diff --git a/cmd/npmExecuteScripts.go b/cmd/npmExecuteScripts.go
index c7be2a669..c20251084 100644
--- a/cmd/npmExecuteScripts.go
+++ b/cmd/npmExecuteScripts.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func runNpmExecuteScripts(npmExecutor npm.Executor, config *npmExecuteScriptsOpt
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = npmExecutor.PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles, config.RepositoryURL, config.RepositoryUsername, config.RepositoryPassword)
+		err = npmExecutor.PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles, config.RepositoryURL, config.RepositoryUsername, config.RepositoryPassword, config.PackBeforePublish)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/npmExecuteScripts_generated.go b/cmd/npmExecuteScripts_generated.go
index 8e02992bc..e922a4779 100644
--- a/cmd/npmExecuteScripts_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/npmExecuteScripts_generated.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type npmExecuteScriptsOptions struct {
 	RepositoryPassword         string   `json:"repositoryPassword,omitempty"`
 	RepositoryUsername         string   `json:"repositoryUsername,omitempty"`
 	BuildSettingsInfo          string   `json:"buildSettingsInfo,omitempty"`
+	PackBeforePublish          bool     `json:"packBeforePublish,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type npmExecuteScriptsCommonPipelineEnvironment struct {
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ func addNpmExecuteScriptsFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *npmExecuteScripts
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.RepositoryPassword, "repositoryPassword", os.Getenv("PIPER_repositoryPassword"), "Password for the repository to which the project artifacts should be published.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.RepositoryUsername, "repositoryUsername", os.Getenv("PIPER_repositoryUsername"), "Username for the repository to which the project artifacts should be published.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.BuildSettingsInfo, "buildSettingsInfo", os.Getenv("PIPER_buildSettingsInfo"), "build settings info is typically filled by the step automatically to create information about the build settings that were used during the npm build . This information is typically used for compliance related processes.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.PackBeforePublish, "packBeforePublish", false, "used for pack")
 
 }
 
@@ -321,6 +323,15 @@ func npmExecuteScriptsMetadata() config.StepData {
 						Aliases:   []config.Alias{},
 						Default:   os.Getenv("PIPER_buildSettingsInfo"),
 					},
+					{
+						Name:        "packBeforePublish",
+						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{},
+						Scope:       []string{"STEPS", "STAGES", "PARAMETERS"},
+						Type:        "bool",
+						Mandatory:   false,
+						Aliases:     []config.Alias{},
+						Default:     false,
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			Containers: []config.Container{
diff --git a/pkg/npm/mock.go b/pkg/npm/mock.go
index 95b876775..f16d61edb 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/mock.go
+++ b/pkg/npm/mock.go
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ func (n *NpmExecutorMock) CreateBOM(packageJSONFiles []string) error {
 }
 
 // CreateBOM mock implementation
-func (n *NpmExecutorMock) PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, username, password string) error {
+func (n *NpmExecutorMock) PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, username, password string, packBeforePublish bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/npm/npm.go b/pkg/npm/npm.go
index 67b2eecf9..016292eaf 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/npm.go
+++ b/pkg/npm/npm.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type Executor interface {
 	FindPackageJSONFilesWithScript(packageJSONFiles []string, script string) ([]string, error)
 	RunScriptsInAllPackages(runScripts []string, runOptions []string, scriptOptions []string, virtualFrameBuffer bool, excludeList []string, packagesList []string) error
 	InstallAllDependencies(packageJSONFiles []string) error
-	PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, username, password string) error
+	PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, username, password string, packBeforePublish bool) error
 	SetNpmRegistries() error
 	CreateBOM(packageJSONFiles []string) error
 }
diff --git a/pkg/npm/publish.go b/pkg/npm/publish.go
index 8019ef78c..b03126560 100644
--- a/pkg/npm/publish.go
+++ b/pkg/npm/publish.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package npm
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // PublishAllPackages executes npm publish for all package.json files defined in packageJSONFiles list
-func (exec *Execute) PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, username, password string) error {
+func (exec *Execute) PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, username, password string, packBeforePublish bool) error {
 	for _, packageJSON := range packageJSONFiles {
 		fileExists, err := exec.Utils.FileExists(packageJSON)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ func (exec *Execute) PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, use
 			return fmt.Errorf("package.json file '%s' not found: %w", packageJSON, err)
 		}
 
-		err = exec.publish(packageJSON, registry, username, password)
+		err = exec.publish(packageJSON, registry, username, password, packBeforePublish)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ func (exec *Execute) PublishAllPackages(packageJSONFiles []string, registry, use
 }
 
 // publish executes npm publish for package.json
-func (exec *Execute) publish(packageJSON, registry, username, password string) error {
+func (exec *Execute) publish(packageJSON, registry, username, password string, packBeforePublish bool) error {
 	execRunner := exec.Utils.GetExecRunner()
 
 	npmignore := NewNPMIgnore(filepath.Dir(packageJSON))
@@ -91,9 +93,63 @@ func (exec *Execute) publish(packageJSON, registry, username, password string) e
 		log.Entry().Debug("no registry provided")
 	}
 
-	err := execRunner.RunExecutable("npm", "publish", "--userconfig", npmrc.filepath, "--registry", registry)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if packBeforePublish {
+		tmpDirectory := getTempDirForNpmTarBall()
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDirectory)
+
+		err := execRunner.RunExecutable("npm", "pack", "--pack-destination", tmpDirectory)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_, err = FileUtils.Copy(npmrc.filepath, filepath.Join(tmpDirectory, ".piperNpmrc"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error copying piperNpmrc file from %v to %v with error: %w",
+				npmrc.filepath, filepath.Join(tmpDirectory, ".piperNpmrc"), err)
+		}
+
+		tarballFileName := ""
+		err = filepath.Walk(tmpDirectory, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+			if filepath.Ext(path) == ".tgz" {
+				tarballFileName = "." + string(filepath.Separator) + path
+				log.Entry().Debugf("found tarball file at %v", tarballFileName)
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// rename the .npmrc file since it interferes with publish
+		err = os.Rename(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(packageJSON), ".npmrc"), filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(packageJSON), ".tmpNpmrc"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error when renaming current .npmrc file : %w", err)
+		}
+
+		err = execRunner.RunExecutable("npm", "publish", "--tarball", tarballFileName, "--userconfig", filepath.Join(tmpDirectory, ".piperNpmrc"), "--registry", registry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// undo the renaming ot the .npmrc to keep the workspace like before
+		err = os.Rename(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(packageJSON), ".tmpNpmrc"), filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(packageJSON), ".npmrc"))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Entry().Warnf("unable to rename the .npmrc file : %v", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err := execRunner.RunExecutable("npm", "publish", "--userconfig", npmrc.filepath, "--registry", registry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
+
+func getTempDirForNpmTarBall() string {
+	tmpFolder, err := ioutil.TempDir(".", "temp-")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Entry().WithError(err).WithField("path", tmpFolder).Debug("Creating temp directory failed")
+	}
+	return tmpFolder
+}
diff --git a/resources/metadata/npmExecuteScripts.yaml b/resources/metadata/npmExecuteScripts.yaml
index 877e96b1c..d2365d3fb 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/npmExecuteScripts.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/npmExecuteScripts.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ spec:
         resourceRef:
           - name: commonPipelineEnvironment
             param: custom/buildSettingsInfo
+      - name: packBeforePublish
+        type: bool
+        default: false
+        description: used for pack
+        scope:
+          - STEPS
+          - STAGES
+          - PARAMETERS
   outputs:
     resources:
       - name: commonPipelineEnvironment