diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts
index 7c072e477..a8ca9ffe7 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/index.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ export const defaultConfigs = configs;
  */
 export const Utils = helpers;
 
+/**
+ * webpack-merge exported for convenience. Useful for merging configuration objects
+ */
+export { merge };
+
 /**
  * Initialize @nativescript/webpack with the webpack env.
  * Must be called first.