diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-mc-app/create.js b/packages/babel-preset-mc-app/create.js
index 7f1dbf31e3..ba9fbcf426 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-mc-app/create.js
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-mc-app/create.js
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   // it explicitely. This will disable `core-js` for `preset-env` and the
   // `plugin-transform-runtime`.
   disableCoreJs: false,
+  // If `formatjs` should pre-parse defaultMessage into AST.
+  // https://formatjs.github.io/docs/tooling/babel-plugin/#ast
+  i18nAst: false,
   // If `formatjs` default messages should be removed from the bundle or not.
   // https://formatjs.github.io/docs/tooling/babel-plugin#removedefaultmessage
-  removeI18nDefaultMessage: false,
+  i18nRemoveDefaultMessage: false,
 };
 
 /* eslint-disable global-require */
@@ -195,7 +198,8 @@ module.exports = function createBabePresetConfigForMcApp(api, opts = {}, env) {
       [
         require('babel-plugin-formatjs').default,
         {
-          removeDefaultMessage: options.removeI18nDefaultMessage,
+          ast: options.i18nAst,
+          removeDefaultMessage: options.i18nRemoveDefaultMessage,
         },
       ],
     ].filter(Boolean),
diff --git a/packages/mc-scripts/src/commands/build-vite.ts b/packages/mc-scripts/src/commands/build-vite.ts
index 4f2ef9a9b1..f0558911c9 100644
--- a/packages/mc-scripts/src/commands/build-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/mc-scripts/src/commands/build-vite.ts
@@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ async function run() {
               'babel-plugin-formatjs',
               {
                 removeDefaultMessage:
-                  // Allow to remove default `formatjs` messages from bundles.
+                  // Remove default `formatjs` messages from bundles.
                   // TODO: make it a CLI option when Vite support becomes stable.
-                  process.env.ENABLE_REMOVE_I18N_DEFAULT_MESSAGE === 'true',
+                  process.env.ENABLE_I18N_REMOVE_DEFAULT_MESSAGE === 'true',
+                ast:
+                  // Enable pre-parse default `formatjs` messages into AST.
+                  // TODO: make it a CLI option when Vite support becomes stable.
+                  process.env.ENABLE_I18N_AST === 'true',
               },
             ],
           ],
diff --git a/packages/mc-scripts/src/config/create-webpack-config-for-production.ts b/packages/mc-scripts/src/config/create-webpack-config-for-production.ts
index 754b0e5b57..114325c995 100644
--- a/packages/mc-scripts/src/config/create-webpack-config-for-production.ts
+++ b/packages/mc-scripts/src/config/create-webpack-config-for-production.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ const defaultToggleFlags: TWebpackConfigToggleFlagsForProduction = {
   // it explicitely. This will disable `core-js` for `preset-env` and the
   // `plugin-transform-runtime`.
   disableCoreJs: false,
-  // Allow to remove default `formatjs` messages from bundles.
-  removeI18nDefaultMessage: false,
+  // Pre-parse default `formatjs` messages into AST
+  i18nAst: false,
+  // Remove default `formatjs` messages from bundles.
+  i18nRemoveDefaultMessage: false,
 };
 const defaultOptions: TWebpackConfigOptions<'production'> = {
   entryPoint: paths.entryPoint,
@@ -257,8 +259,9 @@ function createWebpackConfigForProduction(
                     {
                       runtime: hasJsxRuntime() ? 'automatic' : 'classic',
                       disableCoreJs: mergedOptions.toggleFlags.disableCoreJs,
-                      removeI18nDefaultMessage:
-                        mergedOptions.toggleFlags.removeI18nDefaultMessage,
+                      i18nAst: mergedOptions.toggleFlags.i18nAst,
+                      i18nRemoveDefaultMessage:
+                        mergedOptions.toggleFlags.i18nRemoveDefaultMessage,
                     },
                   ],
                 ],
diff --git a/packages/mc-scripts/src/types.ts b/packages/mc-scripts/src/types.ts
index a1c177ec48..608901c808 100644
--- a/packages/mc-scripts/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/mc-scripts/src/types.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,13 @@ export type TWebpackConfigToggleFlagsForDevelopment = {
    */
   disableCoreJs?: boolean;
   /**
-   * Allow to remove default `formatjs` messages from bundles.
+   * Pre-parse default `formatjs` messages into AST
    */
-  removeI18nDefaultMessage?: boolean;
+  i18nAst?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Remove default `formatjs` messages from bundles.
+   */
+  i18nRemoveDefaultMessage?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type TWebpackConfigToggleFlagsForProduction =