diff --git a/standalone-cli/package-lock.json b/standalone-cli/package-lock.json
index f990728f6ad8..fa03c4072cea 100644
--- a/standalone-cli/package-lock.json
+++ b/standalone-cli/package-lock.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "jest": "^27.5.1",
         "move-file-cli": "^3.0.0",
         "pkg": "^5.8.1",
+        "postcss-load-config": "^4.0.2",
         "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
         "tailwindcss": "file:.."
       }
@@ -3627,6 +3628,19 @@
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       }
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+    "node_modules/lilconfig": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lilconfig/-/lilconfig-3.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/vlFKAoH5Cgt3Ie+JLhRbwOsCQePABiU3tJ1egGvyQ+33R/vcwM2Zl2QR/LzjsBeItPt3oSVXapn+m4nQDvpzw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/antonk52"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/lines-and-columns": {
       "version": "1.2.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.2.4.tgz",
@@ -4455,6 +4469,42 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/postcss-load-config": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-load-config/-/postcss-load-config-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bSVhyJGL00wMVoPUzAVAnbEoWyqRxkjv64tUl427SKnPrENtq6hJwUojroMz2VB+Q1edmi4IfrAPpami5VVgMQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "opencollective",
+          "url": "https://opencollective.com/postcss/"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ai"
+        }
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "lilconfig": "^3.0.0",
+        "yaml": "^2.3.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "postcss": ">=8.0.9",
+        "ts-node": ">=9.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "postcss": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "ts-node": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/postcss-selector-parser": {
       "version": "6.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-selector-parser/-/postcss-selector-parser-6.0.10.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/yaml": {
+      "version": "2.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lcYcMxX2PO9XMGvAJkJ3OsNMw+/7FKes7/hgerGUYWIoWu5j/+YQqcZr5JnPZWzOsEBgMbSbiSTn/dv/69Mkpw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "bin": {
+        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/yargs": {
       "version": "16.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-16.2.0.tgz",
@@ -8486,6 +8549,12 @@
         "type-check": "~0.3.2"
       }
     },
+    "lilconfig": {
+      "version": "3.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lilconfig/-/lilconfig-3.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/vlFKAoH5Cgt3Ie+JLhRbwOsCQePABiU3tJ1egGvyQ+33R/vcwM2Zl2QR/LzjsBeItPt3oSVXapn+m4nQDvpzw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "lines-and-columns": {
       "version": "1.2.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.2.4.tgz",
@@ -9098,6 +9167,16 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "postcss-load-config": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-load-config/-/postcss-load-config-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bSVhyJGL00wMVoPUzAVAnbEoWyqRxkjv64tUl427SKnPrENtq6hJwUojroMz2VB+Q1edmi4IfrAPpami5VVgMQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "lilconfig": "^3.0.0",
+        "yaml": "^2.3.4"
+      }
+    },
     "postcss-selector-parser": {
       "version": "6.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-selector-parser/-/postcss-selector-parser-6.0.10.tgz",
@@ -10065,6 +10144,12 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "yaml": {
+      "version": "2.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lcYcMxX2PO9XMGvAJkJ3OsNMw+/7FKes7/hgerGUYWIoWu5j/+YQqcZr5JnPZWzOsEBgMbSbiSTn/dv/69Mkpw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "yargs": {
       "version": "16.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-16.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/standalone-cli/package.json b/standalone-cli/package.json
index fd8761093218..2d9f59cffa81 100644
--- a/standalone-cli/package.json
+++ b/standalone-cli/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "jest": "^27.5.1",
     "move-file-cli": "^3.0.0",
     "pkg": "^5.8.1",
+    "postcss-load-config": "^4.0.2",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "tailwindcss": "file:.."
   },
diff --git a/standalone-cli/standalone.js b/standalone-cli/standalone.js
index c8b30288350e..9d34fc821413 100644
--- a/standalone-cli/standalone.js
+++ b/standalone-cli/standalone.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ let localModules = {
   },
   '@tailwindcss/typography': require('@tailwindcss/typography'),
 
+  // This force-loads the v4 version instead of the v6 one at the repo root
+  'postcss-load-config': require('postcss-load-config'),
+  'postcss-load-config/src/options': require('postcss-load-config/src/options'),
+  'postcss-load-config/src/plugins': require('postcss-load-config/src/plugins'),
+
   // These are present to allow them to be specified in the PostCSS config file
   autoprefixer: require('autoprefixer'),
   tailwindcss: require('tailwindcss'),