diff --git a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/se/SeContainerInitializer.java b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/se/SeContainerInitializer.java
index cbf5056f..1b53fddd 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/se/SeContainerInitializer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/jakarta/enterprise/inject/se/SeContainerInitializer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.util.ServiceConfigurationError;
 import java.util.ServiceLoader;
 
+import jakarta.enterprise.inject.build.compatible.spi.BuildCompatibleExtension;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.Extension;
 
 /**
@@ -190,22 +191,32 @@ private static SeContainerInitializer findSeContainerInitializer() {
     public abstract SeContainerInitializer addPackages(boolean scanRecursively, Package... packages);
 
     /**
-     * Add extensions to the set of extensions.
+     * Add portable extensions to the set of extensions.
      *
-     * @param extensions extensions to use in the container
+     * @param extensions portable extensions to use in the container
      * @return self
      */
     public abstract SeContainerInitializer addExtensions(Extension... extensions);
 
     /**
-     * Add extensions to the set of extensions.
+     * Add portable extensions to the set of extensions.
      *
-     * @param extensions extensions class to use in the container
+     * @param extensions portable extension classes to use in the container
      * @return self
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public abstract SeContainerInitializer addExtensions(Class<? extends Extension>... extensions);
 
+    /**
+     * Add build compatible extensions to the set of extensions.
+     *
+     * @param extensions build compatible extension classes to use in the container
+     * @return self
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public abstract SeContainerInitializer addBuildCompatibleExtensions(
+            Class<? extends BuildCompatibleExtension>... extensions);
+
     /**
      * Add interceptor classes to the list of enabled interceptors for the synthetic bean archive.
      * <p>
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer.java b/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer.java
index f5801103..d4b33a03 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import jakarta.enterprise.inject.build.compatible.spi.BuildCompatibleExtension;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.se.SeContainer;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.se.SeContainerInitializer;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.Extension;
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ public final SeContainerInitializer addExtensions(Class<? extends Extension>...
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public SeContainerInitializer addBuildCompatibleExtensions(Class<? extends BuildCompatibleExtension>... extensions) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public SeContainerInitializer enableInterceptors(Class<?>... interceptorClasses) {
         return null;
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer2.java b/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer2.java
index 952bd796..6cd9aca5 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer2.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/org/jboss/cdi/api/test/se/DummySeContainerInitializer2.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import jakarta.enterprise.inject.build.compatible.spi.BuildCompatibleExtension;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.se.SeContainer;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.se.SeContainerInitializer;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.Extension;
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ public final SeContainerInitializer addExtensions(Class<? extends Extension>...
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public SeContainerInitializer addBuildCompatibleExtensions(Class<? extends BuildCompatibleExtension>... extensions) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public SeContainerInitializer enableInterceptors(Class<?>... interceptorClasses) {
         return null;