diff --git a/packages/compat/src/default-pipeline.ts b/packages/compat/src/default-pipeline.ts
index 0d901d3d2..eb78aad81 100644
--- a/packages/compat/src/default-pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/compat/src/default-pipeline.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { Variant, EmberAppInstance } from '@embroider/core';
 import type { Node } from 'broccoli-node-api';
 import writeFile from 'broccoli-file-creator';
 import mergeTrees from 'broccoli-merge-trees';
+import Plugin from 'broccoli-plugin';
 
 export interface PipelineOptions<PackagerOptions> extends Options {
   packagerOptions?: PackagerOptions;
@@ -35,3 +36,21 @@ export function prebuild(emberApp: EmberAppInstance, options?: Options): Node {
 
   return mergeTrees([embroiderApp.asStage(addons).tree, writeFile('.stage2-output', () => outputPath)]);
 }
+
+export function compatBuild(
+  emberApp: EmberAppInstance,
+  buildOnce: (outputPath: string, emberEnv: 'development' | 'test' | 'production') => Promise<void>,
+  options?: Options
+): Node {
+  if (process.env.EMBROIDER_PREBUILD) {
+    return prebuild(emberApp, options);
+  }
+
+  class Builder extends Plugin {
+    build(): Promise<void> {
+      return buildOnce(this.outputPath, emberApp.env);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return new Builder([], {});
+}
diff --git a/packages/compat/src/index.ts b/packages/compat/src/index.ts
index de84f3eb4..fd05a8e41 100644
--- a/packages/compat/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compat/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ export { default as App } from './compat-app';
 export { default as Addons } from './compat-addons';
 export { default as Options, recommendedOptions } from './options';
 export { default as V1Addon } from './v1-addon';
-export { prebuild, PipelineOptions } from './default-pipeline';
+export { prebuild, compatBuild, PipelineOptions } from './default-pipeline';
 export { PackageRules, ModuleRules } from './dependency-rules';
 export type { Options as ResolverTransformOptions } from './resolver-transform';
diff --git a/packages/vite/index.ts b/packages/vite/index.ts
index 7025b6548..623e7af7f 100644
--- a/packages/vite/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/index.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ export * from './src/assets.js';
 export * from './src/content-for.js';
 export * from './src/classic-ember-support.js';
 export * from './src/ember.js';
+export * from './src/build-once.js';
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/build-once.ts b/packages/vite/src/build-once.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa8cf00f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/build-once.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+
+export function buildOnce(outputPath: string, emberEnv: 'development' | 'test' | 'production'): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const child = spawn(
+      `npx vite build --outDir ${outputPath} --mode ${emberEnv === 'production' ? 'production' : 'development'}`,
+      {
+        cwd: process.cwd(),
+        shell: true,
+        stdio: 'inherit',
+        env: { ...process.env },
+      }
+    );
+    child.on('exit', code => (code === 0 ? resolve() : reject(new Error('vite build failed'))));
+  });
+}
diff --git a/tests/app-template/ember-cli-build.js b/tests/app-template/ember-cli-build.js
index ebb76e53a..d955a205a 100644
--- a/tests/app-template/ember-cli-build.js
+++ b/tests/app-template/ember-cli-build.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const EmberApp = require('ember-cli/lib/broccoli/ember-app');
-const { maybeEmbroider } = require('@embroider/test-setup');
+const { compatBuild } = require('@embroider/compat');
 
-module.exports = function (defaults) {
+module.exports = async function (defaults) {
+  const { buildOnce } = await import('@embroider/vite');
   let app = new EmberApp(defaults, {});
 
-  return maybeEmbroider(app);
+  return compatBuild(app, buildOnce);
 };