diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
index 6eb9fc2e8f827a..4dc79efe79726b 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/build.ts
@@ -1350,9 +1350,18 @@ function injectChunkMetadata(
     chunkMetadataMap.set(key, {
       importedAssets: new Set(),
       importedCss: new Set(),
+      // NOTE: adding this as a workaround for now ideally we'd want to remove this workaround
+      // use shared `chunk.modules` object
+      // to allow mutation on js side plugins
+      __modules: chunk.modules,
     })
   }
   chunk.viteMetadata = chunkMetadataMap.get(key)
+  Object.defineProperty(chunk, 'modules', {
+    get() {
+      return chunk.viteMetadata!.__modules
+    },
+  })
 }
 
 function injectEnvironmentInContext<Context extends MinimalPluginContext>(
diff --git a/packages/vite/types/metadata.d.ts b/packages/vite/types/metadata.d.ts
index e813b7a64b0abc..3c30badd4fbcc7 100644
--- a/packages/vite/types/metadata.d.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/types/metadata.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export interface ChunkMetadata {
   importedAssets: Set<string>
   importedCss: Set<string>
+  __modules: any
 }
 
 declare module 'rolldown' {