diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e3d9dfc2b..560ab0466 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -372,6 +372,17 @@ fmt-ui:
 validate-ui:
 	cd ui/v2.5 && yarn run validate
 
+# these targets run the same steps as fmt-ui and validate-ui, but only on files that have changed
+fmt-ui-quick:
+	cd ui/v2.5 && yarn run prettier --write $$(git diff --name-only --relative --diff-filter d . ../../graphql)
+
+# does not run tsc checks, as they are slow
+validate-ui-quick:
+	cd ui/v2.5 && \
+	yarn run eslint $$(git diff --name-only --relative --diff-filter d src | grep -e "\.tsx\?\$$") && \
+	yarn run stylelint $$(git diff --name-only --relative --diff-filter d src | grep "\.scss") && \
+	yarn run prettier --check $$(git diff --name-only --relative --diff-filter d . ../../graphql)
+
 # runs all of the backend PR-acceptance steps
 .PHONY: validate-backend
 validate-backend: lint it
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 03f6b6939..732004ca1 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ NOTE: The `make` command in OpenBSD will be `gmake`. For example, `make pre-ui`
 * `make it` - Runs all unit and integration tests
 * `make fmt` - Formats the Go source code
 * `make fmt-ui` - Formats the UI source code
+* `make validate-ui` - Runs tests and checks for the UI only
+* `make fmt-ui-quick` - (experimental) Formats only changed UI source code
+* `make validate-ui-quick` - (experimental) Runs tests and checks of changed UI code
 * `make server-start` - Runs a development stash server in the `.local` directory
 * `make server-clean` - Removes the `.local` directory and all of its contents
 * `make ui-start` - Runs the UI in development mode. Requires a running Stash server to connect to - the server URL can be changed from the default of `http://localhost:9999` using the environment variable `VITE_APP_PLATFORM_URL`, but keep in mind that authentication cannot be used since the session authorization cookie cannot be sent cross-origin. The UI runs on port `3000` or the next available port.
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/package.json b/ui/v2.5/package.json
index 1a35cd870..ca6816062 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/package.json
+++ b/ui/v2.5/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     "lint:css": "stylelint --cache \"src/**/*.scss\"",
     "lint:js": "eslint --cache src/",
     "check": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "eslint": "eslint",
+    "prettier": "prettier",
+    "stylelint": "stylelint",
     "format": "prettier --write . ../../graphql",
     "format-check": "prettier --check . ../../graphql",
     "gqlgen": "gql-gen --config codegen.ts",