diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b02251749..009add1a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "./scripts/dev",
     "dev:docs": "./scripts/dev-docs",
+    "serve": "./scripts/serve",
     "shrinkwrap": "npm-shrinkwrap --dev",
     "doctoc": "doctoc --maxlevel 3 README.md CONTRIBUTING.md",
     "build": "./scripts/build",
diff --git a/scripts/serve b/scripts/serve
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..afa01ba86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/serve
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Will expose the build version on:
+# - http://0.0.0.0:8080/docsearch.css
+# - http://0.0.0.0:8080/docsearch.js
+
+npm run build:css
+
+# /bundle.js in memory
+webpack-dev-server \
+  --config webpack.serve.config.babel.js \
+  --hot \
+  --inline \
+  --no-info & \
+# rebuild docsearch.css and docsearch.min.css
+onchange './src/styles/*.scss' -- npm run build:css & \
+
+wait
diff --git a/webpack.serve.config.babel.js b/webpack.serve.config.babel.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0675e8d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webpack.serve.config.babel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import webpack from 'webpack';
+import {join} from 'path';
+
+export default {
+  entry: './index.js',
+  devtool: 'source-map',
+  output: {
+    path: './dist/cdn',
+    filename: 'docsearch.js',
+    library: 'docsearch',
+    libraryTarget: 'umd'
+  },
+  module: {
+    loaders: [{
+      test: /\.js$/, exclude: /node_modules/, loader: 'babel'
+    }]
+  },
+  devServer: {
+    contentBase: 'dist/cdn',
+    host: '0.0.0.0',
+    compress: true
+  },
+  // when module not found, find locally first
+  // helps fixing the npm link not working with webpack
+  // http://stackoverflow.com/a/33722844/147079
+  resolve: {
+    fallback: [join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules')]
+  },
+  // same issue, for loaders like babel
+  resolveLoader: {
+    fallback: [join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules')]
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      'process.env': {
+        NODE_ENV: JSON.stringify(process.env.NODE_ENV)
+      }
+    })
+  ]
+};