diff --git a/src/rstudio-server/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/rstudio-server/devcontainer-feature.json
index cb177ce..a900013 100644
--- a/src/rstudio-server/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/rstudio-server/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 			"default": "stable",
 			"description": "Select version of the RStudio Server, if not stable."
 		},
+		"allowReinstall": {
+			"type": "boolean",
+			"default": true,
+			"description": "Reinstall in case RStudio Server is already installed."
+		},
 		"singleUser": {
 			"type": "boolean",
 			"default": true,
diff --git a/src/rstudio-server/install.sh b/src/rstudio-server/install.sh
index 2be5180..0eba236 100755
--- a/src/rstudio-server/install.sh
+++ b/src/rstudio-server/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 RS_VERSION=${VERSION:-"stable"}
+ALLOW_REINSTALL=${ALLOWREINSTALL:-"false"}
 SINGLE_USER=${SINGLEUSER:-"true"}
 
 RSTUDIO_DATA_DIR=${RSTUDIODATADIR:-"/usr/local/share/rocker-devcontainer-features/rstudio-server/data"}
@@ -147,22 +148,26 @@ EOF
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-check_packages curl ca-certificates gdebi-core
-check_r
+if [ "${ALLOW_REINSTALL}" = "true" ] || [ ! -x "$(command -v rstudio-server)" ]; then
+    check_packages curl ca-certificates gdebi-core
+    check_r
 
-# Soft version matching
-# If RS_VERSION contains `daily` like `2023.09.0-daily+310`, the check will be skipped.
-if [[ "${RS_VERSION}" != "stable" ]] && [[ "${RS_VERSION}" != "preview" ]] && [[ "${RS_VERSION}" != *"daily"* ]]; then
-    if [ ! -x "$(command -v git)" ]; then
-        check_packages git
+    # Soft version matching
+    # If RS_VERSION contains `daily` like `2023.09.0-daily+310`, the check will be skipped.
+    if [[ "${RS_VERSION}" != "stable" ]] && [[ "${RS_VERSION}" != "preview" ]] && [[ "${RS_VERSION}" != *"daily"* ]]; then
+        if [ ! -x "$(command -v git)" ]; then
+            check_packages git
+        fi
+        find_version_from_git_tags RS_VERSION "https://github.com/rstudio/rstudio"
     fi
-    find_version_from_git_tags RS_VERSION "https://github.com/rstudio/rstudio"
-fi
 
-# Install the RStudio Server
-echo "Downloading RStudio Server..."
+    # Install the RStudio Server
+    echo "Downloading RStudio Server..."
 
-install_rstudio "${RS_VERSION}"
+    install_rstudio "${RS_VERSION}"
+else
+    echo "RStudio Server is already installed. Skip installation..."
+fi
 
 if [ "${SINGLE_USER}" = "true" ]; then
     echo "Setting up RStudio Server for single user mode..."
diff --git a/test/rstudio-server/daily.sh b/test/rstudio-server/daily.sh
index 4b365e7..e5bb87f 100755
--- a/test/rstudio-server/daily.sh
+++ b/test/rstudio-server/daily.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -e
 source dev-container-features-test-lib
 
 # Feature-specific tests
-check "version" bash -c 'rstudio-server version'
+check "version" bash -c 'rstudio-server version | grep daily'
 
 # Report result
 reportResults
diff --git a/test/rstudio-server/scenarios.json b/test/rstudio-server/scenarios.json
index 295e258..38010de 100644
--- a/test/rstudio-server/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/rstudio-server/scenarios.json
@@ -14,13 +14,22 @@
 		}
 	},
 	"daily": {
-		"image": "rocker/r-ver",
+		"image": "rocker/rstudio",
 		"features": {
 			"rstudio-server": {
 				"version": "daily"
 			}
 		}
 	},
+	"skip-install": {
+		"image": "rocker/rstudio",
+		"features": {
+			"rstudio-server": {
+				"version": "daily",
+				"allowReinstall": false
+			}
+		}
+	},
 	"version-daily-specific": {
 		"image": "rocker/r-ver",
 		"features": {
@@ -37,7 +46,7 @@
 			"ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/apt-packages:1": {
 				"packages": "jq"
 			},
-			"rstudio-server":{}
+			"rstudio-server": {}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/rstudio-server/skip-install.sh b/test/rstudio-server/skip-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9b2f8f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rstudio-server/skip-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Optional: Import test library bundled with the devcontainer CLI
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# Feature-specific tests
+check "version" bash -c "rstudio-server version | grep ${RSTUDIO_VERSION}"
+
+# Report result
+reportResults