diff --git a/packages/metro-runtime/src/polyfills/require.js b/packages/metro-runtime/src/polyfills/require.js
index 43dc352cc7..cd3b1db8af 100644
--- a/packages/metro-runtime/src/polyfills/require.js
+++ b/packages/metro-runtime/src/polyfills/require.js
@@ -316,6 +316,16 @@ metroRequire.context = function fallbackRequireContext() {
   );
 };
 
+// `require.resolveWeak()` is a compile-time primitive (see collectDependencies.js)
+metroRequire.resolveWeak = function fallbackRequireResolveWeak() {
+  if (__DEV__) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'require.resolveWeak cannot be called dynamically. Ensure you are using the same version of `metro` and `metro-runtime`.',
+    );
+  }
+  throw new Error('require.resolveWeak cannot be called dynamically.');
+};
+
 let inGuard = false;
 function guardedLoadModule(
   moduleId: ModuleID,
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/Graph.js b/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/Graph.js
index 36851b0c98..531d205b53 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/Graph.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/Graph.js
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ export class Graph<T = MixedOutput> {
 
     if (options.shallow) {
       // Don't add a node for the module if the graph is shallow (single-module).
+    } else if (dependency.data.data.asyncType === 'weak') {
+      // Exclude weak dependencies from the bundle.
     } else if (
       options.experimentalImportBundleSupport &&
       dependency.data.data.asyncType != null
@@ -414,6 +416,11 @@ export class Graph<T = MixedOutput> {
 
     const {absolutePath} = dependency;
 
+    if (dependency.data.data.asyncType === 'weak') {
+      // Weak dependencies are excluded from the bundle.
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (
       options.experimentalImportBundleSupport &&
       dependency.data.data.asyncType != null
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/types.flow.js b/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/types.flow.js
index b5026518b0..01ef785bcb 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/types.flow.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/DeltaBundler/types.flow.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export type MixedOutput = {
   +type: string,
 };
 
-export type AsyncDependencyType = 'async' | 'prefetch';
+export type AsyncDependencyType = 'async' | 'prefetch' | 'weak';
 
 export type TransformResultDependency = {
   /**
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/collectDependencies-test.js b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/collectDependencies-test.js
index eb5da60086..e8750721b5 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/collectDependencies-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/__tests__/collectDependencies-test.js
@@ -1427,6 +1427,21 @@ it('uses the dependency registry specified in the options to register dependenci
   ]);
 });
 
+it('collects require.resolveWeak calls', () => {
+  const ast = astFromCode(`
+    require.resolveWeak("some/async/module");
+  `);
+  const {dependencies, dependencyMapName} = collectDependencies(ast, opts);
+  expect(dependencies).toEqual([
+    {name: 'some/async/module', data: objectContaining({asyncType: 'weak'})},
+  ]);
+  expect(codeFromAst(ast)).toEqual(
+    comparableCode(`
+      ${dependencyMapName}[0];
+    `),
+  );
+});
+
 function formatDependencyLocs(
   dependencies: $ReadOnlyArray<Dependency<mixed>>,
   code: any,
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js
index a13740a63d..914dcf41e3 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/ModuleGraph/worker/collectDependencies.js
@@ -246,6 +246,24 @@ function collectDependencies<TSplitCondition = void>(
         return;
       }
 
+      // Match `require.resolveWeak`
+      if (
+        callee.type === 'MemberExpression' &&
+        // `require`
+        callee.object.type === 'Identifier' &&
+        callee.object.name === 'require' &&
+        // `resolveWeak`
+        callee.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
+        callee.property.name === 'resolveWeak' &&
+        !callee.computed &&
+        // Ensure `require` refers to the global and not something else.
+        !path.scope.getBinding('require')
+      ) {
+        processResolveWeakCall(path, state);
+        visited.add(path.node);
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (
         name != null &&
         state.dependencyCalls.has(name) &&
@@ -426,6 +444,33 @@ function processRequireContextCall<TSplitCondition>(
   transformer.transformSyncRequire(path, dep, state);
 }
 
