lit-labs/ssr": "^4.1.0",
     "@open-wc/testing": "^4.0.0",
     "@playwright/test": "~1.57.0",
     "@pwrs/mappa": "^0.0.4",
diff --git a/tools/pfe-tools/ssr/global.ts b/tools/pfe-tools/ssr/global.ts
index eecb84a620..e23b5a7a48 100644
--- a/tools/pfe-tools/ssr/global.ts
+++ b/tools/pfe-tools/ssr/global.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@
  * first importing the provided component defintions into nodejs' global scope.
  * @param html string to render
  * @param importSpecifiers list of web component definition module import specifiers
+ * @param connectedCallbackFilter optional predicate to limit which elements
+ *   receive `connectedCallback` during SSR. Defaults to all elements.
  */
 export async function renderGlobal(
   html: string,
   importSpecifiers: string[],
+  connectedCallbackFilter?: (element: { localName: string }) => boolean,
 ): Promise<string> {
   // hack to avoid circular typescript project reference
   const spec = '@patternfly/pfe-core/ssr-shims.js';
-  await import(spec);
+  const { ssrCallConnectedCallback } = await import(spec);
+  ssrCallConnectedCallback(connectedCallbackFilter);
   const { ssr } = await import('./ssr.js');
   await Promise.all(importSpecifiers.map(x => import(x)));
   return ssr(html);