diff --git a/internal/linker/link_node_modules.bzl b/internal/linker/link_node_modules.bzl
index 0f9db7ae71..4710b1bb14 100644
--- a/internal/linker/link_node_modules.bzl
+++ b/internal/linker/link_node_modules.bzl
@@ -56,16 +56,18 @@ def _link_mapping(label, mappings, k, v):
     else:
         return True
 
-def write_node_modules_manifest(ctx, extra_data = [], mnemonic = None):
+def write_node_modules_manifest(ctx, extra_data = [], mnemonic = None, link_workspace_root = False):
     """Writes a manifest file read by the linker, containing info about resolving runtime dependencies
 
     Args:
         ctx: starlark rule execution context
         extra_data: labels to search for npm packages that need to be linked (ctx.attr.deps and ctx.attr.data will always be searched)
         mnemonic: optional action mnemonic, used to differentiate module mapping files from the same rule context
+        link_workspace_root: Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+            If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.
     """
 
-    mappings = {}
+    mappings = {ctx.workspace_name: ["execroot", ctx.bin_dir.path]} if link_workspace_root else {}
     node_modules_root = ""
 
     # Look through data/deps attributes to find...
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/BUILD.bazel b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3dd30cd4e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+load("//packages/jasmine:index.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
+
+jasmine_node_test(
+    name = "test",
+    srcs = ["test.js"],
+    link_workspace_root = True,
+    templated_args = ["--nobazel_patch_module_resolver"],
+    deps = [
+        "//internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar",
+        "//internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/BUILD.bazel b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14a1576186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "copy_to_bin")
+
+copy_to_bin(
+    name = "bar",
+    srcs = [
+        "main.js",
+        "package.json",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//internal/linker/test/workspace_link:__pkg__"],
+)
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/main.js b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282afcefd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  bar: 'bar',
+}
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/package.json b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdc36a9edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "bar",
+  "main": "main.js",
+  "typings": "main.d.ts"
+}
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/BUILD.bazel b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27ecf978f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "copy_to_bin")
+load("@npm//typescript:index.bzl", "tsc")
+
+tsc(
+    name = "foo_lib",
+    outs = [
+        "main.d.ts",
+        "main.js",
+    ],
+    args = [
+        "-p",
+        "$(execpath tsconfig.json)",
+        "--outDir",
+        # $(RULEDIR) is a shorthand for the dist/bin directory where Bazel requires we write outputs
+        "$(RULEDIR)",
+    ],
+    data = [
+        "main.ts",
+        "tsconfig.json",
+    ],
+)
+
+copy_to_bin(
+    name = "foo_files",
+    srcs = ["package.json"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "foo",
+    srcs = [
+        ":foo_files",
+        ":foo_lib",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//internal/linker/test/workspace_link:__pkg__"],
+)
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/main.ts b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6f163ae0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const foo: string = 'foo';
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/package.json b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f06a3c4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "foo",
+  "main": "main.js",
+  "typings": "main.d.ts"
+}
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/tsconfig.json b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67dcdc9d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "types": []
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/test.js b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a44d4668d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+describe('linker', () => {
+  it('should be able to require by absolute path when link_workspace_root is True', () => {
+    const foo = require('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/foo');
+    expect(foo.foo).toBe('foo');
+    const bar = require('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/internal/linker/test/workspace_link/bar');
+    expect(bar.bar).toBe('bar');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/internal/node/node.bzl b/internal/node/node.bzl
index 9a8f326555..e4f0e917a2 100644
--- a/internal/node/node.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/node.bzl
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def _to_execroot_path(ctx, file):
     return file.path
 
 def _nodejs_binary_impl(ctx):
-    node_modules_manifest = write_node_modules_manifest(ctx)
+    node_modules_manifest = write_node_modules_manifest(ctx, link_workspace_root = ctx.attr.link_workspace_root)
     node_modules_depsets = []
     node_modules_depsets.append(depset(ctx.files.node_modules))
     if NpmPackageInfo in ctx.attr.node_modules:
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ nodejs_binary(
         mandatory = True,
         allow_single_file = True,
     ),
+    "link_workspace_root": attr.bool(
+        doc = """Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.""",
+    ),
     "node_modules": attr.label(
         doc = """The npm packages which should be available to `require()` during
         execution.
diff --git a/internal/node/npm_package_bin.bzl b/internal/node/npm_package_bin.bzl
index 961ec7559d..1ed16b768e 100644
--- a/internal/node/npm_package_bin.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/npm_package_bin.bzl
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ _ATTRS = {
     "configuration_env_vars": attr.string_list(default = []),
     "data": attr.label_list(allow_files = True, aspects = [module_mappings_aspect, node_modules_aspect]),
     "exit_code_out": attr.output(),
+    "link_workspace_root": attr.bool(),
     "output_dir": attr.bool(),
     "outs": attr.output_list(),
     "stderr": attr.output(),
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ def _impl(ctx):
         stdout = ctx.outputs.stdout,
         stderr = ctx.outputs.stderr,
         exit_code_out = ctx.outputs.exit_code_out,
+        link_workspace_root = ctx.attr.link_workspace_root,
     )
 
     return [DefaultInfo(files = depset(outputs + tool_outputs))]
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ _npm_package_bin = rule(
     attrs = _ATTRS,
 )
 
-def npm_package_bin(tool = None, package = None, package_bin = None, data = [], outs = [], args = [], output_dir = False, **kwargs):
+def npm_package_bin(tool = None, package = None, package_bin = None, data = [], outs = [], args = [], output_dir = False, link_workspace_root = False, **kwargs):
     """Run an arbitrary npm package binary (e.g. a program under node_modules/.bin/*) under Bazel.
 
