diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 18b05366c..bff3cae32 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@
         "react-redux": "^7.1.1 || ^8.1.1",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.0.0",
         "redux": "^4.0.4"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "react-redux": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "redux": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@adobe/css-tools": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1c391f58..f454a943f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,5 +82,13 @@
     "react-redux": "^7.1.1 || ^8.1.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.0.0",
     "redux": "^4.0.4"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "redux": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "react-redux": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/react/AppProvider.test.jsx b/src/react/AppProvider.test.jsx
index 9dd05c2c3..f27fd4476 100644
--- a/src/react/AppProvider.test.jsx
+++ b/src/react/AppProvider.test.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { createStore } from 'redux';
-import { render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import AppProvider from './AppProvider';
 import { initialize } from '../initialize';
 
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ describe('AppProvider', () => {
 
     const wrapper = render(component);
     await waitFor(() => {
-      const list = wrapper.container.querySelectorAll('div.child');
-      expect(list.length).toEqual(2);
-      expect(list[0].textContent).toEqual('Child One');
-      expect(list[1].textContent).toEqual('Child Two');
+      expect(screen.getByText('Child One')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Child Two')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
     expect(wrapper.getByTestId('browser-router')).toBeInTheDocument();
     const reduxProvider = wrapper.getByTestId('redux-provider');
@@ -78,10 +76,8 @@ describe('AppProvider', () => {
 
     const wrapper = render(component);
     await waitFor(() => {
-      const list = wrapper.container.querySelectorAll('div.child');
-      expect(list.length).toEqual(2);
-      expect(list[0].textContent).toEqual('Child One');
-      expect(list[1].textContent).toEqual('Child Two');
+      expect(screen.getByText('Child One')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Child Two')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
     expect(wrapper.queryByTestId('browser-router')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     const reduxProvider = wrapper.getByTestId('redux-provider');
@@ -97,13 +93,8 @@ describe('AppProvider', () => {
     );
 
     const wrapper = render(component);
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      const list = wrapper.container.querySelectorAll('div.child');
-      expect(list.length).toEqual(2);
-      expect(list[0].textContent).toEqual('Child One');
-      expect(list[1].textContent).toEqual('Child Two');
-    });
-
+    expect(screen.getByText('Child One')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Child Two')).toBeInTheDocument();
     const reduxProvider = wrapper.queryByTestId('redux-provider');
     expect(reduxProvider).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
diff --git a/src/react/OptionalReduxProvider.jsx b/src/react/OptionalReduxProvider.jsx
index 8ea0625b8..792111d39 100644
--- a/src/react/OptionalReduxProvider.jsx
+++ b/src/react/OptionalReduxProvider.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
+/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
+import { logError } from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
+/* eslint-enable import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
+
+function useProvider(store) {
+  const [Provider, setProvider] = useState(null); // Initially null to prevent render children that expect a Provider
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!store) {
+      setProvider(() => ({ children }) => children); // Ensure fallback if no store
+      return;
+    }
+    const loadProvider = async () => {
+      try {
+        const { Provider: ReactReduxProvider } = await import('react-redux');
+        // Set the Provider from react-redux
+        setProvider(() => ReactReduxProvider);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logError('Failed to load react-redux', error);
+      }
+    };
+    loadProvider();
+  }, [store]);
+
+  return Provider;
+}
 
 /**
  * @memberof module:React
  * @param {Object} props
  */
 export default function OptionalReduxProvider({ store = null, children }) {
-  if (store === null) {
+  const Provider = useProvider(store);
+
+  if (!Provider) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (!store) {
     return children;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/react/OptionalReduxProvider.test.jsx b/src/react/OptionalReduxProvider.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f10169281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/react/OptionalReduxProvider.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import OptionalReduxProvider from './OptionalReduxProvider'; // Adjust the import path as needed
+
+describe('OptionalReduxProvider', () => {
+  it('should handle error when react-redux import fails', async () => {
+    // Simulate the failed import of 'react-redux'
+    jest.mock('react-redux', () => {
+      throw new Error('Failed to load react-redux');
+    });
+
+    const mockStore = {}; // Mock store object
+    render(
+      <OptionalReduxProvider store={mockStore}>
+        <span>Test Children</span>
+      </OptionalReduxProvider>,
+    );
+
+    // Check that the children are still rendered even when react-redux fails to load
+    const childrenElement = await screen.findByText('Test Children');
+    expect(childrenElement).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});