diff --git a/.changeset/great-boats-laugh.md b/.changeset/great-boats-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1400209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-boats-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"vinxi": patch
+---
+
+Add support for Vite --mode
diff --git a/packages/vinxi/bin/cli.mjs b/packages/vinxi/bin/cli.mjs
index d11ac0e8..8d4447a9 100755
--- a/packages/vinxi/bin/cli.mjs
+++ b/packages/vinxi/bin/cli.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const command = defineCommand({
 			type: "string",
 			description: "Path to config file (default: app.config.js)",
 		},
+		mode: {
+			type: "string",
+			description: "Vite mode",
+		}
 	},
 	subCommands: () => ({
 		dev: {
@@ -419,6 +423,7 @@ const command = defineCommand({
 				const { fetchModule, createServer } = await import("vite");
 				const { ViteRuntime, ESModulesRunner } = await import("vite/runtime");
 				const server = await createServer({
+					mode: context.args.mode,
 					resolve: {
 						alias: {
 							"vinxi/sh": fileURLToPath(
diff --git a/packages/vinxi/lib/app.js b/packages/vinxi/lib/app.js
index 9138d769..5d998794 100644
--- a/packages/vinxi/lib/app.js
+++ b/packages/vinxi/lib/app.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { resolveRouterConfig, routerSchema } from "./router-modes.js";
 	string;
 	server?: Omit<import('nitropack').NitroConfig, 'handlers' | 'devHandlers' | 'publicAssets' | 'scanDirs' | 'appConfigFiles' | 'imports' | 'virtual'> & { https?: import('@vinxi/listhen').HTTPSOptions | boolean };
 	root?: string
+	mode?: string
 }} AppOptions */
 
 /** @typedef {{
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import { resolveRouterConfig, routerSchema } from "./router-modes.js";
 		server: Omit<import('nitropack').NitroConfig, 'handlers' | 'devHandlers' | 'publicAssets' | 'scanDirs' | 'appConfigFiles' | 'imports' | 'virtual'> & { https?: import('@vinxi/listhen').HTTPSOptions | boolean };
 		routers: import("./router-mode.js").Router[];
 		root: string;
+		mode?: string;
 	};
 	addRouter: (router: any) => App;
 	addRouterPlugins: (apply: (router: import("./router-mode.js").Router) => boolean, plugins: () => any[]) => void;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export function createApp({
 	name = "vinxi",
 	server = {},
 	root = process.cwd(),
+	mode,
 } = {}) {
 	const hooks = createHooks();
 	hooks.afterEach((result) => {
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ export function createApp({
 					routers: parsedRouters,
 					server,
 					root,
+					mode,
 				},
 				index,
 			),
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ export function createApp({
 		routers: resolvedRouters,
 		server,
 		root,
+		mode,
 	};
 
 	hooks.callHook("app:config-resolved", { config });
diff --git a/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js b/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js
index 66d611dd..d8473f07 100644
--- a/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js
+++ b/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ async function createRouterBuild(app, router) {
 		await createViteBuild({
 			app: app,
 			root: router.root,
+			mode: app.config.mode,
 			build: {
 				ssr: true,
 				ssrManifest: true,
diff --git a/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js b/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js
index 2174f99b..381b6326 100644
--- a/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js
+++ b/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export async function createViteHandler(router, app, serveConfig) {
 			force: serveConfig.force,
 		},
 		dev: serveConfig,
+		mode: app.config.mode,
 		router,
 		app,
 		server: {
diff --git a/packages/vinxi/lib/load-app.js b/packages/vinxi/lib/load-app.js
index 12788dbb..370dfa95 100644
--- a/packages/vinxi/lib/load-app.js
+++ b/packages/vinxi/lib/load-app.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ async function loadFile(
 /**
  *
  * @param {string | undefined} configFile
+ * @param {{ mode?: string }} args
  * @returns {Promise<import("./app.js").App | undefined>}
  */
 export async function loadApp(configFile = undefined, args = {}) {
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ export async function loadApp(configFile = undefined, args = {}) {
 					);
 
 					const app = createApp({
+						mode: args.mode,
 						routers: [
 							{
 								name: "public",