+function processResolveWeakCall<TSplitCondition>(
+  path: NodePath<CallExpression>,
+  state: State<TSplitCondition>,
+): void {
+  const name = getModuleNameFromCallArgs(path);
+
+  if (name == null) {
+    throw new InvalidRequireCallError(path);
+  }
+
+  const dependency = registerDependency(
+    state,
+    {
+      name,
+      asyncType: 'weak',
+      optional: isOptionalDependency(name, path, state),
+    },
+    path,
+  );
+
+  path.replaceWith(
+    makeResolveWeakTemplate({
+      MODULE_ID: createModuleIDExpression(dependency, state),
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
 function collectImports<TSplitCondition>(
   path: NodePath<>,
   state: State<TSplitCondition>,
@@ -619,7 +664,7 @@ collectDependencies.InvalidRequireCallError = InvalidRequireCallError;
  * is reached. This makes dynamic require errors catchable by libraries that
  * want to use them.
  */
-const dynamicRequireErrorTemplate = template.statement(`
+const dynamicRequireErrorTemplate = template.expression(`
   (function(line) {
     throw new Error(
       'Dynamic require defined at line ' + line + '; not supported by Metro',
@@ -631,18 +676,22 @@ const dynamicRequireErrorTemplate = template.statement(`
  * Produces a Babel template that transforms an "import(...)" call into a
  * "require(...)" call to the asyncRequire specified.
  */
-const makeAsyncRequireTemplate = template.statement(`
+const makeAsyncRequireTemplate = template.expression(`
   require(ASYNC_REQUIRE_MODULE_PATH)(MODULE_ID, MODULE_NAME, DEPENDENCY_MAP.paths)
 `);
 
-const makeAsyncPrefetchTemplate = template.statement(`
+const makeAsyncPrefetchTemplate = template.expression(`
   require(ASYNC_REQUIRE_MODULE_PATH).prefetch(MODULE_ID, MODULE_NAME, DEPENDENCY_MAP.paths)
 `);
 
-const makeJSResourceTemplate = template.statement(`
+const makeJSResourceTemplate = template.expression(`
   require(ASYNC_REQUIRE_MODULE_PATH).resource(MODULE_ID, MODULE_NAME, DEPENDENCY_MAP.paths)
 `);
 
+const makeResolveWeakTemplate = template.expression(`
+  MODULE_ID
+`);
+
 const DefaultDependencyTransformer: DependencyTransformer<mixed> = {
   transformSyncRequire(
     path: NodePath<CallExpression>,
@@ -722,10 +771,10 @@ const DefaultDependencyTransformer: DependencyTransformer<mixed> = {
   },
 };
 
