diff --git a/frontend_server_client/lib/src/frontend_server_client.dart b/frontend_server_client/lib/src/frontend_server_client.dart
index 3a62274a4..58ef6df57 100644
--- a/frontend_server_client/lib/src/frontend_server_client.dart
+++ b/frontend_server_client/lib/src/frontend_server_client.dart
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class FrontendServerClient {
     bool printIncrementalDependencies = true,
     List<String> additionalSources = const [],
     String? nativeAssets,
+    // -D=key=value arguments for dart environment variables
+    Map<String, String>? dartDefines,
   }) async {
     final commonArguments = <String>[
       '--sdk-root',
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@ class FrontendServerClient {
         '--native-assets',
         nativeAssets,
       ],
+      if (dartDefines != null) ...[
+        for (var entry in dartDefines.entries)
+          '-D="${entry.key}=${entry.value}"',
+      ],
     ];
     late final Process feServer;
     if (frontendServerPath != null) {