diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf55c2962..0b5935de0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ include Makefile.common
 
 DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME       ?= prometheus
 
+# Only build UI if PREBUILT_ASSETS_STATIC_DIR is not set
+ifdef PREBUILT_ASSETS_STATIC_DIR
+  SKIP_UI_BUILD = true
+endif
+
 .PHONY: update-npm-deps
 update-npm-deps:
 	@echo ">> updating npm dependencies"
@@ -75,8 +80,24 @@ ui-lint:
 	cd $(UI_PATH)/react-app && npm run lint
 
 .PHONY: assets
+ifndef SKIP_UI_BUILD
 assets: ui-install ui-build
 
+.PHONY: npm_licenses
+npm_licenses: ui-install
+	@echo ">> bundling npm licenses"
+	rm -f $(REACT_APP_NPM_LICENSES_TARBALL) npm_licenses
+	ln -s . npm_licenses
+	find npm_licenses/$(UI_NODE_MODULES_PATH) -iname "license*" | tar cfj $(REACT_APP_NPM_LICENSES_TARBALL) --files-from=-
+	rm -f npm_licenses
+else
+assets:
+	@echo '>> skipping assets build, pre-built assets provided'
+
+npm_licenses:
+	@echo '>> skipping assets npm licenses, pre-built assets provided'
+endif
+
 .PHONY: assets-compress
 assets-compress: assets
 	@echo '>> compressing assets'
@@ -125,14 +146,6 @@ else
 test: check-generated-parser common-test ui-build-module ui-test ui-lint check-go-mod-version
 endif
 
-.PHONY: npm_licenses
-npm_licenses: ui-install
-	@echo ">> bundling npm licenses"
-	rm -f $(REACT_APP_NPM_LICENSES_TARBALL) npm_licenses
-	ln -s . npm_licenses
-	find npm_licenses/$(UI_NODE_MODULES_PATH) -iname "license*" | tar cfj $(REACT_APP_NPM_LICENSES_TARBALL) --files-from=-
-	rm -f npm_licenses
-
 .PHONY: tarball
 tarball: npm_licenses common-tarball
 
diff --git a/scripts/compress_assets.sh b/scripts/compress_assets.sh
index 6608677bb..19e1e2248 100755
--- a/scripts/compress_assets.sh
+++ b/scripts/compress_assets.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+export STATIC_DIR=static
+PREBUILT_ASSETS_STATIC_DIR=${PREBUILT_ASSETS_STATIC_DIR:-}
+if [ -n "$PREBUILT_ASSETS_STATIC_DIR" ]; then
+    STATIC_DIR=$(realpath $PREBUILT_ASSETS_STATIC_DIR)
+fi
+
 cd web/ui
 cp embed.go.tmpl embed.go
 
@@ -11,6 +17,19 @@ GZIP_OPTS="-fk"
 # gzip option '-k' may not always exist in the latest gzip available on different distros.
 if ! gzip -k -h &>/dev/null; then GZIP_OPTS="-f"; fi
 
+mkdir -p static
 find static -type f -name '*.gz' -delete
-find static -type f -exec gzip $GZIP_OPTS '{}' \; -print0 | xargs -0 -I % echo %.gz | sort | xargs echo //go:embed >> embed.go
+
+# Compress files from the prebuilt static directory and replicate the structure in the current static directory
+find "${STATIC_DIR}" -type f ! -name '*.gz' -exec bash -c '
+    for file; do
+        dest="${file#${STATIC_DIR}}"
+        mkdir -p "static/$(dirname "$dest")"
+        gzip '"$GZIP_OPTS"' "$file" -c > "static/${dest}.gz"
+    done
+' bash {} +
+
+# Append the paths of gzipped files to embed.go
+find static -type f -name '*.gz' -print0 | sort -z | xargs -0 echo //go:embed >> embed.go
+
 echo var EmbedFS embed.FS >> embed.go