diff --git a/.changeset/odd-plants-tie.md b/.changeset/odd-plants-tie.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b57376dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-plants-tie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Add support for non-awaited imports to the Image component and `getImage`
diff --git a/packages/astro/client-base.d.ts b/packages/astro/client-base.d.ts
index c0203e0ef..3b0ee4901 100644
--- a/packages/astro/client-base.d.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/client-base.d.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ declare module 'astro:assets' {
 		 * This is functionally equivalent to using the `<Image />` component, as the component calls this function internally.
 		 */
 		getImage: (
-			options: import('./dist/assets/types.js').ImageTransform
+			options:
+				| import('./dist/assets/types.js').ImageTransform
+				| import('./dist/assets/types.js').UnresolvedImageTransform
 		) => Promise<import('./dist/assets/types.js').GetImageResult>;
 		getConfiguredImageService: typeof import('./dist/assets/index.js').getConfiguredImageService;
 		Image: typeof import('./components/Image.astro').default;
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/internal.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/internal.ts
index c56b5369c..06e4f8cc0 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/assets/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/internal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import type { AstroSettings } from '../@types/astro.js';
 import { AstroError, AstroErrorData } from '../core/errors/index.js';
 import { isLocalService, type ImageService } from './services/service.js';
-import type { GetImageResult, ImageMetadata, ImageTransform } from './types.js';
+import type {
+	GetImageResult,
+	ImageMetadata,
+	ImageTransform,
+	UnresolvedImageTransform,
+} from './types.js';
 
 export function injectImageEndpoint(settings: AstroSettings) {
 	settings.injectedRoutes.push({
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ export async function getConfiguredImageService(): Promise<ImageService> {
 }
 
 export async function getImage(
-	options: ImageTransform,
+	options: ImageTransform | UnresolvedImageTransform,
 	serviceConfig: Record<string, any>
 ): Promise<GetImageResult> {
 	if (!options || typeof options !== 'object') {
@@ -48,9 +53,19 @@ export async function getImage(
 	}
 
 	const service = await getConfiguredImageService();
+
+	// If the user inlined an import, something fairly common especially in MDX, await it for them
+	const resolvedOptions: ImageTransform = {
+		...options,
+		src:
+			typeof options.src === 'object' && 'then' in options.src
+				? (await options.src).default
+				: options.src,
+	};
+
 	const validatedOptions = service.validateOptions
-		? await service.validateOptions(options, serviceConfig)
-		: options;
+		? await service.validateOptions(resolvedOptions, serviceConfig)
+		: resolvedOptions;
 
 	let imageURL = await service.getURL(validatedOptions, serviceConfig);
 
@@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ export async function getImage(
 	}
 
 	return {
-		rawOptions: options,
+		rawOptions: resolvedOptions,
 		options: validatedOptions,
 		src: imageURL,
 		attributes:
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/assets/types.ts b/packages/astro/src/assets/types.ts
index 5632d7691..9c5990cb7 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/assets/types.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/assets/types.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export interface ImageMetadata {
 	orientation?: number;
 }
 
+export type UnresolvedImageTransform = Omit<ImageTransform, 'src'> & {
+	src: Promise<{ default: ImageMetadata }>;
+};
+
 /**
  * Options accepted by the image transformation service.
  */
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ export type LocalImageProps<T> = ImageSharedProps<T> & {
 	 *	<Image src={myImage} alt="..."></Image>
 	 * ```
 	 */
-	src: ImageMetadata;
+	src: ImageMetadata | Promise<{ default: ImageMetadata }>;
 	/**
 	 * Desired output format for the image. Defaults to `webp`.
 	 *
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/core-image.test.js b/packages/astro/test/core-image.test.js
index 4d5f467bf..8c09de245 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/core-image.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/core-image.test.js
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ describe('astro:image', () => {
 					})
 				).to.be.true;
 			});
+
+			it('supports inlined imports', async () => {
+				let res = await fixture.fetch('/inlineImport');
+				let html = await res.text();
+				$ = cheerio.load(html);
+
+				let $img = $('img');
+				expect($img).to.have.a.lengthOf(1);
+
+				let src = $img.attr('src');
+				res = await fixture.fetch(src);
+				expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+			});
 		});
 
 		describe('vite-isms', () => {
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/core-image/src/pages/inlineImport.astro b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/core-image/src/pages/inlineImport.astro
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..323587993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/core-image/src/pages/inlineImport.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+import { getImage } from "astro:assets";
+
+const optimizedImage = await getImage({src: import('../assets/penguin1.jpg')})
+---
+
+<img src={optimizedImage.src} {...optimizedImage.attributes} />