diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/dependency-graph.ts b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/dependency-graph.ts
index d00bdae639..2661bdb8d9 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/dependency-graph.ts
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/dependency-graph.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export interface TraverseDependencyGraphHost {
 export interface PackageJson {
   readonly dependencies?: { readonly [name: string]: string };
   readonly peerDependencies?: { readonly [name: string]: string };
+  readonly bundleDependencies?: string[];
+  readonly bundledDependencies?: string[];
 
   readonly [key: string]: unknown;
 }
@@ -88,7 +90,13 @@ async function real$traverseDependencyGraph(
   ]);
   return Promise.all(
     Array.from(deps)
-      .filter((m) => !util.isBuiltinModule(m))
+      // No need to pacmak the dependency if it's built-in, or if it's bundled
+      .filter(
+        (m) =>
+          !util.isBuiltinModule(m) &&
+          !meta.bundledDependencies?.includes(m) &&
+          !meta.bundleDependencies?.includes(m),
+      )
       .map(async (dep) => {
         const dependencyDir = await host.findDependencyDirectory(
           dep,
diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/dependency-graph.test.ts b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/dependency-graph.test.ts
index e46446c167..cf0eac3a97 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/dependency-graph.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/dependency-graph.test.ts
@@ -113,3 +113,91 @@ test('stops traversing when callback returns false', async () => {
   expect(mockHost.readJson).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   expect(mockHost.findDependencyDirectory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 });
+
+test('dont call findDependencyDirectory for bundledDependencies', async () => {
+  const packages: Record<string, { root: string; meta: any }> = {
+    A: {
+      root: join(tmpdir(), 'A'),
+      meta: { dependencies: { B: '*' }, bundledDependencies: ['B'] },
+    },
+  };
+
+  const cb: Callback = jest.fn().mockName('callback').mockReturnValue(true);
+
+  fakeReadJson(packages);
+
+  // WHEN
+  await expect(
+    traverseDependencyGraph(packages.A.root, cb, mockHost),
+  ).resolves.not.toThrow();
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(mockHost.findDependencyDirectory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('dont call findDependencyDirectory for bundleDependencies', async () => {
+  const packages: Record<string, { root: string; meta: any }> = {
+    A: {
+      root: join(tmpdir(), 'A'),
+      meta: { dependencies: { B: '*' }, bundleDependencies: ['B'] },
+    },
+  };
+
+  const cb: Callback = jest.fn().mockName('callback').mockReturnValue(true);
+
+  fakeReadJson(packages);
+
+  // WHEN
+  await expect(
+    traverseDependencyGraph(packages.A.root, cb, mockHost),
+  ).resolves.not.toThrow();
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(mockHost.findDependencyDirectory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('dont call findDependencyDirectory for bundleDependencies AND bundledDependencies', async () => {
+  const packages: Record<string, { root: string; meta: any }> = {
+    A: {
+      root: join(tmpdir(), 'A'),
+      meta: {
+        dependencies: { B: '*', C: '*' },
+        bundleDependencies: ['B'],
+        bundledDependencies: ['C'],
+      },
+    },
+  };
+
+  const cb: Callback = jest.fn().mockName('callback').mockReturnValue(true);
+
+  fakeReadJson(packages);
+
+  // WHEN
+  await expect(
+    traverseDependencyGraph(packages.A.root, cb, mockHost),
+  ).resolves.not.toThrow();
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(mockHost.findDependencyDirectory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+function fakeReadJson(
+  fakePackages: Record<string, { root: string; meta: any }>,
+) {
+  mockHost.readJson.mockImplementation((file) => {
+    const result = Object.values(fakePackages).find(
+      ({ root }) => file === join(root, 'package.json'),
+    )?.meta;
+    return result != null
+      ? Promise.resolve(result)
+      : Promise.reject(new Error(`Unexpected file access: ${file}`));
+  });
+
+  mockHost.findDependencyDirectory.mockImplementation(async (dep, _dir) => {
+    const result = fakePackages[dep]?.root;
+    if (result == null) {
+      throw new Error(`Unknown dependency: ${dep}`);
+    }
+    return result;
+  });
+}