diff --git a/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-installer.ts b/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-installer.ts
index d5db9ed405f4..bb2995e9ef64 100644
--- a/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-installer.ts
+++ b/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-installer.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export class DependencyInstaller {
 
     private neverBuiltDependencies?: string[],
 
+    private preferOffline?: boolean,
+
     private installingContext: DepInstallerContext = {}
   ) {}
 
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ export class DependencyInstaller {
       peerDependencyRules: this.peerDependencyRules,
       hidePackageManagerOutput,
       neverBuiltDependencies: ['core-js', ...(this.neverBuiltDependencies ?? [])],
+      preferOffline: this.preferOffline,
       ...packageManagerOptions,
     };
     if (options.installTeambitBit) {
diff --git a/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-resolver.main.runtime.ts b/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-resolver.main.runtime.ts
index 4dcaf54b64a4..5c374dc6acf0 100644
--- a/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-resolver.main.runtime.ts
+++ b/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/dependency-resolver.main.runtime.ts
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ export interface DependencyResolverWorkspaceConfig {
    * of the listed packages will not be executed during installation.
    */
   neverBuiltDependencies?: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * If true, staleness checks for cached data will be bypassed, but missing data will be requested from the server.
+   */
+  preferOffline?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface DependencyResolverVariantConfig {
@@ -700,6 +705,7 @@ export class DependencyResolverMain {
       this.config.engineStrict,
       this.config.peerDependencyRules,
       this.config.neverBuiltDependencies,
+      this.config.preferOffline,
       options.installingContext
     );
   }
diff --git a/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/package-manager.ts b/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/package-manager.ts
index c90ad5b8bfc1..23ab27e17723 100644
--- a/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/package-manager.ts
+++ b/scopes/dependencies/dependency-resolver/package-manager.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export type PackageManagerInstallOptions = {
   hidePackageManagerOutput?: boolean;
 
   neverBuiltDependencies?: string[];
+
+  preferOffline?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type PackageManagerGetPeerDependencyIssuesOptions = PackageManagerInstallOptions;
diff --git a/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/lynx.ts b/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/lynx.ts
index 1f3529b81e92..daeb20c3663a 100644
--- a/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/lynx.ts
+++ b/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/lynx.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function createStoreController(
     registries: Registries;
     proxyConfig: PackageManagerProxyConfig;
     networkConfig: PackageManagerNetworkConfig;
-  } & Pick<CreateStoreControllerOptions, 'packageImportMethod' | 'pnpmHomeDir'>
+  } & Pick<CreateStoreControllerOptions, 'packageImportMethod' | 'pnpmHomeDir' | 'preferOffline'>
 ): Promise<{ ctrl: StoreController; dir: string }> {
   const authConfig = getAuthConfig(options.registries);
   const opts: CreateStoreControllerOptions = {
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ async function createStoreController(
     maxSockets: options.networkConfig.maxSockets,
     networkConcurrency: options.networkConfig.networkConcurrency,
     packageImportMethod: options.packageImportMethod,
+    preferOffline: options.preferOffline,
     resolveSymlinksInInjectedDirs: true,
     pnpmHomeDir: options.pnpmHomeDir,
   };
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export async function install(
     | 'peerDependencyRules'
     | 'neverBuiltDependencies'
   > &
-    Pick<CreateStoreControllerOptions, 'packageImportMethod' | 'pnpmHomeDir'>,
+    Pick<CreateStoreControllerOptions, 'packageImportMethod' | 'pnpmHomeDir' | 'preferOffline'>,
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   logger?: Logger
 ): Promise<{ dependenciesChanged: boolean }> {
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ export async function install(
     storeDir,
     cacheDir,
     registries,
+    preferOffline: options?.preferOffline,
     proxyConfig,
     networkConfig,
     packageImportMethod: options?.packageImportMethod,
diff --git a/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/pnpm.package-manager.ts b/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/pnpm.package-manager.ts
index 61b18666f7b6..c66438c9c95b 100644
--- a/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/pnpm.package-manager.ts
+++ b/scopes/dependencies/pnpm/pnpm.package-manager.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class PnpmPackageManager implements PackageManager {
           ? ['*']
           : ['@eslint/plugin-*', '*eslint-plugin*', '@prettier/plugin-*', '*prettier-plugin-*'],
         packageImportMethod: installOptions.packageImportMethod ?? config.packageImportMethod,
+        preferOffline: installOptions.preferOffline,
         rootComponents: installOptions.rootComponents,
         rootComponentsForCapsules: installOptions.rootComponentsForCapsules,
         peerDependencyRules: installOptions.peerDependencyRules,