diff --git a/bin/webpack-dev-server.js b/bin/webpack-dev-server.js
index 5cf7a3bd5a..fc4dd8f3aa 100755
--- a/bin/webpack-dev-server.js
+++ b/bin/webpack-dev-server.js
@@ -85,8 +85,18 @@ const runCli = (cli) => {
   const pkgPath = require.resolve(`${cli.package}/package.json`);
   // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require
   const pkg = require(pkgPath);
-  // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require
-  require(path.resolve(path.dirname(pkgPath), pkg.bin[cli.binName]));
+
+  if (pkg.type === "module" || /\.mjs/i.test(pkg.bin[cli.binName])) {
+    import(path.resolve(path.dirname(pkgPath), pkg.bin[cli.binName])).catch(
+      (error) => {
+        console.error(error);
+        process.exitCode = 1;
+      }
+    );
+  } else {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require
+    require(path.resolve(path.dirname(pkgPath), pkg.bin[cli.binName]));
+  }
 };
 
 /**