diff --git a/integration/svg-in-node-modules-test.ts b/integration/svg-in-node-modules-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96e604c02b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/svg-in-node-modules-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+
+import { PlaywrightFixture } from "./helpers/playwright-fixture";
+import type { Fixture, AppFixture } from "./helpers/create-fixture";
+import { createAppFixture, createFixture, js } from "./helpers/create-fixture";
+
+let fixture: Fixture;
+let appFixture: AppFixture;
+
+test.beforeEach(async ({ context }) => {
+  await context.route(/_data/, async (route) => {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+    route.continue();
+  });
+});
+
+test.beforeAll(async () => {
+  fixture = await createFixture({
+    files: {
+      "app/routes/_index.tsx": js`
+        import imgSrc from "getos/imgs/logo.svg";
+
+        export default function () {
+          return (
+            <div>
+              <img src={imgSrc} data-testid="example-svg" alt="example img"/>
+            </div>
+          )
+        }
+      `,
+    },
+  });
+
+  appFixture = await createAppFixture(fixture);
+});
+
+test.afterAll(() => {
+  appFixture.close();
+});
+
+test("renders SVG images imported from node_modules", async ({ page }) => {
+  let app = new PlaywrightFixture(appFixture, page);
+  // You can test any request your app might get using `fixture`.
+  await app.goto("/");
+  expect(await page.getByTestId("example-svg").getAttribute("src")).toMatch(
+    /\/build\/_assets\/logo-.*\.svg/
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/plugins/bareImports.ts b/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/plugins/bareImports.ts
index cbe99bab0f0..a4e1851248a 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/plugins/bareImports.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/plugins/bareImports.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { isCssSideEffectImportPath } from "../../plugins/cssSideEffectImports";
 import { createMatchPath } from "../../utils/tsconfig";
 import { detectPackageManager } from "../../../cli/detectPackageManager";
 import type { Context } from "../../context";
+import { getLoaderForFile } from "../../utils/loaders";
 
 /**
  * A plugin responsible for resolving bare module ids based on server target.
@@ -59,8 +60,23 @@ export function serverBareModulesPlugin(ctx: Context): Plugin {
           return undefined;
         }
 
-        // Always bundle CSS files so we get immutable fingerprinted asset URLs.
-        if (path.endsWith(".css")) {
+        // Skip assets that are treated as files (.css, .svg, .png, etc.).
+        // Otherwise, esbuild would emit code that would attempt to require()
+        // or import these files --- which aren't JavaScript!
+        let loader;
+        try {
+          loader = getLoaderForFile(path);
+        } catch (e) {
+          if (
+            !(
+              e instanceof Error &&
+              e.message.startsWith("Cannot get loader for file")
+            )
+          ) {
+            throw e;
+          }
+        }
+        if (loader === "file") {
           return undefined;
         }