diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17c25fd365..03c4b8c5e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.6"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "webpack": "^4.0.0"
+    "webpack": "^4.0.0",
+    "webpack-cli": "^3.0.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "webpack-cli": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
   },
   "author": "Tobias Koppers @sokra",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/issues",