     It must produce outputs. If you just want to run a program with `bazel run`, use the nodejs_binary rule.
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ def npm_package_bin(tool = None, package = None, package_bin = None, data = [],
         package_bin: the "bin" entry from `package` that should be run. By default package_bin is the same string as `package`
         tool: a label for a binary to run, like `@npm//terser/bin:terser`. This is the longer form of package/package_bin.
               Note that you can also refer to a binary in your local workspace.
+        link_workspace_root: Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+              If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.
     """
     if not tool:
         if not package:
@@ -175,5 +179,6 @@ def npm_package_bin(tool = None, package = None, package_bin = None, data = [],
         args = args,
         output_dir = output_dir,
         tool = tool,
+        link_workspace_root = link_workspace_root,
         **kwargs
     )
diff --git a/internal/providers/node_runtime_deps_info.bzl b/internal/providers/node_runtime_deps_info.bzl
index 4c94d9b525..e08fef2bb8 100644
--- a/internal/providers/node_runtime_deps_info.bzl
+++ b/internal/providers/node_runtime_deps_info.bzl
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ def run_node(ctx, inputs, arguments, executable, **kwargs):
         inputs: list or depset of inputs to the action
         arguments: list or ctx.actions.Args object containing arguments to pass to the executable
         executable: stringy representation of the executable this action will run, eg eg. "my_executable" rather than ctx.executable.my_executable
+        mnemonic: optional action mnemonic, used to differentiate module mapping files from the same rule context
+        link_workspace_root: Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+            If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.
         kwargs: all other args accepted by ctx.actions.run
     """
     if (type(executable) != "string"):
@@ -82,8 +85,15 @@ def run_node(ctx, inputs, arguments, executable, **kwargs):
         extra_inputs = exec_attr[NodeRuntimeDepsInfo].deps
         link_data = exec_attr[NodeRuntimeDepsInfo].pkgs
 
+    # NB: mnemonic is also passed to ctx.actions.run below
     mnemonic = kwargs.get("mnemonic")
-    modules_manifest = write_node_modules_manifest(ctx, link_data, mnemonic)
+    link_workspace_root = kwargs.pop("link_workspace_root", False)
+    modules_manifest = write_node_modules_manifest(
+        ctx,
+        extra_data = link_data,
+        mnemonic = mnemonic,
+        link_workspace_root = link_workspace_root,
+    )
     add_arg(arguments, "--bazel_node_modules_manifest=%s" % modules_manifest.path)
 
     stdout_file = kwargs.pop("stdout", None)
diff --git a/packages/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl b/packages/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl
index a0eda3da32..e5d6ce077a 100644
--- a/packages/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl
+++ b/packages/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ Either this attribute or `entry_point` must be specified, but not both.
         values = ["amd", "cjs", "esm", "iife", "umd", "system"],
         default = "esm",
     ),
+    "link_workspace_root": attr.bool(
+        doc = """Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.""",
+    ),
     "output_dir": attr.bool(
         doc = """Whether to produce a directory output.
 
@@ -349,6 +353,7 @@ def _rollup_bundle(ctx):
         mnemonic = "Rollup",
         execution_requirements = execution_requirements,
         env = {"COMPILATION_MODE": ctx.var["COMPILATION_MODE"]},
+        link_workspace_root = ctx.attr.link_workspace_root,
     )
 
