diff --git a/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts b/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts
index 4c282b6e8..c905b7d8f 100644
--- a/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export class CompatAppBuilder {
       modulePrefix: this.modulePrefix(),
       podModulePrefix: this.podModulePrefix(),
       splitAtRoutes: this.options.splitAtRoutes,
+      staticAppPaths: this.options.staticAppPaths,
       extraDeps: new Map([[this.appPackageWithMovedDeps.root, [this.synthVendor, this.synthStyles] as AddonPackage[]]]),
       extend: (options: CompatResolverOptions, allActiveAddons) => {
         options.activePackageRules = activePackageRules(this.options.packageRules.concat(defaultAddonPackageRules()), [
diff --git a/packages/core/src/module-resolver-options.ts b/packages/core/src/module-resolver-options.ts
index b2b649a88..c118b1d39 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/module-resolver-options.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/module-resolver-options.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function buildResolverOptions<T extends Options>(inputs: {
   modulePrefix?: string;
   podModulePrefix?: string;
   splitAtRoutes?: (RegExp | string)[];
+  staticAppPaths?: string[];
   extend?: (opts: T, allActiveAddons: AddonPackage[]) => T;
 }): T {
   let appPackage: Package;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export function buildResolverOptions<T extends Options>(inputs: {
       es: [],
     },
     modulePrefix,
-    staticAppPaths: [],
+    staticAppPaths: inputs.staticAppPaths ?? [],
     emberVersion: appPackage.dependencies.find(d => d.name === 'ember-source')!.version,
     splitAtRoutes: inputs.splitAtRoutes,
     podModulePrefix: inputs.podModulePrefix,