diff --git a/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs b/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs
index 2a813ef5f736..b589665b5def 100644
--- a/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs
+++ b/crates/component-macro/src/bindgen.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,16 @@ impl Parse for Config {
                     Opt::Async(val) => opts.async_ = val,
                     Opt::TrappableErrorType(val) => opts.trappable_error_type = val,
                     Opt::DuplicateIfNecessary(val) => opts.duplicate_if_necessary = val,
-                    Opt::OnlyInterfaces(val) => opts.only_interfaces = val,
+                    Opt::Interfaces(s) => {
+                        if source.is_some() {
+                            return Err(Error::new(s.span(), "cannot specify a second source"));
+                        }
+                        source = Some(Source::Inline(format!(
+                            "default world interfaces {{ {} }}",
+                            s.value()
+                        )));
+                        opts.only_interfaces = true;
+                    }
                     Opt::With(val) => opts.with.extend(val),
                 }
             }
@@ -136,7 +145,7 @@ mod kw {
     syn::custom_keyword!(trappable_error_type);
     syn::custom_keyword!(world);
     syn::custom_keyword!(duplicate_if_necessary);
-    syn::custom_keyword!(only_interfaces);
+    syn::custom_keyword!(interfaces);
     syn::custom_keyword!(with);
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ enum Opt {
     Async(bool),
     TrappableErrorType(Vec<TrappableError>),
     DuplicateIfNecessary(bool),
-    OnlyInterfaces(bool),
+    Interfaces(syn::LitStr),
     With(HashMap<String, String>),
 }
 
@@ -198,10 +207,10 @@ impl Parse for Opt {
                     })
                     .collect(),
             ))
-        } else if l.peek(kw::only_interfaces) {
-            input.parse::<kw::only_interfaces>()?;
+        } else if l.peek(kw::interfaces) {
+            input.parse::<kw::interfaces>()?;
             input.parse::<Token![:]>()?;
-            Ok(Opt::OnlyInterfaces(input.parse::<syn::LitBool>()?.value))
+            Ok(Opt::Interfaces(input.parse::<syn::LitStr>()?))
         } else if l.peek(kw::with) {
             input.parse::<kw::with>()?;
             input.parse::<Token![:]>()?;
diff --git a/crates/component-macro/tests/codegen.rs b/crates/component-macro/tests/codegen.rs
index 3bcead04895a..ac39534022c0 100644
--- a/crates/component-macro/tests/codegen.rs
+++ b/crates/component-macro/tests/codegen.rs
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ macro_rules! gentest {
                     duplicate_if_necessary: true,
                 });
             }
-            mod interfaces_only {
-                wasmtime::component::bindgen!({
-                    path: $path,
-                    world: $name,
-                    only_interfaces: true,
-                });
-            }
         }
         // ...
     };
diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/component/mod.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/component/mod.rs
index 3dd7b740dd3a..21550adef897 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/component/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/component/mod.rs
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ pub(crate) use self::store::ComponentStoreData;
 ///         interface::ErrorType: RustErrorType,
 ///     },
 ///
-///     // Restrict the code generated to what's needed for the imported
-///     // interfaces of the world file provided. This option is most useful
-///     // in conjunction with the `with` option that permits remapping of
-///     // interface names in generated code.
-///     only_interfaces: true,
+///     // Restrict the code generated to what's needed for the interface
+///     // imports in the inlined WIT document fragment.
+///     interfaces: "
+///         import foo: package.foo;
+///     ",
 ///
 ///     // Remap interface names to module names, imported from elswhere.
 ///     // Using this option will prevent any code from being generated
diff --git a/tests/all/component_model/bindgen/results.rs b/tests/all/component_model/bindgen/results.rs
index 19376a64a299..a8034175108c 100644
--- a/tests/all/component_model/bindgen/results.rs
+++ b/tests/all/component_model/bindgen/results.rs
@@ -639,15 +639,10 @@ mod with_remapping {
 
     mod interfaces {
         wasmtime::component::bindgen!({
-            inline: "
-            default world result-playground {
-                import imports: interface {
-                    empty-error: func(a: float64) -> result<float64>
-                }
-
-                export empty-error: func(a: float64) -> result<float64>
+            interfaces: "
+            import imports: interface {
+                empty-error: func(a: float64) -> result<float64>
             }",
-            only_interfaces: true,
         });
     }