diff --git a/gazelle/js/generate.go b/gazelle/js/generate.go
index bb1d6e86..93598d16 100644
--- a/gazelle/js/generate.go
+++ b/gazelle/js/generate.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (ts *typeScriptLang) addPackageRule(cfg *JsGazelleConfig, args language.Gen
 			npmPackageInfo.sources.Add(impt)
 		} else {
 			if strings.Contains(impt, "*") {
-				BazelLog.Warnf("Wildcard import %q in %q not supported", impt, packageJsonPath)
+				BazelLog.Debugf("Wildcard import %q in %q not supported", impt, packageJsonPath)
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ func (ts *typeScriptLang) addPackageRule(cfg *JsGazelleConfig, args language.Gen
 				},
 				ImportPath: impt,
 				SourcePath: packageJsonPath,
+
+				// Set as optional while package.json imports are experimental
+				Optional: true,
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/gazelle/js/resolve.go b/gazelle/js/resolve.go
index a40190a3..645fc080 100644
--- a/gazelle/js/resolve.go
+++ b/gazelle/js/resolve.go
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ func (ts *typeScriptLang) resolveImports(
 
 		// Neither the import or a type definition was found.
 		if resolutionType == Resolution_NotFound && len(types) == 0 {
-			if cfg.ValidateImportStatements() != ValidationOff {
+			if imp.Optional {
+				BazelLog.Infof("Optional import %q for target %q not found", imp.ImportPath, from.String())
+			} else if cfg.ValidateImportStatements() != ValidationOff {
 				BazelLog.Debugf("import %q for target %q not found", imp.ImportPath, from.String())
 
 				notFound := fmt.Errorf(
diff --git a/gazelle/js/target.go b/gazelle/js/target.go
index 90406313..cf768c54 100644
--- a/gazelle/js/target.go
+++ b/gazelle/js/target.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ type ImportStatement struct {
 
 	// The path as written in the import statement
 	ImportPath string
+
+	// If the import is optional and failure to resolve should not be an error
+	Optional bool
 }
 
 // Npm link-all rule import data
diff --git a/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/exports-ignore/package.json b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/exports-ignore/package.json
index acdcfbc7..4d074a20 100644
--- a/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/exports-ignore/package.json
+++ b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/exports-ignore/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     },
     "./bin": "./bin/does-not-exist.js",
     "./dne": "./does-not-exist.js",
+    "./not-ignored-dne": "./not-ignored.js",
     "./lib": "./lib1.js"
   }
 }
diff --git a/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/BUILD.in b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/BUILD.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..066d7e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/BUILD.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# gazelle:generation_mode update
diff --git a/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/BUILD.out b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/BUILD.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c245e1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/BUILD.out
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+load("@aspect_rules_ts//ts:defs.bzl", "ts_project")
+
+# gazelle:generation_mode update
+
+ts_project(
+    name = "tsc",
+    srcs = ["src/main.ts"],
+)
diff --git a/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/package.json b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7c940ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "pkg-with-exports",
+  "private": true,
+  "main": "./not-found.js",
+  "types": "./not-found.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./dist/main.js",
+    "./foo": "./not-found.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/src/main.ts b/gazelle/js/tests/npm_package_deps_lib/not-found/src/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b