diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
index 5820734e9..da2fe0e3b 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
 import { getEntryPath, getEntryDirPath } from '../helpers/platform';
 import { addVirtualEntry } from '../helpers/virtualModules';
+import { chainedSetAddAfter } from '../helpers/chain';
 import { env as _env, IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
 import base from './base';
 
@@ -21,9 +22,11 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 	`
 	);
 
-	config.entry('bundle').add(virtualEntryPath);
-
-	// config.resolve.extensions.add('.xml');
+	chainedSetAddAfter(
+		config.entry('bundle'),
+		'@nativescript/core/globals/index.js',
+		virtualEntryPath
+	);
 
 	// set up core HMR
 	config.module
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts
index 71f1d7e4b..3a43f7527 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
 import { getEntryDirPath, getEntryPath } from '../helpers/platform';
 import { addVirtualEntry } from '../helpers/virtualModules';
+import { chainedSetAddAfter } from '../helpers/chain';
 import { env as _env, IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
 import base from './base';
 
@@ -21,9 +22,11 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 	`
 	);
 
-	config.entry('bundle').add(virtualEntryPath);
-
-	// config.resolve.extensions.add('.xml');
+	chainedSetAddAfter(
+		config.entry('bundle'),
+		'@nativescript/core/globals/index.js',
+		virtualEntryPath
+	);
 
 	// set up core HMR
 	config.module
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/chain.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/chain.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b405b9117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/helpers/chain.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { ChainedSet } from 'webpack-chain';
+
+/**
+ * Helper to insert values after a specific item in a ChainedSet.
+ *
+ * @param chainedSet
+ * @param after
+ * @param itemToAdd
+ */
+export function chainedSetAddAfter(
+	chainedSet: ChainedSet<any>,
+	after: any,
+	itemToAdd: any
+) {
+	const values = chainedSet.values();
+
+	if (values.includes(after)) {
+		values.splice(values.indexOf(after) + 1, 0, itemToAdd);
+	} else {
+		values.push(itemToAdd);
+	}
+
+	chainedSet.clear().merge(values);
+}