-function createModuleIDExpression(
-  dependency: InternalDependency<mixed>,
-  state: State<mixed>,
-) {
+function createModuleIDExpression<TSplitCondition>(
+  dependency: InternalDependency<TSplitCondition>,
+  state: State<TSplitCondition>,
+): BabelNodeExpression {
   return types.memberExpression(
     nullthrows(state.dependencyMapIdentifier),
     types.numericLiteral(dependency.index),
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/require-resolveWeak-test.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/require-resolveWeak-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..435351d1e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/__tests__/require-resolveWeak-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @oncall react_native
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const Metro = require('../../..');
+const execBundle = require('../execBundle');
+
+jest.unmock('cosmiconfig');
+
+jest.setTimeout(30 * 1000);
+
+test('resolveWeak() returns a different ID for each resolved module', async () => {
+  await expect(execTest('require-resolveWeak/multiple.js')).resolves.toEqual({
+    counterModuleId1: 1,
+    counterModuleId2: 1,
+    throwingModuleId: 2,
+  });
+});
+
+describe('resolveWeak() without calling require()', () => {
+  test('runtime semantics', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      execTest('require-resolveWeak/never-required.js'),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      moduleId: 1,
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('the weak dependency is omitted', async () => {
+    const {code} = await buildTest('require-resolveWeak/never-required.js');
+    expect(code).not.toContain('This module cannot be evaluated.');
+  });
+});
+
+test('calling both require() and resolveWeak() with the same module', async () => {
+  await expect(
+    execTest('require-resolveWeak/require-and-resolveWeak.js'),
+  ).resolves.toEqual({
+    moduleId: 1,
+    timesIncremented: 2,
+  });
+});
+
+test('calling both import() and resolveWeak() with the same module', async () => {
+  await expect(
+    execTest('require-resolveWeak/import-and-resolveWeak.js'),
+  ).resolves.toEqual({
+    moduleId: 1,
+    timesIncremented: 2,
+  });
+});
+
+async function buildTest(entry, {dev = true}: $ReadOnly<{dev: boolean}> = {}) {
+  const config = await Metro.loadConfig({
+    config: require.resolve('../metro.config.js'),
+  });
+
+  const result = await Metro.runBuild(config, {
+    entry,
+    dev,
+    minify: !dev,
+  });
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+async function execTest(entry, {dev = true}: $ReadOnly<{dev: boolean}> = {}) {
+  const result = await buildTest(entry, {dev});
+  return execBundle(result.code);
+}
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/import-and-resolveWeak.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/import-and-resolveWeak.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..365bfea93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/import-and-resolveWeak.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+import type {RequireWithResolveWeak} from './utils';
+
+declare var require: RequireWithResolveWeak;
+
+async function main() {
+  const moduleId = require.resolveWeak('./subdir/counter-module');
+
+  // Require the module statically via its path, spelled slightly differently
+  (await import('./subdir/counter-module.js')).increment();
+
+  const dynamicRequire = require;
+
+  // Require the module dynamically via its ID
+  const timesIncremented = dynamicRequire(moduleId).increment();
+
+  return {
+    moduleId,
+    // Should be 2, proving there's just one module instance
+    timesIncremented,
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = (main(): mixed);
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/multiple.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/multiple.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9738cd747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/multiple.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+import type {RequireWithResolveWeak} from './utils';
+
+declare var require: RequireWithResolveWeak;
+
+async function main() {
+  return {
+    counterModuleId1: require.resolveWeak('./subdir/counter-module'),
+    counterModuleId2: require.resolveWeak('./subdir/counter-module.js'),
+    throwingModuleId: require.resolveWeak('./subdir/throwing-module.js'),
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = (main(): mixed);
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/never-required.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/never-required.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcb2b6b9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/never-required.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+import type {RequireWithResolveWeak} from './utils';
+
+declare var require: RequireWithResolveWeak;
+
+function main() {
+  return {
+    moduleId: require.resolveWeak('./subdir/throwing-module'),
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = (main(): mixed);
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/require-and-resolveWeak.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/require-and-resolveWeak.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d29a50b586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/require-and-resolveWeak.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+import type {RequireWithResolveWeak} from './utils';
+
+declare var require: RequireWithResolveWeak;
+
+function main() {
+  const moduleId = require.resolveWeak('./subdir/counter-module');
+
+  const dynamicRequire = require;
+
+  // Require the module dynamically via its ID
+  dynamicRequire(moduleId).increment();
+
+  // Require the module statically via its path, spelled slightly differently
+  const timesIncremented = require('./subdir/counter-module.js').increment();
+
+  return {
+    moduleId,
+    // Should be 2, proving there's just one module instance
+    timesIncremented,
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = (main(): mixed);
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/subdir/counter-module.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/subdir/counter-module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..423b476d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/subdir/counter-module.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+let count: number = 0;
+
+module.exports = {
+  increment(): number {
+    ++count;
+    return count;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/subdir/throwing-module.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/subdir/throwing-module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e10150c4a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/subdir/throwing-module.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+throw new Error('This module cannot be evaluated.');
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/utils.js b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a1368dd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metro/src/integration_tests/basic_bundle/require-resolveWeak/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+export type RequireWithResolveWeak = {
+  (id: string | number): any,
+  resolveWeak: (id: string) => string | number,
+};