     outputs_depset = depset(outputs)
diff --git a/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/BUILD.bazel b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9abc8d3100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "copy_to_bin")
+load("//packages/jasmine:index.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
+load("//packages/rollup:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+
+copy_to_bin(
+    name = "foo",
+    srcs = ["foo.js"],
+)
+
+rollup_bundle(
+    name = "bundle",
+    srcs = [
+        "bar.js",
+        "main.js",
+        ":foo",
+    ],
+    config_file = "rollup.config.js",
+    entry_point = "main.js",
+    link_workspace_root = True,
+    deps = [
+        "@npm//@rollup/plugin-commonjs",
+        "@npm//@rollup/plugin-node-resolve",
+    ],
+)
+
+jasmine_node_test(
+    name = "test",
+    srcs = ["spec.js"],
+    deps = ["bundle"],
+)
diff --git a/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/bar.js b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bab638710c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/bar.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const bar = 'bar';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/foo.js b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/foo.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4596d5406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/foo.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const foo = 'foo';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/main.js b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb8337298f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import * as foo from 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/foo';
+import * as bar from './bar';
+
+console.log(foo);
+console.log(bar);
diff --git a/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/rollup.config.js b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/rollup.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da6ceea4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/rollup.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import commonjs from '@rollup/plugin-commonjs';
+import nodeResolve from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve';
+
+module.exports = {
+  onwarn: (warning) => {
+    // Always fail on warnings, assuming we don't know which are harmless.
+    // We can add exclusions here based on warning.code, if we discover some
+    // types of warning should always be ignored under bazel.
+    throw new Error(warning.message);
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    nodeResolve(),
+    commonjs(),
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/spec.js b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af26734cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rollup/test/workspace_link/spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
+
+describe('rollup', () => {
+  it('should bundle absolute & relative imports', async () => {
+    const file = runfiles.resolvePackageRelative('bundle.js');
+    const bundle = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf-8');
+    expect(bundle).toContain(`const foo = 'foo';`);
+    expect(bundle).toContain(`const bar = 'bar';`);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/terser/terser_minified.bzl b/packages/terser/terser_minified.bzl
index efe4c258c4..2b4fed0878 100644
--- a/packages/terser/terser_minified.bzl
+++ b/packages/terser/terser_minified.bzl
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ Instead of setting this attribute, consider using debugging compilation mode ins
 bazel build --compilation_mode=dbg //my/terser:target
 so that it only affects the current build.
 """,
+    ),
+    "link_workspace_root": attr.bool(
+        doc = """Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.""",
     ),
     "sourcemap": attr.bool(
         doc = "Whether to produce a .js.map output",
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ def _terser(ctx):
         arguments = [args],
         env = {"COMPILATION_MODE": ctx.var["COMPILATION_MODE"]},
         progress_message = "Minifying JavaScript %s [terser]" % (outputs[0].short_path),
+        link_workspace_root = ctx.attr.link_workspace_root,
     )
 
     return [
diff --git a/packages/typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl b/packages/typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl
index b4f202ee27..4be4a83182 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl
+++ b/packages/typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def _compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file, node_opts, description
             arguments = arguments,
             executable = "compiler",
             env = {"COMPILATION_MODE": ctx.var["COMPILATION_MODE"]},
+            link_workspace_root = ctx.attr.link_workspace_root,
         )
 
     # Enable the replay_params in case an aspect needs to re-build this library.
@@ -384,6 +385,10 @@ This value will override the `target` option in the user supplied tsconfig.""",
             default = _DEVMODE_TARGET_DEFAULT,
         ),
         "internal_testing_type_check_dependencies": attr.bool(default = False, doc = "Testing only, whether to type check inputs that aren't srcs."),
+        "link_workspace_root": attr.bool(
+            doc = """Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+    If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.""",
+        ),
         "node_modules": attr.label(
             doc = """The npm packages which should be available during the compile.
 
diff --git a/packages/typescript/internal/ts_project.bzl b/packages/typescript/internal/ts_project.bzl
index 7768d13417..636365e8de 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/internal/ts_project.bzl
+++ b/packages/typescript/internal/ts_project.bzl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ _ATTRS = {
     "declaration_dir": attr.string(),
     "deps": attr.label_list(providers = [DeclarationInfo], aspects = [module_mappings_aspect]),
     "extends": attr.label_list(allow_files = [".json"]),
+    "link_workspace_root": attr.bool(),
     "out_dir": attr.string(),
     "root_dir": attr.string(),
     # NB: no restriction on extensions here, because tsc sometimes adds type-check support
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def _ts_project_impl(ctx):
                 ctx.label,
                 ctx.file.tsconfig.short_path,
             ),
+            link_workspace_root = ctx.attr.link_workspace_root,
         )
 
     providers = [
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ def ts_project_macro(
         declaration_dir = None,
         out_dir = None,
         root_dir = None,
+        link_workspace_root = False,
         **kwargs):
     """Compiles one TypeScript project using `tsc --project`
 
@@ -465,6 +468,9 @@ def ts_project_macro(
         ts_build_info_file: the user-specified value of `tsBuildInfoFile` from the tsconfig.
             Helps Bazel to predict the path where the .tsbuildinfo output is written.
 
+        link_workspace_root: Link the workspace root to the bin_dir to support absolute requires like 'my_wksp/path/to/file'.
+            If source files need to be required then they can be copied to the bin_dir with copy_to_bin.
+
         **kwargs: passed through to underlying rule, allows eg. visibility, tags
     """
 
@@ -550,5 +556,6 @@ def ts_project_macro(
         typing_maps_outs = _out_paths(srcs, typings_out_dir, root_dir, ".d.ts.map") if declaration_map else [],
         buildinfo_out = tsbuildinfo_path if composite or incremental else None,
         tsc = tsc,
+        link_workspace_root = link_workspace_root,
         **kwargs
     )