diff --git a/crates/swc/Cargo.toml b/crates/swc/Cargo.toml
index 989abed6a09f..e95e8b0481d7 100644
--- a/crates/swc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/swc/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ concurrent = [
 debug = ["swc_ecma_visit/debug"]
 node = ["napi", "napi-derive"]
 plugin = ["swc_plugin_runner", "swc_plugin_proxy/plugin-rt"]
+# For developers who use the `plugin` feature directly in rust:
+plugin-dev = ["plugin","swc_plugin_runner/filesystem_cache", "swc_plugin_runner/plugin-dev"]
 
 [dependencies]
 ahash = "0.7.4"
diff --git a/crates/swc_plugin_runner/Cargo.toml b/crates/swc_plugin_runner/Cargo.toml
index c5e9e8f0f756..4b02a3ac83b7 100644
--- a/crates/swc_plugin_runner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/swc_plugin_runner/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ filesystem_cache = ["wasmer-cache"]
 # Supports a cache allow to store wasm module in-memory. This avoids recompilation
 # to the same module in a single procress lifecycle.
 memory_cache = []
+plugin-dev = ["wasmer/default", "wasmer-wasi/default"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.42"