diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 065ab61ce2..36a1673968 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       - DB_HOST=mongodb://database:27017/formsg
       - APP_NAME=FormSG
       - APP_URL=http://localhost:5001
+      - FE_APP_URL=http://localhost:3000
       - ATTACHMENT_S3_BUCKET=local-attachment-bucket
       - IMAGE_S3_BUCKET=local-image-bucket
       - LOGO_S3_BUCKET=local-logo-bucket
diff --git a/src/app/config/schema.ts b/src/app/config/schema.ts
index 5faca2694b..a8e9011b69 100644
--- a/src/app/config/schema.ts
+++ b/src/app/config/schema.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ export const optionalVarsSchema: Schema<IOptionalVarsSchema> = {
       default: 'https://form.gov.sg',
       env: 'APP_URL',
     },
+    feAppUrl: {
+      doc: 'For local dev use only - frontend app url',
+      format: 'url',
+      default: 'https://form.gov.sg',
+      env: 'FE_APP_URL',
+    },
     keywords: {
       doc: 'Application keywords in meta tag',
       format: String,
diff --git a/src/app/modules/myinfo/myinfo.controller.ts b/src/app/modules/myinfo/myinfo.controller.ts
index e1e5a63939..928ab1a22d 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/myinfo/myinfo.controller.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/myinfo/myinfo.controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { celebrate, Joi, Segments } from 'celebrate'
 import { StatusCodes } from 'http-status-codes'
 
+import { Environment } from '../../../types'
+import config from '../../config/config'
 import { createLoggerWithLabel } from '../../config/logger'
 import { createReqMeta } from '../../utils/request'
 import { ControllerHandler } from '../core/core.types'
@@ -139,11 +141,17 @@ export const loginToMyInfo: ControllerHandler<
   }
   const { formId, encodedQuery } = parseStateResult.value
 
-  let redirectDestination = `/${formId}`
+  // For local dev, we need to specify the frontend app URL as this is different from the backend's app URL
+  const redirectDestinationRaw =
+    process.env.NODE_ENV === Environment.Dev
+      ? `${config.app.feAppUrl}/${formId}`
+      : `/${formId}`
+
+  let redirectDestination = redirectDestinationRaw
 
   if (encodedQuery) {
     try {
-      redirectDestination = `/${formId}?${Buffer.from(
+      redirectDestination = `${redirectDestinationRaw}?${Buffer.from(
         encodedQuery,
         'base64',
       ).toString('utf8')}`
diff --git a/src/types/config.ts b/src/types/config.ts
index 663301cc21..eea6ee5069 100644
--- a/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/src/types/config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type AppConfig = {
   title: string
   description: string
   appUrl: string
+  feAppUrl: string
   keywords: string
   images: string[]
   twitterImage: string