diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 76a96c975eb..06c55fe0f04 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -3256,6 +3256,7 @@
       "packages/plugin-vite": {
         "dependencies": [
           "jsr:@deno/loader@~0.3.2",
+          "jsr:@marvinh-test/import-json@^0.0.1",
           "npm:@babel/core@^7.28.0",
           "npm:@babel/preset-react@^7.27.1",
           "npm:@prefresh/vite@^2.4.8",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-vite/demo/routes/tests/dep_json.tsx b/packages/plugin-vite/demo/routes/tests/dep_json.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8259fad7711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-vite/demo/routes/tests/dep_json.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { value } from "@marvinh-test/import-json";
+
+export const handler = () => Response.json(value);
diff --git a/packages/plugin-vite/deno.json b/packages/plugin-vite/deno.json
index 9d92a22e5bf..e88b57bd78d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-vite/deno.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-vite/deno.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@babel/core": "npm:@babel/core@^7.28.0",
     "@babel/preset-react": "npm:@babel/preset-react@^7.27.1",
     "@deno/loader": "jsr:@deno/loader@^0.3.2",
+    "@marvinh-test/import-json": "jsr:@marvinh-test/import-json@^0.0.1",
     "@prefresh/vite": "npm:@prefresh/vite@^2.4.8",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "npm:@tailwindcss/vite@^4.1.12",
     "@types/babel__core": "npm:@types/babel__core@^7.20.5",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-vite/src/plugins/deno.ts b/packages/plugin-vite/src/plugins/deno.ts
index 960b0c7e293..46a026ed3b3 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-vite/src/plugins/deno.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-vite/src/plugins/deno.ts
@@ -323,10 +323,7 @@ function babelTransform(
     isDev: boolean;
   },
 ) {
-  if (
-    !isJsMediaType(options.media) &&
-    !/^https?:\/\//.test(options.id)
-  ) {
+  if (!isJsMediaType(options.media)) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-vite/tests/build_test.ts b/packages/plugin-vite/tests/build_test.ts
index 2c18bd2f505..2ff0f5d5ebd 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-vite/tests/build_test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-vite/tests/build_test.ts
@@ -340,3 +340,24 @@ Deno.test({
   sanitizeOps: false,
   sanitizeResources: false,
 });
+
+Deno.test({
+  name: "vite build - import json from jsr dependency",
+  fn: async () => {
+    await using res = await buildVite(DEMO_DIR);
+
+    await withChildProcessServer(
+      {
+        cwd: res.tmp,
+        args: ["serve", "-A", "--port", "0", "_fresh/server.js"],
+      },
+      async (address) => {
+        const res = await fetch(`${address}/tests/dep_json`);
+        const json = await res.json();
+        expect(json.name).toEqual("@marvinh-test/import-json");
+      },
+    );
+  },
+  sanitizeOps: false,
+  sanitizeResources: false,
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-vite/tests/dev_server_test.ts b/packages/plugin-vite/tests/dev_server_test.ts
index a8e8fdd2ca3..92621feea87 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-vite/tests/dev_server_test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-vite/tests/dev_server_test.ts
@@ -238,3 +238,16 @@ Deno.test({
   sanitizeResources: false,
   sanitizeOps: false,
 });
+
+Deno.test({
+  name: "vite dev - json from jsr dependency",
+  fn: async () => {
+    await withDevServer(DEMO_DIR, async (address) => {
+      const res = await fetch(`${address}/tests/dep_json`);
+      const json = await res.json();
+      expect(json.name).toEqual("@marvinh-test/import-json");
+    });
+  },
+  sanitizeResources: false,
+  sanitizeOps: false,
+});