diff --git a/packages/anyone/package.json b/packages/anyone/package.json
index 8f1194411..56480eb78 100644
--- a/packages/anyone/package.json
+++ b/packages/anyone/package.json
@@ -167,5 +167,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/ealush/vest.git/issues"
   },
   "unpkg": "./dist/umd/anyone.production.js",
-  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/anyone.production.js"
+  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/anyone.production.js",
+  "vxAllowResolve": []
 }
diff --git a/packages/context/package.json b/packages/context/package.json
index 2b1cc196c..733045237 100644
--- a/packages/context/package.json
+++ b/packages/context/package.json
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/ealush/vest.git/issues"
   },
   "unpkg": "./dist/umd/context.production.js",
-  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/context.production.js"
+  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/context.production.js",
+  "vxAllowResolve": []
 }
diff --git a/packages/n4s/package.json b/packages/n4s/package.json
index 08978b070..e86c9cadc 100644
--- a/packages/n4s/package.json
+++ b/packages/n4s/package.json
@@ -144,5 +144,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/ealush/vest.git/issues"
   },
   "unpkg": "./dist/umd/n4s.production.js",
-  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/n4s.production.js"
+  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/n4s.production.js",
+  "vxAllowResolve": []
 }
diff --git a/packages/vast/package.json b/packages/vast/package.json
index 99118586b..266bc3058 100644
--- a/packages/vast/package.json
+++ b/packages/vast/package.json
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@
     "./*": "./*"
   },
   "unpkg": "./dist/umd/vast.production.js",
-  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/vast.production.js"
+  "jsdelivr": "./dist/umd/vast.production.js",
+  "vxAllowResolve": []
 }
diff --git a/packages/vest-utils/package.json b/packages/vest-utils/package.json
index 8d98a6f94..ec18a6ad5 100644
--- a/packages/vest-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/vest-utils/package.json
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@
     },
     "./package.json": "./package.json",
     "./*": "./*"
-  }
+  },
+  "vxAllowResolve": []
 }
diff --git a/packages/vest/package.json b/packages/vest/package.json
index 179aa39d6..5b688da9e 100644
--- a/packages/vest/package.json
+++ b/packages/vest/package.json
@@ -227,5 +227,6 @@
     },
     "./package.json": "./package.json",
     "./*": "./*"
-  }
+  },
+  "vxAllowResolve": []
 }
diff --git a/packages/vestjs-runtime/package.json b/packages/vestjs-runtime/package.json
index 404b7c6e0..e57bb46a7 100644
--- a/packages/vestjs-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/vestjs-runtime/package.json
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@
     },
     "./package.json": "./package.json",
     "./*": "./*"
-  }
+  },
+  "vxAllowResolve": []
 }
diff --git a/vx/config/rollup/getPlugins.js b/vx/config/rollup/getPlugins.js
index ada9a632f..dd5d4d104 100644
--- a/vx/config/rollup/getPlugins.js
+++ b/vx/config/rollup/getPlugins.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // const compiler = require('@ampproject/rollup-plugin-closure-compiler');
+const { nodeResolve } = require('@rollup/plugin-node-resolve');
 const replace = require('@rollup/plugin-replace');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const { terser } = require('rollup-plugin-terser');
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ module.exports = function getPlugins({
   namespace = undefined,
 } = {}) {
   const plugins = [
+    nodeResolve({
+      resolveOnly: dep => {
+        return packageJson.getVxAllowResolve(packageName, dep);
+      },
+    }),
     replace({
       preventAssignment: true,
       values: {
diff --git a/vx/config/rollup/plugins/handleExports.js b/vx/config/rollup/plugins/handleExports.js
index 015c5c702..2325e4c87 100644
--- a/vx/config/rollup/plugins/handleExports.js
+++ b/vx/config/rollup/plugins/handleExports.js
@@ -61,7 +61,14 @@ function writePackageJson(name, exportPath, { namespace } = {}) {
   let pkgJson = generatePackageJson(name, namespace);
 
   if (isMainExport(name)) {
-    pkgJson = { ...packageJson(name), ...pkgJson };
+    const orig = packageJson(name);
+
+    const preserve = {
+      [opts.vx_config.VX_ALLOW_RESOLVE]:
+        orig[opts.vx_config.VX_ALLOW_RESOLVE] ?? [],
+    };
+
+    pkgJson = { ...orig, ...pkgJson, ...preserve };
   }
 
   fse.writeJSONSync(
diff --git a/vx/opts.js b/vx/opts.js
index 9e7241858..b45843dc3 100644
--- a/vx/opts.js
+++ b/vx/opts.js
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ module.exports = {
     CJS: 'cjs',
     ES: 'es',
   },
+  vx_config: {
+    VX_ALLOW_RESOLVE: 'vxAllowResolve',
+  },
 };
diff --git a/vx/package.json b/vx/package.json
index 131449149..c9fe19dba 100644
--- a/vx/package.json
+++ b/vx/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "bin": "./cli.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@ampproject/rollup-plugin-closure-compiler": "^0.27.0",
+    "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^15.1.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-replace": "^5.0.2",
     "context": "3.0.2",
     "date-fns": "^2.30.0",
diff --git a/vx/util/packageJson.js b/vx/util/packageJson.js
index 2f84f33d2..63a23a212 100644
--- a/vx/util/packageJson.js
+++ b/vx/util/packageJson.js
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@ function packageJson(pkgName = usePackage()) {
   return JSON.parse(jsonString);
 }
 
+function getVxAllowResolve(pkgName = usePackage(), dep) {
+  return (packageJson(pkgName).vxAllowResolve || []).includes(dep);
+}
+
 module.exports = packageJson;
+module.exports.getVxAllowResolve = getVxAllowResolve;