diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
index dcf8e8cff22..14839a2eb67 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/webpack-cli.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const utils = require('./utils');
 class WebpackCLI {
     constructor() {
         // Global
-        this.webpack = require('webpack');
+        this.webpack = require(process.env.WEBPACK_PACKAGE || 'webpack');
         this.logger = utils.logger;
         this.utils = utils;
 
diff --git a/test/build/custom-webpack/custom-webpack.js b/test/build/custom-webpack/custom-webpack.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfe19cee008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/build/custom-webpack/custom-webpack.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('webpack');
diff --git a/test/build/custom-webpack/custom-webpack.test.js b/test/build/custom-webpack/custom-webpack.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d0df8919ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/build/custom-webpack/custom-webpack.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { resolve } = require('path');
+const { run } = require('../../utils/test-utils');
+
+describe('custom-webpack', () => {
+    it('should use custom-webpack.js', () => {
+        const { exitCode, stderr, stdout } = run(__dirname, [], {
+            env: { WEBPACK_PACKAGE: resolve(__dirname, './custom-webpack.js') },
+        });
+
+        expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+        expect(stderr).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(stdout).toContain('main.js');
+    });
+
+    it('should throw an error for invalid-webpack.js', () => {
+        const { exitCode, stderr, stdout } = run(__dirname, [], {
+            env: { WEBPACK_PACKAGE: resolve(__dirname, './invalid-webpack.js') },
+        });
+
+        expect(exitCode).toBe(2);
+        expect(stderr).toContain(`Error: Cannot find module`);
+        expect(stdout).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/build/custom-webpack/src/index.js b/test/build/custom-webpack/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec10f3e9de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/build/custom-webpack/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log('hi');
diff --git a/test/build/custom-webpack/webpack.config.js b/test/build/custom-webpack/webpack.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b69c702150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/build/custom-webpack/webpack.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+    mode: 'production',
+};