diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca7edfe25..11e0b6478 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 13.0.0 IN PROGRESS
 * Collect coverage from unit tests. Refs UIU-3356.
 * Use number generator for barcode. Refs UIU-2729.
+  * Implemented optional loading of Number generator. Refs UIU-2729
 
 ## [12.1.0](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-users/tree/v12.1.0) (2025-03-18)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-users/compare/v12.0.0...v12.1.0)
diff --git a/src/components/ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad.js b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af832171b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { lazy, Suspense } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+import { Loading } from '@folio/stripes/components';
+
+// This effectively becomes analogous to Pluggable, except happening at the dependency load stage -- should almost certainly belong to stripes-core
+// This protects feature sets such as NumberGenerator, brought in as peer dependencies and therefore present in all platform-core builds, but not necessarily
+// in all builds with Users present.
+const ConditionalLoad = ({
+  children,
+  FallbackComponent = () => <div>Feature not available</div>,
+  importString,
+  importSuccess = m => m,
+  suppressConsoleErrors = false,
+  importError = err => {
+    if (!suppressConsoleErrors) {
+      console.error('Cannot import, using fallback component', err);
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve({ default: FallbackComponent });
+  },
+  isLocal = false,
+}) => {
+  const dynamicModuleMap = {
+    '@folio/stripes/components': () => import('@folio/stripes/components'),
+    '@folio/service-interaction': () => import('@folio/service-interaction'),
+  };
+
+
+  const Component = lazy(() => {
+    let importFunc;
+    if (isLocal) {
+      importFunc = () => import(importString);
+    } else {
+      importFunc = dynamicModuleMap[importString];
+    }
+
+    return importFunc()
+      .then(importSuccess)
+      .catch(importError);
+  });
+
+
+  return (
+    <Suspense fallback={<Loading />}>
+      {children({ Component })}
+    </Suspense>
+  );
+};
+
+ConditionalLoad.propTypes = {
+  children: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.node]).isRequired,
+  FallbackComponent: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.node]),
+  importString: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  importSuccess: PropTypes.func,
+  importError: PropTypes.func,
+  isLocal: PropTypes.bool,
+  suppressConsoleErrors: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+export default ConditionalLoad;
diff --git a/src/components/ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad.test.js b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..805330758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { act, render, waitFor } from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/react';
+import ConditionalLoad from './ConditionalLoad';
+
+jest.mock('@folio/stripes/components', () => {
+  return ({
+    Test: Promise.resolve({ default: () => <>Testing External</> }),
+    Loading: () => <>Loading...</>,
+  });
+});
+
+let component;
+const testConditionalLoad = (props) => async () => {
+  await act(() => {
+    component = render(
+      <ConditionalLoad
+        suppressConsoleErrors // We don't need messy errors in the test
+        {...props}
+      >
+        {({ Component }) => <Component />}
+      </ConditionalLoad>
+    );
+  });
+};
+
+describe('ConditionalLoad', () => {
+  describe('Component renders when import succeeds', () => {
+    beforeEach(testConditionalLoad({
+      importString: './TestComponent',
+      isLocal: true
+    }));
+
+    test('renders Test Component', async () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByText('Test Component')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Can get component from module import', () => {
+    beforeEach(testConditionalLoad({
+      importString: './TestComponent/Extra',
+      importSuccess: m => ({ default: m.Extra }),
+      isLocal: true
+    }));
+
+    test('renders Extra Component', async () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByText('Extra Component')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Fallback component renders when import fails', () => {
+    beforeEach(testConditionalLoad({
+      importString: './MadeUpComponent',
+      isLocal: true
+    }));
+
+    test('renders Test Component', async () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByText('Feature not available')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Fallback component is configurable', () => {
+    beforeEach(testConditionalLoad({
+      importString: './MadeUpComponent',
+      FallbackComponent: () => <div>Fallback Component</div>,
+      isLocal: true
+    }));
+
+    test('renders Test Component', async () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByText('Fallback Component')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('importError is directly configurable', () => {
+    beforeEach(testConditionalLoad({
+      importString: './MadeUpComponent',
+      importError: (err) => Promise.resolve(({ default: () => <div>{err.message}</div> })),
+      isLocal: true
+    }));
+
+    test('renders Test Component', async () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByText('Cannot find module \'./MadeUpComponent\' from \'src/components/ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad.js\'')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('external import works as expected', () => {
+    beforeEach(testConditionalLoad({
+      importString: '@folio/stripes/components',
+      importSuccess: m => m.Test,
+    }));
+
+    test('renders mocked Test Component', async () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByText('Testing External')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/Extra/Extra.js b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/Extra/Extra.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23c77d860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/Extra/Extra.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default () => (<div>Extra Component</div>);
diff --git a/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/Extra/index.js b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/Extra/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19d40023e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/Extra/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as Extra } from './Extra';
diff --git a/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/TestComponent.js b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/TestComponent.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69158edd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/TestComponent.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default () => (<div>Test Component</div>);
diff --git a/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/TestComponent.test.js b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/TestComponent.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74b1f1e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/TestComponent.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { render } from '@folio/jest-config-stripes/testing-library/react';
+import TestComponent from './TestComponent';
+import { Extra } from './Extra';
+
+describe('TestComponent', () => {
+  let component;
+  describe('<TestComponent />', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component = render(<TestComponent />);
+    });
+    test('should render test component', () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      expect(getByText('Test Component')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('<Extra />', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component = render(<Extra />);
+    });
+    test('should render extra component', () => {
+      const { getByText } = component;
+      expect(getByText('Extra Component')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/index.js b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3403ebc24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ConditionalLoad/TestComponent/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from './TestComponent';
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js
index d3f9b33fd..260bc38dc 100644
--- a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Field } from 'react-final-form';
 import { OnChange } from 'react-final-form-listeners';
 import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
-import { NumberGeneratorModalButton } from '@folio/service-interaction';
 import {
   Button,
   Select,
@@ -28,6 +27,8 @@ import validateMinDate from '../../validators/validateMinDate';
 
