diff --git a/lib/dependencies/URLPlugin.js b/lib/dependencies/URLPlugin.js
index ed71081f0..fdd977d0a 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/URLPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/URLPlugin.js
@@ -110,90 +110,101 @@ class URLPlugin {
 
 						/** @type {PreloadOptions} */
 						const preloadOptions = {};
-						const { urlPreload, urlPreloadAs, urlFetchPriority } =
-							parserOptions;
-						if (urlPreload !== undefined && urlPreload !== false)
-							preloadOptions.preloadOrder =
-								urlPreload === true ? 0 : urlPreload;
-						if (urlPreloadAs !== undefined && urlPreloadAs !== false)
-							preloadOptions.preloadAs = urlPreloadAs;
-						if (urlFetchPriority !== undefined && urlFetchPriority !== false)
-							preloadOptions.fetchPriority = urlFetchPriority;
 
-						const { options: importOptions, errors: commentErrors } =
-							parser.parseCommentOptions(/** @type {Range} */ (expr.range));
+						if (
+							parserOptions.urlPreloadRegExp &&
+							parserOptions.urlPreloadRegExp.test(request)
+						) {
+							const { urlPreload, urlPreloadAs, urlPreloadFetchPriority } =
+								parserOptions;
 
-						if (commentErrors) {
-							for (const e of commentErrors) {
-								const { comment } = e;
+							if (urlPreload !== undefined && urlPreload !== false)
+								preloadOptions.preloadOrder =
+									urlPreload === true ? 0 : urlPreload;
+							if (urlPreloadAs !== undefined && urlPreloadAs !== false)
+								preloadOptions.preloadAs = urlPreloadAs;
+							if (
+								urlPreloadFetchPriority !== undefined &&
+								urlPreloadFetchPriority !== false
+							)
+								preloadOptions.fetchPriority = urlPreloadFetchPriority;
+
+							const { options: importOptions, errors: commentErrors } =
+								parser.parseCommentOptions(/** @type {Range} */ (expr.range));
+
+							if (commentErrors) {
+								for (const e of commentErrors) {
+									const { comment } = e;
+									parser.state.module.addWarning(
+										new CommentCompilationWarning(
+											`Compilation error while processing magic comment(-s): /*${comment.value}*/: ${e.message}`,
+											comment.loc
+										)
+									);
+								}
+							}
+
+							if (importOptions) {
+								if (importOptions.webpackPreload !== undefined) {
+									if (importOptions.webpackPreload === true) {
+										preloadOptions.preloadOrder = 0;
+									} else if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreload === "number") {
+										preloadOptions.preloadOrder = importOptions.webpackPreload;
+									} else {
+										parser.state.module.addWarning(
+											new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+												`\`webpackPreload\` expected true or a number, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreload}.`,
+												/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+											)
+										);
+									}
+								}
+								if (importOptions.webpackPreloadAs !== undefined) {
+									if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreloadAs === "string") {
+										preloadOptions.preloadAs = importOptions.webpackPreloadAs;
+									} else {
+										parser.state.module.addWarning(
+											new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+												`\`webpackPreloadAs\` expected string, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreloadAs}.`,
+												/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+											)
+										);
+									}
+								}
+								if (importOptions.webpackPreloadFetchPriority !== undefined) {
+									if (
+										typeof importOptions.webpackPreloadFetchPriority ===
+											"string" &&
+										["high", "low", "auto"].includes(
+											importOptions.webpackPreloadFetchPriority
+										)
+									) {
+										preloadOptions.fetchPriority =
+											importOptions.webpackPreloadFetchPriority;
+									} else {
+										parser.state.module.addWarning(
+											new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+												`\`webpackFetchPriority\` expected true or "low", "high" or "auto", but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreloadFetchPriority}.`,
+												/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+											)
+										);
+									}
+								}
+							}
+
+							if (
+								preloadOptions.preloadOrder !== undefined &&
+								preloadOptions.preloadAs === undefined
+							) {
 								parser.state.module.addWarning(
-									new CommentCompilationWarning(
-										`Compilation error while processing magic comment(-s): /*${comment.value}*/: ${e.message}`,
-										comment.loc
+									new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+										`\`webpackPreload\` for \`new URL(...)\` expected \`webpackPreloadAs\` comment.`,
+										/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
 									)
 								);
 							}
 						}
 
-						if (importOptions) {
-							if (importOptions.webpackPreload !== undefined) {
-								if (importOptions.webpackPreload === true) {
-									preloadOptions.preloadOrder = 0;
-								} else if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreload === "number") {
-									preloadOptions.preloadOrder = importOptions.webpackPreload;
-								} else {
-									parser.state.module.addWarning(
-										new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
-											`\`webpackPreload\` expected true or a number, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreload}.`,
-											/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
-										)
-									);
-								}
-							}
-							if (importOptions.webpackPreloadAs !== undefined) {
-								if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreloadAs === "string") {
-									preloadOptions.preloadAs = importOptions.webpackPreloadAs;
-								} else {
-									parser.state.module.addWarning(
-										new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
-											`\`webpackPreloadAs\` expected string, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreloadAs}.`,
-											/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
-										)
-									);
-								}
-							}
-							if (importOptions.webpackFetchPriority !== undefined) {
-								if (
-									typeof importOptions.webpackFetchPriority === "string" &&
-									["high", "low", "auto"].includes(
-										importOptions.webpackFetchPriority
-									)
-								) {
-									preloadOptions.fetchPriority =
-										importOptions.webpackFetchPriority;
-								} else {
-									parser.state.module.addWarning(
-										new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
-											`\`webpackFetchPriority\` expected true or "low", "high" or "auto", but received: ${importOptions.webpackFetchPriority}.`,
-											/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
-										)
-									);
-								}
-							}
-						}
-
-						if (
-							preloadOptions.preloadOrder !== undefined &&
-							preloadOptions.preloadAs === undefined
-						) {
-							parser.state.module.addWarning(
-								new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
-									`\`webpackPreload\` for \`new URL(...)\` expected \`webpackPreloadAs\` comment.`,
-									/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
-								)
-							);
-						}
-
 						// TODO - `type` and `media` support
 
 						const [arg1, arg2] = expr.arguments;