diff --git a/docs/src/guide/essentials/server-and-manifest-modes.md b/docs/src/guide/essentials/server-and-manifest-modes.md
index 02f1fb4..05ba52a 100644
--- a/docs/src/guide/essentials/server-and-manifest-modes.md
+++ b/docs/src/guide/essentials/server-and-manifest-modes.md
@@ -38,3 +38,15 @@ Check the [development](/guide/essentials/development) documentation for more in
 You may need to replace the heartbeat implementation depending on your networking setup. 
 
 To do so, you will need to bind your own implementation to the  `Innocenzi\Vite\HeartbeatCheckers\HeartbeatChecker` interface. This can be done in the [configuration](/configuration/laravel-package#heartbeat-checker).
+
+## Overriding the mode
+
+If you have specific requirements and you prefer using your own logic to determine if the development server or the manifest should be used, you may call `Vite::useManifest()`.
+
+```php
+Vite::useManifest(function (Configuration $configuration) {
+  return true;
+});
+```
+
+Its return value will determine whether the manifest will be used. If the callback returns `null` instead of a boolean value, it will be ignored and the normal checks will be performed.
diff --git a/src/Configuration.php b/src/Configuration.php
index acf2cdf..5c98abe 100644
--- a/src/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Configuration.php
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@ protected function findEntrypoints(): Collection
      */
     protected function shouldUseManifest(): bool
     {
+        // If there is a strategy override, try to use that.
+        if (\is_callable(Vite::$useManifestCallback)) {
+            $result = \call_user_func(Vite::$useManifestCallback, $this);
+
+            // Only override if the result is a boolean.
+            if (! \is_null($result)) {
+                return $result;
+            }
+        }
+        
         // If the development server is disabled, use the manifest.
         if (! $this->config('dev_server.enabled', true)) {
             return true;
diff --git a/src/Vite.php b/src/Vite.php
index d9cdb2a..57453c7 100644
--- a/src/Vite.php
+++ b/src/Vite.php
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ final class Vite
      */
     public static Closure|null $makeStyleTagsCallback = null;
 
+    /**
+     * @var (Closure(Innocenzi\Vite\Configuration): bool|null)
+     */
+    public static Closure|null $useManifestCallback = null;
+
     /**
      * Gets the given configuration or the default one.
      */
@@ -30,14 +35,6 @@ public function config(string $name = null): Configuration
         return $this->configs[$name] ??= new Configuration($name);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets whether the manifest should be used when testing.
-     */
-    public static function useManifest(bool $useManifest = true): void
-    {
-        config()->set('vite.testing.use_manifest', $useManifest);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the logic for creating a script tag.
      *
@@ -57,6 +54,16 @@ public static function makeStyleTagsUsing(Closure $callback = null): void
     {
         static::$makeStyleTagsCallback = $callback;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the logic for determining if the manifest should be used.
+     *
+     * @param (Closure(Innocenzi\Vite\Configuration): bool|null) $callback
+     */
+    public static function useManifest(Closure $callback = null): void
+    {
+        static::$useManifestCallback = $callback;
+    }
     
     /**
      * Execute a method against the default configuration.
diff --git a/tests/Features/ConfigurationTest.php b/tests/Features/ConfigurationTest.php
index ed97c1e..fd505d0 100644
--- a/tests/Features/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Features/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
 use Illuminate\Routing\UrlGenerator;
+use Innocenzi\Vite\Configuration;
 use Innocenzi\Vite\Exceptions\NoBuildPathException;
 use Innocenzi\Vite\Exceptions\NoSuchConfigurationException;
+use Innocenzi\Vite\Vite;
+
+afterAll(fn () => Vite::$useManifestCallback = null);
 
 it('uses the default configuration when not specifying one', function () {
     expect(vite()->getClientScriptTag())
@@ -100,3 +104,47 @@
     expect(vite()->getAssetUrl('/my-custom-asset.txt'))
         ->toContain('https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/12345678/build/my-custom-asset');
 });
+
+it('respects the mode override in production', function () {
+    set_env('production');
+    
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeTrue();
+
+    Vite::useManifest(fn () => false);
+
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeFalse();
+});
+
+it('respects the mode override in development', function () {
+    with_dev_server(reacheable: true);
+    set_env('local');
+    
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeFalse();
+
+    Vite::useManifest(fn () => true);
+
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeTrue();
+
+    config()->set('vite.configs.default.dev_server.enabled', false);
+
+    Vite::useManifest(function (Configuration $cfg) {
+        return $cfg->getConfig('dev_server.enabled');
+    });
+
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeFalse();
+});
+
+it('does not override the mode if returning null from the callback', function () {
+    set_env('production');
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeTrue();
+
+    Vite::useManifest(fn () => false);
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeFalse();
+    
+    Vite::useManifest(fn () => null);
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeTrue();
+    
+    with_dev_server(reacheable: true);
+    set_env('local');
+    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeFalse();
+});
diff --git a/tests/Features/DevelopmentServerTest.php b/tests/Features/DevelopmentServerTest.php
index 8a507c5..cc5cc21 100644
--- a/tests/Features/DevelopmentServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Features/DevelopmentServerTest.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-use Innocenzi\Vite\Vite;
-
 it('uses the development server by default', function () {
     with_dev_server();
     set_env('local');
@@ -20,9 +18,6 @@
     
     config()->set('vite.testing.use_manifest', false);
     expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeFalse();
-
-    Vite::useManifest();
-    expect(vite()->usesManifest())->toBeTrue();
 });
 
 it('uses the manifest when the development server is disabled', function () {