diff --git a/packages/libs/s3-static-assets/src/index.ts b/packages/libs/s3-static-assets/src/index.ts
index 8986e9cf27..407e9bf156 100644
--- a/packages/libs/s3-static-assets/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/libs/s3-static-assets/src/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type UploadStaticAssetsOptions = {
   credentials: Credentials;
   publicDirectoryCache?: PublicDirectoryCache;
   abTestPaths?: string[];
+  serveFakeManifest?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ const uploadStaticAssetsFromBuild = async (
     credentials,
     basePath,
     publicDirectoryCache,
-    nextConfigDir
+    nextConfigDir,
+    serveFakeManifest
   } = options;
   const s3 = await S3ClientFactory({
     bucketName,
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ const uploadStaticAssetsFromBuild = async (
     .filter(filterOutDirectories)
     .map(async (fileItem) => {
       console.info("static file path: ", fileItem.path);
-      if (fileItem.path.endsWith("_buildManifest.js")) {
+      if (serveFakeManifest && fileItem.path.endsWith("_buildManifest.js")) {
         console.info("clear _buildManifest.js");
         fse.writeFileSync(fileItem.path, "");
       }
diff --git a/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/src/component.ts b/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/src/component.ts
index 27f6cd99c3..dfa0604903 100644
--- a/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/src/component.ts
+++ b/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/src/component.ts
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ class NextjsComponent extends Component {
         nextStaticDir: nextStaticPath,
         credentials: this.context.credentials.aws,
         publicDirectoryCache: inputs.publicDirectoryCache,
-        abTestPaths
+        abTestPaths,
+        serveFakeManifest: inputs.serveFakeManifest ?? false
       });
     } else {
       await uploadStaticAssets({
diff --git a/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/types.d.ts b/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/types.d.ts
index 0019e7fe32..ba1ae5a895 100644
--- a/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/serverless-components/nextjs-component/types.d.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export type ServerlessComponentInputs = {
   sentry?: SentryOptions;
   abTests?: ABTest[];
   enableRemoteInvalidation?: boolean;
+  serveFakeManifest?: boolean;
 };
 
 type CloudfrontOptions = Record<string, any>;