 import { ChangeUserTypeModal, EditUserProfilePicture } from './components';
 
+import ConditionalLoad from '../../ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad';
+
 import css from './EditUserInfo.css';
 import { validateLength } from '../../validators/validateLength';
 import {
@@ -388,18 +389,28 @@ class EditUserInfo extends React.Component {
                     fullWidth
                     disabled={disabled || isBarcodeDisabled}
                   />
-                  {showNumberGeneratorForBarcode &&
-                    <NumberGeneratorModalButton
-                      buttonLabel={<FormattedMessage id="ui-users.numberGenerator.generateBarcode" />}
-                      callback={(generated) => form.change('barcode', generated)}
-                      id="userbarcode"
-                      generateButtonLabel={<FormattedMessage id="ui-users.numberGenerator.generateBarcode" />}
-                      generator={BARCODE_GENERATOR_CODE}
-                      modalProps={{
-                        label: <FormattedMessage id="ui-users.numberGenerator.barcodeGenerator" />
-                      }}
-                    />
-                  }
+                  <ConditionalLoad
+                    importString="@folio/service-interaction"
+                    importSuccess={m => ({ default: m.NumberGeneratorModalButton })}
+                  >
+                    {({ Component: NumberGeneratorModalButton }) => {
+                      if (showNumberGeneratorForBarcode) {
+                        return (
+                          <NumberGeneratorModalButton
+                            buttonLabel={<FormattedMessage id="ui-users.numberGenerator.generateBarcode"/>}
+                            callback={(generated) => form.change('barcode', generated)}
+                            id="userbarcode"
+                            generateButtonLabel={<FormattedMessage id="ui-users.numberGenerator.generateBarcode"/>}
+                            generator={BARCODE_GENERATOR_CODE}
+                            modalProps={{
+                              label: <FormattedMessage id="ui-users.numberGenerator.barcodeGenerator"/>
+                            }}
+                          />
+                        );
+                      }
+                      return null;
+                    }}
+                  </ConditionalLoad>
                 </Col>
               </Row>
             </Col>
diff --git a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js
index e33b40350..32341cca3 100644
--- a/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js
+++ b/src/components/EditSections/EditUserInfo/EditUserInfo.test.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { Form } from 'react-final-form';
 
 import '__mock__/stripesComponents.mock';
 
+import { NumberGeneratorModalButton as MockNGMB } from '@folio/service-interaction';
+
 import renderWithRouter from 'helpers/renderWithRouter';
 
 import EditUserInfo from './EditUserInfo';
@@ -27,6 +29,20 @@ jest.mock('@folio/service-interaction', () => ({
   ),
 }));
 
+jest.mock('../../ConditionalLoad/ConditionalLoad', () => ({
+  children,
+  importString,
+  importSuccess
+}) => {
+  const theImport = jest.requireMock(importString);
+  const Component = importSuccess(theImport).default; // Little bit hacky but it does the job
+  return (
+    <>
+      {children({ Component })}
+    </>
+  );
+});
+
 jest.mock('@folio/stripes/components', () => ({
   ...jest.requireActual('@folio/stripes/components'),
   Modal: jest.fn(({ children, label, footer, ...rest }) => {
@@ -266,7 +282,6 @@ describe('Render Edit User Information component', () => {
       ...props,
       numberGeneratorData: { barcode: NUMBER_GENERATOR_OPTIONS_OFF },
     });
-
     expect(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'ui-users.information.barcode' })).toBeEnabled();
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'NumberGeneratorModalButton' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });