diff --git a/.ddev/.gitignore b/.ddev/.gitignore
index 643d6148b9..40eedf0522 100644
--- a/.ddev/.gitignore
+++ b/.ddev/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ commands/*
 !commands/web/
 commands/web/*
 !commands/web/build-gitea
+!commands/web/build-gitea-frontend
 !gitea/
 gitea/*
 !gitea/app.ini
diff --git a/.ddev/commands/web/build-gitea-frontend b/.ddev/commands/web/build-gitea-frontend
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bc0f682365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ddev/commands/web/build-gitea-frontend
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+## Description: Build the gitea frontend assets (CSS/JS) inside the web container
+## Usage: build-gitea-frontend
+## Example: ddev build-gitea-frontend
+
+set -eu
+cd /var/www/html
+echo "Installing frontend deps and building assets..."
+make deps-frontend
+make frontend
+echo "Done."