diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib/package.json
index 19fcfc134a9b8..1240d7057b1b9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "build+test": "yarn build && yarn test",
     "build+test+extract": "yarn build+test && yarn rosetta:extract",
     "build+test+package": "yarn build+test && yarn package",
-    "bundle": "esbuild --bundle lib/index.ts --target=node14 --platform=node --external:fsevents --outfile=lib/main.js",
+    "bundle": "esbuild --bundle lib/index.ts --target=node14 --platform=node --external:fsevents --minify-whitespace --outfile=lib/main.js",
     "compat": "cdk-compat",
     "gen": "../../../packages/aws-cdk/generate.sh",
     "lint": "cdk-lint",
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
index 528c8b14c766a..2ffe78205e747 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
       "entryPoints": [
         "lib/index.js"
       ],
-      "sourcemap": "linked"
+      "sourcemap": "linked",
+      "minifyWhitespace": true
     }
   },
   "author": {
diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/node-bundle/src/api/bundle.ts b/tools/@aws-cdk/node-bundle/src/api/bundle.ts
index 82e90636606fb..929a9248b3e4e 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/node-bundle/src/api/bundle.ts
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/node-bundle/src/api/bundle.ts
@@ -75,11 +75,42 @@ export interface BundleProps {
   readonly test?: string;
 
   /**
-   * Basic sanity check to run against the created bundle.
+   * Include a sourcemap in the bundle.
    *
    * @default "inline"
    */
   readonly sourcemap?: 'linked' | 'inline' | 'external' | 'both';  
+
+  /**
+   * Minifies the bundled code.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  readonly minify?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Removes whitespace from the code.
+   * This is enabled by default when `minify` is used.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  readonly minifyWhitespace?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Renames local variables to be shorter.
+   * This is enabled by default when `minify` is used.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  readonly minifyIdentifiers?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Rewrites syntax to a more compact format.
+   * This is enabled by default when `minify` is used.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  readonly minifySyntax?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -156,6 +187,10 @@ export class Bundle {
   private readonly dontAttribute?: string;
   private readonly test?: string;
   private readonly sourcemap?: 'linked' | 'inline' | 'external' | 'both';
+  private readonly minify?: boolean;
+  private readonly minifyWhitespace?: boolean;
+  private readonly minifyIdentifiers?: boolean;
+  private readonly minifySyntax?: boolean;
 
   private _bundle?: esbuild.BuildResult;
   private _dependencies?: Package[];
@@ -174,6 +209,10 @@ export class Bundle {
     this.dontAttribute = props.dontAttribute;
     this.entryPoints = {};
     this.sourcemap = props.sourcemap;
+    this.minify = props.minify;
+    this.minifyWhitespace = props.minifyWhitespace;
+    this.minifyIdentifiers = props.minifyIdentifiers;
+    this.minifySyntax = props.minifySyntax;
 
     const entryPoints = props.entryPoints ?? (this.manifest.main ? [this.manifest.main] : []);
 
@@ -405,6 +444,10 @@ export class Bundle {
       platform: 'node',
       sourcemap: this.sourcemap ?? 'inline',
       metafile: true,
+      minify: this.minify,
+      minifyWhitespace: this.minifyWhitespace,
+      minifyIdentifiers: this.minifyIdentifiers,
+      minifySyntax: this.minifySyntax,
       treeShaking: true,
       absWorkingDir: this.packageDir,
       external: [...(this.externals.dependencies ?? []), ...(this.externals.optionalDependencies ?? [])],