diff --git a/frontend/MODULE.bazel b/frontend/MODULE.bazel
index 4bb14ffac..b139ff8a7 100644
--- a/frontend/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/frontend/MODULE.bazel
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_ts", version = "2.0.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_rollup", version = "1.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.4.2")
 
+pnpm = use_extension("@aspect_rules_js//npm:extensions.bzl", "pnpm")
+use_repo(pnpm, "pnpm")
+
 npm = use_extension("@aspect_rules_js//npm:extensions.bzl", "npm", dev_dependency = True)
 npm.npm_translate_lock(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index daf525f1b..eeb5f762f 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+    "// To install dependencies with Bazel-managed pnpm, run": "bazel run @pnpm//:pnpm -- --dir $PWD install",
     "private": true,
     "pnpm": {
       "//packageExtensions": "Fix missing dependencies in npm packages, see https://pnpm.io/package_json#pnpmpackageextensions",