diff --git a/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerConfig.java b/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerConfig.java
index 9edaa55..7d5348a 100644
--- a/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerConfig.java
+++ b/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerConfig.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import static java.util.function.Predicate.not;
 
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -66,6 +67,12 @@ default String fromWebRoot(String dir) {
      */
     LoadersConfig loaders();
 
+    /**
+     * This defines the list of external paths for esbuild (https://esbuild.github.io/api/#external).
+     * Instead of being bundled, the import will be preserved.
+     */
+    Optional<List<String>> externalImports();
+
     /**
      * Configure how dependencies are collected
      */
diff --git a/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerProcessor.java b/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerProcessor.java
index fc5f8e0..52480fa 100644
--- a/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerProcessor.java
+++ b/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/web/bundler/deployment/WebBundlerProcessor.java
@@ -154,13 +154,19 @@ void bundle(WebBundlerConfig config,
 
             final Map<String, EsBuildConfig.Loader> loaders = computeLoaders(config);
             loaders.put(".scss", EsBuildConfig.Loader.CSS);
+            final EsBuildConfigBuilder esBuildConfigBuilder = new EsBuildConfigBuilder()
+                    .loader(loaders)
+                    .addExternal(surroundWithSlashes(config.staticDir()) + "*")
+                    .minify(launchMode.getLaunchMode().equals(LaunchMode.NORMAL));
+            if (config.externalImports().isPresent()) {
+                for (String e : config.externalImports().get()) {
+                    esBuildConfigBuilder.addExternal(e);
+                }
+            }
             final BundleOptionsBuilder options = new BundleOptionsBuilder()
                     .setWorkFolder(targetDir)
                     .withDependencies(webDependencies.getDependencies())
-                    .withEsConfig(new EsBuildConfigBuilder()
-                            .loader(loaders)
-                            .addExternal(surroundWithSlashes(config.staticDir()) + "*")
-                            .minify(launchMode.getLaunchMode().equals(LaunchMode.NORMAL)).build())
+                    .withEsConfig(esBuildConfigBuilder.build())
                     .withType(type);
             int addedEntryPoints = 0;
             for (EntryPointBuildItem entryPoint : entryPoints) {
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-web-bundler.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-web-bundler.adoc
index bfbd57f..0757f06 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-web-bundler.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-web-bundler.adoc
@@ -362,6 +362,22 @@ endif::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
 |`json`
 
 
+a|icon:lock[title=Fixed at build time] [[quarkus-web-bundler_quarkus.web-bundler.external-imports]]`link:#quarkus-web-bundler_quarkus.web-bundler.external-imports[quarkus.web-bundler.external-imports]`
+
+[.description]
+--
+This defines the list of external paths for esbuild (https://esbuild.github.io/api/++#++external). Instead of being bundled, the import will be preserved.
+
+ifdef::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
+Environment variable: env_var_with_copy_button:+++QUARKUS_WEB_BUNDLER_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS+++[]
+endif::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
+ifndef::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
+Environment variable: `+++QUARKUS_WEB_BUNDLER_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS+++`
+endif::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
+--|list of string 
+|
+
+
 a|icon:lock[title=Fixed at build time] [[quarkus-web-bundler_quarkus.web-bundler.dependencies.type]]`link:#quarkus-web-bundler_quarkus.web-bundler.dependencies.type[quarkus.web-bundler.dependencies.type]`
 
 [.description]