diff --git a/internal/question/build_steps.go b/internal/question/build_steps.go
index b2fdbb8..36b62d6 100644
--- a/internal/question/build_steps.go
+++ b/internal/question/build_steps.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ func (q *BuildSteps) Ask(ctx context.Context) error {
 			)
 		case models.Yarn, models.Npm:
 			if answers.Type.Runtime != models.NodeJS {
+				if _, ok := answers.Dependencies["nodejs"]; !ok {
+					answers.Dependencies["nodejs"] = map[string]string{}
+				}
 				answers.Dependencies["nodejs"]["n"] = "*"
 				answers.Dependencies["nodejs"]["npx"] = "*"
 				answers.Environment["N_PREFIX"] = "/app/.global"
@@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ func (q *BuildSteps) Ask(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if answers.Stack == models.Django {
+	switch answers.Stack {
+	case models.Django:
 		if managePyPath := utils.FindFile(
 			path.Join(answers.WorkingDirectory, answers.ApplicationRoot),
 			managePyFile,
@@ -113,6 +117,15 @@ func (q *BuildSteps) Ask(ctx context.Context) error {
 				fmt.Sprintf("%spython %s collectstatic --noinput", prefix, managePyPath),
 			)
 		}
+	case models.NextJS:
+		// If there is no custom build script, fallback to next build for Next.js projects
+		if !slices.Contains(answers.BuildSteps, "yarn build") && !slices.Contains(answers.BuildSteps, "npm run build") {
+			cmd := "npm exec next build"
+			if slices.Contains(answers.DependencyManagers, models.Yarn) {
+				cmd = "yarn exec next build"
+			}
+			answers.BuildSteps = append(answers.BuildSteps, cmd)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/question/build_steps_test.go b/internal/question/build_steps_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81acce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/question/build_steps_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package question
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/platformsh/platformify/internal/question/models"
+)
+
+func TestBuildSteps_Ask(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		answers models.Answers
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		q          *BuildSteps
+		args       args
+		buildSteps []string
+		wantErr    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Next.js fallback",
+			q:    &BuildSteps{},
+			args: args{models.Answers{
+				Stack:              models.NextJS,
+				Type:               models.RuntimeType{Runtime: models.NodeJS, Version: "20.0"},
+				Dependencies:       map[string]map[string]string{},
+				DependencyManagers: []models.DepManager{models.Yarn},
+				Environment:        map[string]string{},
+			}},
+			buildSteps: []string{"yarn", "yarn exec next build"},
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Next.js npm fallback",
+			q:    &BuildSteps{},
+			args: args{models.Answers{
+				Stack:              models.NextJS,
+				Type:               models.RuntimeType{Runtime: models.NodeJS, Version: "20.0"},
+				Dependencies:       map[string]map[string]string{},
+				DependencyManagers: []models.DepManager{models.Npm},
+				Environment:        map[string]string{},
+			}},
+			buildSteps: []string{"npm i", "npm exec next build"},
+			wantErr:    false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			q := &BuildSteps{}
+			ctx := models.ToContext(context.Background(), &tt.args.answers)
+			if err := q.Ask(ctx); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("BuildSteps.Ask() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.args.answers.BuildSteps, tt.buildSteps) {
+				t.Errorf("BuildSteps.Ask() BuildSteps = %v, want %v", tt.args.answers.BuildSteps, tt.buildSteps)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}