diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/babel/loader/types.d.ts b/packages/next/src/build/babel/loader/types.d.ts
index 2289142cd15479..900f14826ec2fd 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/babel/loader/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/babel/loader/types.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { webpack } from 'next/dist/compiled/webpack/webpack'
+import type { JSONValue } from '../../../server/config-shared'
 import type { Span } from '../../../trace'
 
 export interface NextJsLoaderContext extends webpack.LoaderContext<{}> {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export interface NextBabelLoaderBaseOptions {
   /**
    * Custom plugins to be added to the generated babel options.
    */
-  reactCompilerPlugins?: Array<any>
+  reactCompilerPlugins?: Array<JSONValue>
 
   /**
    * Paths that the loader should not apply the react-compiler to.
diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/get-babel-loader-config.ts b/packages/next/src/build/get-babel-loader-config.ts
index 5f0c057446c38a..b92978278cc789 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/get-babel-loader-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/get-babel-loader-config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
-import type { ReactCompilerOptions } from '../server/config-shared'
+import type { JSONValue, ReactCompilerOptions } from '../server/config-shared'
 import type { NextBabelLoaderOptions } from './babel/loader/types'
 
 function getReactCompiler() {
@@ -15,27 +15,26 @@ function getReactCompiler() {
 }
 
 const getReactCompilerPlugins = (
-  options: boolean | ReactCompilerOptions | undefined,
-  isServer: boolean
-) => {
-  if (!options || isServer) {
+  maybeOptions: boolean | ReactCompilerOptions | undefined,
+  isServer: boolean,
+  isDev: boolean
+): undefined | JSONValue[] => {
+  if (!maybeOptions || isServer) {
     return undefined
   }
 
-  const compilerOptions = typeof options === 'boolean' ? {} : options
-  if (options) {
-    return [
-      [
-        getReactCompiler(),
-        {
-          // https://react.dev/reference/react-compiler/panicThreshold
-          panicThreshold: 'none',
-          ...compilerOptions,
-        },
-      ],
-    ]
+  const defaultOptions: ReactCompilerOptions = isDev
+    ? {
+        // TODO: enable `environment.enableNameAnonymousFunctions`Ï
+      }
+    : {}
+  const options: ReactCompilerOptions =
+    typeof maybeOptions === 'boolean' ? {} : maybeOptions
+  const compilerOptions: JSONValue = {
+    ...defaultOptions,
+    ...options,
   }
-  return undefined
+  return [[getReactCompiler(), compilerOptions]]
 }
 
 const getBabelLoader = (
@@ -67,7 +66,8 @@ const getBabelLoader = (
       hasJsxRuntime: true,
       reactCompilerPlugins: getReactCompilerPlugins(
         reactCompilerOptions,
-        isServer
+        isServer,
+        dev
       ),
       reactCompilerExclude,
     }
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ const getReactCompilerLoader = (
   reactCompilerOptions: boolean | ReactCompilerOptions | undefined,
   cwd: string,
   isServer: boolean,
-  reactCompilerExclude: ((excludePath: string) => boolean) | undefined
+  reactCompilerExclude: ((excludePath: string) => boolean) | undefined,
+  isDev: boolean
 ) => {
   const reactCompilerPlugins = getReactCompilerPlugins(
     reactCompilerOptions,
-    isServer
+    isServer,
+    isDev
   )
   if (!reactCompilerPlugins) {
     return undefined
diff --git a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
index e4fa52f80b7421..db5f9ba5729627 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/build/webpack-config.ts
@@ -492,7 +492,8 @@ export default async function getBaseWebpackConfig(
         config.experimental?.reactCompiler,
         dir,
         isNodeOrEdgeCompilation,
-        codeCondition.exclude
+        codeCondition.exclude,
+        dev
       )
 
   let swcTraceProfilingInitialized = false
diff --git a/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts b/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts
index fd8488700058c3..2c29f14256c8ab 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export interface StyledComponentsConfig {
   cssProp?: boolean
 }
 
-type JSONValue =
+export type JSONValue =
   | string
   | number
   | boolean