diff --git a/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingPlugin.js b/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingPlugin.js
index 5c984a596..6bbd76ebb 100644
--- a/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingPlugin.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 const RuntimeGlobals = require("../RuntimeGlobals");
 const ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule = require("./ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule");
 const ModuleChunkLoadingRuntimeModule = require("./ModuleChunkLoadingRuntimeModule");
+const StartupChunkDependenciesPlugin = require("../runtime/StartupChunkDependenciesPlugin");
 
 /** @typedef {import("../Compiler")} Compiler */
 
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ class ModuleChunkLoadingPlugin {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	apply(compiler) {
+		new StartupChunkDependenciesPlugin({
+			chunkLoading: "import",
+			asyncChunkLoading: true
+		}).apply(compiler);
 		compiler.hooks.thisCompilation.tap(
 			"ModuleChunkLoadingPlugin",
 			compilation => {