diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33b584d98..4ad106611 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ frontend-%: node_modules
 
 .PHONY: --frontend-build
 --frontend-build:
-	npx -- webpack --progress
+	npx -- webpack --progress $(WATCH)
+
+.PHONY: --frontend-watch
+--frontend-watch: WATCH=--watch
+--frontend-watch: --frontend-build
 
 node_modules: .npmrc package.json
 	npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline