diff --git a/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/defaults/main.yml b/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/defaults/main.yml
index f2f3dd1..0ab3fe9 100644
--- a/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ xworkmate_bridge_listen_port: 8787
 xworkmate_bridge_binary_path: /usr/local/bin/xworkmate-bridge
 xworkmate_bridge_local_source_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../xworkmate-bridge"
 xworkmate_bridge_local_build_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/.artifacts/xworkmate_bridge"
+xworkmate_bridge_artifact_path: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'XWORKMATE_BRIDGE_ARTIFACT_PATH') | default('', true) }}"
 xworkmate_bridge_local_binary_path: "{{ xworkmate_bridge_local_build_dir }}/xworkmate-bridge"
 xworkmate_bridge_build_goos: linux
 xworkmate_bridge_build_goarch: amd64
diff --git a/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/tasks/main.yml b/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/tasks/main.yml
index 51b38e0..954cb5e 100644
--- a/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/vhosts/deploy_acp_vhosts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,26 @@
   delegate_to: localhost
   become: false
 
+- name: Check whether prebuilt xworkmate-bridge artifact exists
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ xworkmate_bridge_artifact_path }}"
+  register: xworkmate_bridge_artifact_stat
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - xworkmate_bridge_artifact_path | trim | length > 0
+
+- name: Prefer downloaded xworkmate-bridge artifact
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ xworkmate_bridge_artifact_path }}"
+    dest: "{{ xworkmate_bridge_local_binary_path }}"
+    mode: "0755"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - xworkmate_bridge_artifact_path | trim | length > 0
+    - xworkmate_bridge_artifact_stat.stat.exists | default(false)
+
 - name: Build xworkmate-bridge locally
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: go build -o "{{ xworkmate_bridge_local_binary_path }}" .
@@ -24,6 +44,11 @@
   delegate_to: localhost
   become: false
   check_mode: false
+  when:
+    - not (
+        xworkmate_bridge_artifact_path | trim | length > 0 and
+        xworkmate_bridge_artifact_stat.stat.exists | default(false)
+      )
 
 - name: Upload xworkmate-bridge binary
   ansible.builtin.copy: