diff --git a/shop.cm b/shop.cm
index 6c3bf97a..39f49323 100644
--- a/shop.cm
+++ b/shop.cm
@@ -99,6 +99,36 @@ function get_import_package(name) {
   return null
 }
 
+function split_explicit_package_import(path)
+{
+  if (!path) return null
+  var parts = path.split('/')
+
+  if (parts.length < 2) return null
+
+  var looks_explicit = path.startsWith('/') || (parts[0] && parts[0].includes('.'))
+  if (!looks_explicit) return null
+
+  // Find the longest prefix that is an installed package
+  for (var i = parts.length - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
+    var pkg_candidate = parts.slice(0, i).join('/')
+    var mod_path = parts.slice(i).join('/')
+    if (!mod_path || mod_path.length == 0) continue
+
+    var candidate_dir = get_packages_dir() + '/' + safe_package_path(pkg_candidate)
+    if (fd.is_file(candidate_dir + '/cell.toml'))
+      return {package: pkg_candidate, path: mod_path}
+
+    if (package_in_shop(pkg_candidate))
+      return {package: pkg_candidate, path: mod_path}
+
+    if (Shop.resolve_package_info(pkg_candidate))
+      return {package: pkg_candidate, path: mod_path}
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
 function package_in_shop(package) {
   var lock = Shop.load_lock()
   return package in lock
@@ -334,6 +364,15 @@ function resolve_mod_fn(path, pkg) {
 // return module info about where it was found
 function resolve_locator(path, ctx)
 {  
+  var explicit = split_explicit_package_import(path)
+  if (explicit) {
+    var explicit_path = get_packages_dir() + '/' + safe_package_path(explicit.package) + '/' + explicit.path
+    if (fd.is_file(explicit_path)) {
+      var fn = resolve_mod_fn(explicit_path, explicit.package)
+      return {path: explicit_path, scope: SCOPE_PACKAGE, symbol: fn}
+    }
+  }
+
   // 1. If no context, resolve from core only
   if (!ctx) {
     var core_dir = Shop.get_core_dir()
@@ -410,6 +449,32 @@ function get_lib_path(pkg) {
 // Core is never loaded as a dynamic library via dlopen
 function resolve_c_symbol(path, package_context)
 {
+  var explicit = split_explicit_package_import(path)
+  if (explicit) {
+    var sym = make_c_symbol(explicit.package, explicit.path)
+    if (os.internal_exists(sym)) {
+      return {
+        symbol: function() { return os.load_internal(sym) },
+        scope: SCOPE_PACKAGE,
+        package: explicit.package,
+        path: sym
+      }
+    }
+
+    var dl_path = get_lib_path(explicit.package)
+    if (fd.is_file(dl_path)) {
+      if (!open_dls[dl_path]) open_dls[dl_path] = os.dylib_open(dl_path)
+      if (open_dls[dl_path] && os.dylib_has_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym)) {
+        return {
+          symbol: function() { return os.dylib_symbol(open_dls[dl_path], sym) },
+          scope: SCOPE_PACKAGE,
+          package: explicit.package,
+          path: sym
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // If no package context, only check core internal symbols
   if (!package_context) {
     var core_sym = `js_${path}_use`