diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5fde2a3adf3446af3ae24f14d222248557a34cb..119eadca26acb2526ff4d335deccc00fea0a02d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "storybook:install": "yarn --cwd ./storybook install",
     "storybook:build": "yarn tailwindcss:build && yarn --cwd ./storybook build --quiet",
     "storybook:start": "./scripts/frontend/start_storybook.sh",
+    "storybook:start:skip-fixtures-update": "./scripts/frontend/start_storybook.sh --skip-fixtures-update",
     "swagger:validate": "swagger-cli validate",
     "webpack": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"${NODE_OPTIONS:=--max-old-space-size=5120}\" webpack --config config/webpack.config.js",
     "webpack-vendor": "NODE_OPTIONS=\"${NODE_OPTIONS:=--max-old-space-size=5120}\" webpack --config config/webpack.vendor.config.js",
diff --git a/scripts/frontend/start_storybook.sh b/scripts/frontend/start_storybook.sh
index b707dcf124dc49d8ee16576c982af3f77d51caa8..990cbe13d47cdaf1d33f8ba34d583bc2e3a0f6f3 100755
--- a/scripts/frontend/start_storybook.sh
+++ b/scripts/frontend/start_storybook.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ if ! [[ -d storybook/node_modules ]]; then
   yarn storybook:install
 fi
 
-echo "Storybook needs fixture files to run. Generate or download them."
-echo "See: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/testing_guide/frontend_testing.html#frontend-test-fixtures"
-read -rp "Download fixtures? (y/N) " response
+if [[ "$1" == "--skip-fixtures-update" ]]; then
+  echo "Proceeding without installing fixtures."
+else
+  echo "Storybook needs fixture files to run. Generate or download them."
+  echo "See: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/testing_guide/frontend_testing.html#frontend-test-fixtures"
+  read -rp "Download fixtures? (y/N) " response
 
-if [ "$response" = "y" ]; then
-  ./scripts/frontend/download_fixtures.sh
+  if [ "$response" = "y" ]; then
+    ./scripts/frontend/download_fixtures.sh
+  fi
 fi
 
 yarn tailwindcss:build