diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/ZeroConfigGroup.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/ZeroConfigGroup.js
index ac65a713552..c50acf4c74b 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/ZeroConfigGroup.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/groups/ZeroConfigGroup.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ const { logger } = require('@webpack-cli/logger');
 
 const PRODUCTION = 'production';
 const DEVELOPMENT = 'development';
+const NONE = 'none';
+let isNoMode = false;
+process.argv.forEach((value) => {
+    if(value=='--no-mode'){
+        isNoMode = true;
+    }
+})
 /**
  * ZeroConfigGroup creates a zero configuration based on the environment
  */
@@ -34,6 +41,8 @@ class ZeroConfigGroup extends GroupHelper {
                 return PRODUCTION;
             } else if (this.args.dev) {
                 return DEVELOPMENT;
+            } else if (isNoMode) {
+                return NONE;
             }
             return PRODUCTION;
         }
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/cli-flags.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/cli-flags.js
index b84c49b623a..5264a2146e5 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/cli-flags.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/cli-flags.js
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ module.exports = {
             link: 'https://webpack.js.org/concepts/#mode',
             acceptedValues: ["development", "production"]
         },
+        {
+            name: 'no-mode',
+            usage: '--no-mode',
+            type: Boolean,
+            group: ZERO_CONFIG_GROUP,
+            description: 'Sets mode="none" which disables any default behavior',
+            link: 'https://webpack.js.org/concepts/#mode',
+        },
         {
             name: 'version',
             usage: '--version',
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/zero-config.js b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/zero-config.js
index c7655b0aea1..cfbcc159764 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/zero-config.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/lib/utils/zero-config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ function getEnvFromOptionsAndMode(mode, optionsObject) {
     if (NODE_ENV && (NODE_ENV === 'production' || NODE_ENV === 'development')) {
         return NODE_ENV;
     } else if (prod) {
+        console.log(prod)
         return 'production';
     } else if (dev) {
         return 'development';