diff --git a/.changeset/seven-ghosts-confess.md b/.changeset/seven-ghosts-confess.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bfab1b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-ghosts-confess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+'@astrojs/markdown-remark': patch
+---
+
+Fix: markdown imports failing due to internal dependency issue
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index 8cc0cae2f..8270028d4 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const ALWAYS_EXTERNAL = new Set([
 	...builtinModules.map((name) => `node:${name}`),
 	'@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte',
 	'micromark-util-events-to-acorn',
+	'@astrojs/markdown-remark',
 	'serialize-javascript',
 	'node-fetch',
 	'prismjs',