diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
index eb1c101faee7b2..06fce0155621c5 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/project-graph.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ export async function createProjectGraphAsync(
     resetDaemonClient: false,
   }
 ): Promise<ProjectGraph> {
+  if (process.env.NX_FORCE_REUSE_CACHED_GRAPH === 'true') {
+    try {
+      return readCachedProjectGraph();
+      // If no cached graph is found, we will fall through to the normal flow
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
   const projectGraphAndSourceMaps = await createProjectGraphAndSourceMapsAsync(
     opts
   );