diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-backoffice.yml b/.github/workflows/test-backoffice.yml
index 65214436a3c8..1c5776c470bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-backoffice.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-backoffice.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: ./src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package-lock.json
       - run: npm ci --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-offline
+      - name: Check for circular dependencies
+        run: node devops/circular/index.js src
       - run: npm run lint:errors
       - run: npm run build:for:cms
       - run: npm run check:paths
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/devops/circular/index.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/devops/circular/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4683c12e7c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/devops/circular/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * This module is used to detect circular dependencies in the Umbraco backoffice.
+ * It is used in the build process to ensure that we don't have circular dependencies.
+ * @example node devops/circular/index.js src
+ * @author Umbraco HQ
+ */
+
+import madge from 'madge';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import { mkdirSync } from 'fs';
+
+const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
+const IS_GITHUB_ACTIONS = process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS === 'true';
+const IS_AZURE_PIPELINES = process.env.TF_BUILD === 'true';
+const baseDir = process.argv[2] || 'src';
+const specificPaths = (process.argv[3] || '').split(',');
+
+console.log('Scanning for circular dependencies in:', baseDir);
+
+const madgeSetup = await madge(specificPaths, {
+	baseDir,
+	fileExtensions: ['ts'],
+	tsConfig: join(baseDir, 'tsconfig.build.json'),
+	detectiveOptions: {
+		ts: {
+			skipTypeImports: true,
+			skipAsyncImports: true
+		}
+	}
+});
+
+console.log('-'.repeat(80));
+
+const circular = madgeSetup.circular();
+
+if (circular.length) {
+	console.error(circular.length, 'circular dependencies detected:\n');
+	for (let i = 0; i < circular.length; i++) {
+		printCircularDependency(circular[i], i + 1);
+	}
+	console.error('\nPlease fix the circular dependencies before proceeding.\n');
+
+	try {
+		const imagePath = join(__dirname, '../../madge');
+		mkdirSync(imagePath, { recursive: true });
+		const image = await madgeSetup.image(join(imagePath, 'circular.svg'), true);
+		console.log('Circular dependencies graph generated:', image);
+	} catch { console.warn('No image generated. Make sure Graphviz is in your $PATH if you want a visualization'); }
+
+	// TODO: Set this to 1 when we have fixed all circular dependencies
+	process.exit(0);
+}
+
+console.log('\nNo circular dependencies detected.\n');
+process.exit(0);
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {string[]} circular The circular dependencies.
+ * @param {number} idx The index of the circular dependency.
+ */
+function printCircularDependency(circular, idx) {
+	circular = circular.map(file => `${baseDir}/${file}`);
+	const circularPath = circular.join(' -> ');
+
+	if (IS_GITHUB_ACTIONS) {
+		console.error(`::error file=${circular[0]},title=Circular dependency::Circular dependencies detected: ${circularPath}`);
+	}
+	else if (IS_AZURE_PIPELINES) {
+		console.error(`##vso[task.logissue type=error;sourcepath=${circular[0]};]Circular dependencies detected: ${circularPath}`);
+	} else {
+		console.error(idx, '=', circularPath, '\n');
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
index d36eb74cebd4..d1021a8ce58e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/package.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 		"postbuild": "rollup -c ./src/rollup.config.js && node ./devops/build/global-types.js",
 		"check": "npm run lint:errors && npm run compile && npm run build-storybook && npm run generate:jsonschema:dist",
 		"check:paths": "node ./devops/build/check-path-length.js dist-cms 120",
-		"check:circular": "madge --circular --warning --extensions ts ./src",
+		"check:circular": "node ./devops/circular/index.js src",
 		"compile": "tsc",
 		"dev": "vite",
 		"dev:server": "cross-env VITE_UMBRACO_USE_MSW=off vite",