diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index d51b555617..7c23095e5d 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ prometheus.yml
 
 # Docker
 Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.dev
 docker-compose.yml
 
 # Tests
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56f32063ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Dockerfile.dev is a stripped down version of Dockerfile that is used for development purposes.
+# It minimizes number of installs and builds to speed up the development process.
+# Run this on local host only.
+# Generated image is larger than production image. Do not use this for production.
+
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM:-amd64} node:22 AS build_dev
+ARG COMMIT
+
+WORKDIR /usr/app
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN yarn install --non-interactive && yarn build
+
+RUN cd packages/cli && GIT_COMMIT=${COMMIT} yarn write-git-data
+
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["node", "./packages/cli/bin/lodestar"]