diff --git a/examples/with-webassembly/pages/api/edge.js b/examples/with-webassembly/pages/api/edge.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f724fd32280f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-webassembly/pages/api/edge.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import add_module from '../../add.wasm?module'
+
+const instance$ = WebAssembly.instantiate(add_module)
+
+export default async function edgeExample() {
+  const { exports } = await instance$
+  const number = exports.add_one(10)
+  return new Response(`got: ${number}`)
+}
+
+export const config = { runtime: 'experimental-edge' }
diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts b/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
index 780e12c6a850a..b1604e5c284fe 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack-config.ts
@@ -1716,13 +1716,14 @@ export default async function getBaseWebpackConfig(
 
   const webpack5Config = webpackConfig as webpack5.Configuration
 
-  webpack5Config.module?.rules?.unshift({
-    test: /\.wasm$/,
-    issuerLayer: 'middleware',
-    loader: 'next-middleware-wasm-loader',
-    type: 'javascript/auto',
-    resourceQuery: /module/i,
-  })
+  if (isEdgeServer) {
+    webpack5Config.module?.rules?.unshift({
+      test: /\.wasm$/,
+      loader: 'next-middleware-wasm-loader',
+      type: 'javascript/auto',
+      resourceQuery: /module/i,
+    })
+  }
 
   webpack5Config.experiments = {
     layers: true,
diff --git a/test/e2e/middleware-can-use-wasm-files/add.wasm b/test/e2e/edge-can-use-wasm-files/add.wasm
similarity index 100%
rename from test/e2e/middleware-can-use-wasm-files/add.wasm
rename to test/e2e/edge-can-use-wasm-files/add.wasm
diff --git a/test/e2e/middleware-can-use-wasm-files/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/edge-can-use-wasm-files/index.test.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from test/e2e/middleware-can-use-wasm-files/index.test.ts
rename to test/e2e/edge-can-use-wasm-files/index.test.ts
index 945ad80a5c7b9..5311542d15d35 100644
--- a/test/e2e/middleware-can-use-wasm-files/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/edge-can-use-wasm-files/index.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,44 @@ function baseNextConfig(): Parameters<typeof createNext>[0] {
   }
 }
 
+describe('edge api endpoints can use wasm files', () => {
+  let next: NextInstance
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    next = await createNext({
+      files: {
+        'pages/api/add.js': `
+          import { increment } from '../../src/add.js'
+          export default async (request) => {
+            const input = Number(request.nextUrl.searchParams.get('input')) || 1;
+            const value = await increment(input);
+            return new Response(null, { headers: { data: JSON.stringify({ input, value }) } });
+          }
+          export const config = { runtime: 'experimental-edge' };
+        `,
+        'src/add.wasm': new FileRef(path.join(__dirname, './add.wasm')),
+        'src/add.js': `
+          import wasm from './add.wasm?module'
+          const instance$ = WebAssembly.instantiate(wasm);
+
+          export async function increment(a) {
+            const { exports } = await instance$;
+            return exports.add_one(a);
+          }
+        `,
+      },
+    })
+  })
+  afterAll(() => next.destroy())
+  it('uses the wasm file', async () => {
+    const response = await fetchViaHTTP(next.url, '/api/add', { input: 10 })
+    expect(extractJSON(response)).toEqual({
+      input: 10,
+      value: 11,
+    })
+  })
+})
+
 describe('middleware can use wasm files', () => {
   let next: NextInstance