diff --git a/docs/guide/essentials/config/auto-imports.md b/docs/guide/essentials/config/auto-imports.md
index 9c2a0fdeb..a8cd47458 100644
--- a/docs/guide/essentials/config/auto-imports.md
+++ b/docs/guide/essentials/config/auto-imports.md
@@ -22,6 +22,41 @@ All named and default exports from files in these directories are available ever
 
 To see the complete list of auto-imported APIs, run [`wxt prepare`](/api/cli/wxt-prepare) and look at your project's `.wxt/types/imports-module.d.ts` file.
 
+## Extending Default Directories
+
+Add additional directories with `imports.dirs`. They're combined with the default directories listed above.
+
+```ts
+export default defineConfig({
+  imports: {
+    dirs: ['lib'],
+  },
+});
+```
+
+## Overriding or Disabling Default Directories
+
+Set `imports.scan` to `false` to stop WXT from scanning its default directories (`components`, `composables`, `hooks`, and `utils`). Preset/library based imports (like `browser`, `storage`, etc.) are unaffected, so this can be used to keep auto-imports enabled while opting out of directory scanning.
+
+```ts
+export default defineConfig({
+  imports: {
+    scan: false,
+  },
+});
+```
+
+Combine `scan: false` with `dirs` to replace the default directories with your own instead of extending them:
+
+```ts
+export default defineConfig({
+  imports: {
+    scan: false,
+    dirs: ['lib'],
+  },
+});
+```
+
 ## TypeScript
 
 For TypeScript and your editor to recognize auto-imported variables, you need to run the [`wxt prepare` command](/api/cli/wxt-prepare).
diff --git a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts
index 1c3c5b11c..bfc6d5ec6 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/auto-imports.test.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,56 @@ describe('Auto Imports', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('imports: { scan: false }', () => {
+    it('should not auto-import from the default directories, but should keep preset/library imports', async () => {
+      const project = new TestProject();
+      project.setConfigFileConfig({
+        imports: { scan: false },
+      });
+      project.addFile('entrypoints/popup.html', `<html></html>`);
+      project.addFile(
+        'utils/time.ts',
+        `export function startOfDay(date: Date): Date {
+          throw Error("TODO")
+        }`,
+      );
+
+      await project.prepare();
+
+      const declaration = await project.serializeFile(
+        '.wxt/types/imports.d.ts',
+      );
+      expect(declaration).not.toContain('startOfDay');
+      expect(declaration).toContain('browser');
+    });
+
+    it('should only auto-import from directories explicitly listed in dirs', async () => {
+      const project = new TestProject();
+      project.setConfigFileConfig({
+        imports: { scan: false, dirs: ['helpers'] },
+      });
+      project.addFile('entrypoints/popup.html', `<html></html>`);
+      project.addFile(
+        'utils/time.ts',
+        `export function startOfDay(date: Date): Date {
+          throw Error("TODO")
+        }`,
+      );
+      project.addFile(
+        'helpers/index.ts',
+        `export function helperFn(): void {}`,
+      );
+
+      await project.prepare();
+
+      const declaration = await project.serializeFile(
+        '.wxt/types/imports.d.ts',
+      );
+      expect(declaration).not.toContain('startOfDay');
+      expect(declaration).toContain('helperFn');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('imports: false', () => {
     it('should not generate a imports.d.ts file', async () => {
       const project = new TestProject();
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/internal/__tests__/resolve-config.test.ts b/packages/wxt/src/internal/__tests__/resolve-config.test.ts
index d91d0d22e..0b9e90f11 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/internal/__tests__/resolve-config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/internal/__tests__/resolve-config.test.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,58 @@ describe('resolveConfig', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('imports.dirs', () => {
+    const logger = mock<Logger>();
+
+    it('should default to the built-in directories', async () => {
+      const config = await resolveConfig({ logger }, 'build');
+
+      expect(config.imports.dirs).toEqual([
+        'components',
+        'composables',
+        'hooks',
+        'utils',
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should extend the built-in directories when dirs is set', async () => {
+      const config = await resolveConfig(
+        { logger, imports: { dirs: ['some-directory'] } },
+        'build',
+      );
+
+      expect(config.imports.dirs).toEqual([
+        'some-directory',
+        'components',
+        'composables',
+        'hooks',
+        'utils',
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should clear the built-in directories when scan is false', async () => {
+      const config = await resolveConfig(
+        { logger, imports: { scan: false } },
+        'build',
+      );
+
+      expect(config.imports.dirs).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('should replace the built-in directories when scan is false and dirs is set', async () => {
+      const config = await resolveConfig(
+        { logger, imports: { scan: false, dirs: ['some-directory'] } },
+        'build',
+      );
+
+      expect(config.imports.dirs).toEqual(['some-directory']);
+    });
+
+    it('should stay empty when imports is disabled', async () => {
+      const config = await resolveConfig({ logger, imports: false }, 'build');
+
+      expect(config.imports.dirs).toEqual([]);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/internal/resolve-config.ts b/packages/wxt/src/internal/resolve-config.ts
index a1d8d4981..410686d79 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/internal/resolve-config.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/internal/resolve-config.ts
@@ -485,7 +485,10 @@ async function getUnimportOptions(
       cwd: srcDir,
     },
     eslintrc,
-    dirs: disabled ? [] : ['components', 'composables', 'hooks', 'utils'],
+    dirs:
+      disabled || (config.imports !== false && config.imports?.scan === false)
+        ? []
+        : ['components', 'composables', 'hooks', 'utils'],
     disabled,
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/types.ts b/packages/wxt/src/types.ts
index b4e389f87..4fcddb12f 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/types.ts
@@ -1774,6 +1774,27 @@ export type WxtUnimportOptions = Partial<UnimportOptions> & {
    * [https://wxt.dev/guide/essentials/config/auto-imports.html#eslint](https://wxt.dev/guide/essentials/config/auto-imports.html#eslint)
    */
   eslintrc?: Eslintrc;
+  /**
+   * Set to `false` to stop WXT from scanning its default auto-import
+   * directories (`components`, `composables`, `hooks`, and `utils`, relative to
+   * `srcDir`). Preset/library based imports (from `imports` and `presets`) are
+   * unaffected.
+   *
+   * Combine with `dirs` to replace the default directories with your own,
+   * instead of extending them:
+   *
+   * ```ts
+   * export default defineConfig({
+   *   imports: {
+   *     scan: false,
+   *     dirs: ['some-directory'],
+   *   },
+   * });
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  scan?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type WxtResolvedUnimportOptions = Partial<UnimportOptions> & {