diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-flies-own.md b/.changeset/curvy-flies-own.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19fcc6bf62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-flies-own.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Added a `EXPERIMENTAL_LAZY_COMPILATION` flag, which enables the experimental Webpack lazy compilation option in frontend builds.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/config.ts
index 581ead8575..8245cf61b3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/config.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ export async function createConfig(
           }
         : {}),
     },
+    experiments: {
+      lazyCompilation: yn(process.env.EXPERIMENTAL_LAZY_COMPILATION),
+    },
     plugins,
     ...(withCache
       ? {