diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 530d6acf5f..a727b49c71 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ WORKDIR /frontend
 # copy the package.json to install dependencies
 COPY package.json ./
 
+# configure node_env as production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
 # Install the dependencies and make the folder
 RUN yarn install 
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/constants/env.ts b/frontend/src/constants/env.ts
index 2c5230dfcc..e0bca1d6fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/constants/env.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/constants/env.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ export const ENVIRONMENT = {
 		process?.env?.FRONTEND_API_ENDPOINT ||
 		process?.env?.GITPOD_WORKSPACE_URL?.replace('://', '://8080-') ||
 		'',
+	isProduction: process?.env?.NODE_ENV === 'production',
+	NODE_ENV: process?.env?.NODE_ENV,
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/typings/environment.ts b/frontend/src/typings/environment.ts
index c77832ce43..6293dd8ada 100644
--- a/frontend/src/typings/environment.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/typings/environment.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ declare global {
 	namespace NodeJS {
 		interface ProcessEnv {
 			FRONTEND_API_ENDPOINT: string | undefined;
+			NODE_ENV: 'development' | 'production' | 'test';
 		}
 	}
 }