diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/dev-server/src/DevMainImpl.kt b/platform/build-scripts/dev-server/src/DevMainImpl.kt
index 470b64aab0bf..ae64049b1019 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/dev-server/src/DevMainImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/dev-server/src/DevMainImpl.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ fun buildDevImpl(): BuildDevInfo {
     buildProductInProcess(
       BuildRequest(
         platformPrefix = System.getProperty("idea.platform.prefix", "idea"),
+        baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend = System.getProperty("dev.build.base.ide.platform.prefix.for.frontend"),
         additionalModules = getAdditionalPluginMainModules(),
         projectDir = ideaProjectRoot,
         keepHttpClient = false,
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/ProductProperties.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/ProductProperties.kt
index cc1743088873..f6efb2bda465 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/ProductProperties.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/ProductProperties.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.qodana.QodanaProductProperties
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsProject
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.module.JpsModule
 import java.nio.file.Path
-import java.util.*
+import java.util.Locale
 import java.util.function.BiPredicate
 
 /**
@@ -405,6 +405,13 @@ abstract class ProductProperties {
   @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
   open fun applicationInfoOverride(project: JpsProject): ApplicationInfoOverrides? = null
 
+  /**
+   * For a standalone frontend distribution, specifies the platform prefix of its base IDE. In other cases returns `null`.
+   */
+  @get:ApiStatus.Internal
+  open val baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend: String? 
+    get() = null
+
   @Deprecated("Do not use it. Needed only for JetBrains Client per-ide customisation + it's temporary")
   data class ApplicationInfoOverrides(
     val fullProductName: String,
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/BuildServer.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/BuildServer.kt
index ca3bec5ac2b3..20615b3e30a3 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/BuildServer.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/BuildServer.kt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ suspend fun buildProductInProcess(request: BuildRequest): Path {
         request = request,
         createProductProperties = { compilationContext ->
           val configuration = createConfiguration(homePath = request.projectDir, productionClassOutput = request.productionClassOutput)
-          val productConfiguration = getProductConfiguration(configuration, request.platformPrefix)
+          val productConfiguration = getProductConfiguration(configuration, request.platformPrefix, request.baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend)
           createProductProperties(productConfiguration = productConfiguration, compilationContext = compilationContext, request = request)
         },
       )
@@ -135,9 +135,10 @@ internal fun getProductPropertiesPath(homePath: Path): Path {
          ?: homePath.resolve(PRODUCTS_PROPERTIES_PATH)
 }
 
-private fun getProductConfiguration(configuration: Configuration, platformPrefix: String): ProductConfiguration {
-  return configuration.products[platformPrefix]
-         ?: throw ConfigurationException("No production configuration for platform prefix `${platformPrefix}`; please add to `${PRODUCTS_PROPERTIES_PATH}` if needed")
+private fun getProductConfiguration(configuration: Configuration, platformPrefix: String, baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend: String?): ProductConfiguration {
+  val key = if (baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend != null) "$baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend$platformPrefix" else platformPrefix
+  return configuration.products[key]
+         ?: throw ConfigurationException("No production configuration for `$key`; please add to `${PRODUCTS_PROPERTIES_PATH}` if needed")
 }
 
 internal class ConfigurationException(message: String) : RuntimeException(message)
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/IdeBuilder.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/IdeBuilder.kt
index fdd66b9d54ce..5614c63a202a 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/IdeBuilder.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/dev/IdeBuilder.kt
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ data class BuildRequest(
   @JvmField val platformPrefix: String,
   @JvmField val additionalModules: List<String>,
   @JvmField val projectDir: Path,
+  /** For a standalone frontend distribution where `platformPrefix` is "JetBrainsClient", specifies the platform prefix of its base IDE. */
+  @JvmField val baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend: String? = null,
   @JvmField val devRootDir: Path = System.getProperty("idea.dev.root.dir")?.let { Path.of(it).normalize().toAbsolutePath() } ?: projectDir.resolve("out/dev-run"),
   @JvmField val jarCacheDir: Path = devRootDir.resolve("jar-cache"),
   @JvmField val productionClassOutput: Path = System.getenv("CLASSES_DIR")?.let { Path.of(it).normalize().toAbsolutePath() } ?: projectDir.resolve("out/classes/production"),
@@ -116,11 +118,16 @@ data class BuildRequest(
   @JvmField val os: OsFamily = OsFamily.currentOs
 ) {
   override fun toString(): String =
-    "BuildRequest(platformPrefix='$platformPrefix', " +
-    "additionalModules=$additionalModules, " +
-    "productionClassOutput=$productionClassOutput, " +
-    "keepHttpClient=$keepHttpClient, " +
-    "generateRuntimeModuleRepository=$generateRuntimeModuleRepository"
+    buildString {
+      append("BuildRequest(platformPrefix='$platformPrefix', ")
+      if (baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend != null) {
+        append("baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend='$baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend', ")
+      }
+      append("additionalModules=$additionalModules, ")
+      append("productionClassOutput=$productionClassOutput, ")
+      append("keepHttpClient=$keepHttpClient, ")
+      append("generateRuntimeModuleRepository=$generateRuntimeModuleRepository")
+    }
 }
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
@@ -138,7 +145,11 @@ internal suspend fun buildProduct(request: BuildRequest, createProductProperties
   }
 
   val classifier = computeAdditionalModulesFingerprint(request.additionalModules)
-  val productDirNameWithoutClassifier = if (request.platformPrefix == "Idea") "idea-community" else request.platformPrefix
+  val productDirNameWithoutClassifier = when (request.platformPrefix) {
+    "Idea" -> "idea-community"
+    "JetBrainsClient" -> "${request.baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend ?: ""}${request.platformPrefix}"
+    else -> request.platformPrefix
+  }
   val productDirName = (productDirNameWithoutClassifier + (if (System.getProperty("intellij.build.minimal").toBoolean()) "-ij-void" else "") + classifier).takeLast(255)
 
   val buildDir = withContext(Dispatchers.IO.limitedParallelism(4)) {
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/productRunner/DevModeProductRunner.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/productRunner/DevModeProductRunner.kt
index 46d955174c0d..43e4dc35576d 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/productRunner/DevModeProductRunner.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/productRunner/DevModeProductRunner.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ internal suspend fun createDevModeProductRunner(context: BuildContext, additiona
         isUnpackedDist = false,
         writeCoreClasspath = false,
         platformPrefix = context.productProperties.platformPrefix ?: "idea",
+        baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend = context.productProperties.baseIdePlatformPrefixForFrontend,
         additionalModules = additionalPluginModules,
         projectDir = homeDir,
         devRootDir = context.paths.tempDir.resolve("dev-run"),