diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index a1b1d9eb..1d1fe138 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import mypy_boto3_s3
 ```
 
+There is some support for imports created with [`importlib.import_module`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importlib.import_module) that use a string literal:
+
+```python
+import importlib
+
+importlib.import_module("foo")  # package 'foo' imported
+```
+
+but not where the argument is provided dynamically from a variable, attribute, etc., e.g.:
+
+```python
+bar = "foo"
+importlib.import_module(bar)  # Not detected
+```
+
 ## Excluding files and directories
 
 To determine issues with imported modules and dependencies, _deptry_ will scan the working directory and its subdirectories recursively for `.py` and `.ipynb` files, so it can
diff --git a/src/visitor.rs b/src/visitor.rs
index e6ed0e97..2d28d9e0 100644
--- a/src/visitor.rs
+++ b/src/visitor.rs
@@ -1,47 +1,138 @@
 use ruff_python_ast::visitor::{walk_stmt, Visitor};
-use ruff_python_ast::{self, Expr, ExprAttribute, ExprName, Stmt, StmtIf};
+use ruff_python_ast::{
+    self, Expr, ExprAttribute, ExprName, Stmt, StmtExpr, StmtIf, StmtImport, StmtImportFrom,
+};
 use ruff_text_size::TextRange;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ImportVisitor {
     imports: HashMap<String, Vec<TextRange>>,
+    import_module_names: HashSet<String>,
 }
 
+/// Visitor for tracking Python imports in AST.
+///
+/// `imports`: Maps top-level module names to their import locations.
+///
+/// `import_module_names`: Tracks import names (including aliases) that
+/// refer to the `importlib.import_module` function itself, i.e. the import
+/// alias for `importlib` package and/or the `importlib.import_module` function.
 impl ImportVisitor {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             imports: HashMap::new(),
+            import_module_names: HashSet::new(),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn get_imports(self) -> HashMap<String, Vec<TextRange>> {
         self.imports
     }
-}
 
-impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for ImportVisitor {
-    fn visit_stmt(&mut self, stmt: &'a Stmt) {
-        match stmt {
-            Stmt::Import(import_stmt) => {
-                for alias in &import_stmt.names {
-                    let top_level_module = get_top_level_module_name(&alias.name);
-                    self.imports
-                        .entry(top_level_module)
-                        .or_default()
-                        .push(alias.range);
+    /// Handles regular import statements (e.g., `import foo` or `import foo as bar`).
+    ///
+    /// Processes each name in the import statement (dealiasing if needed), and adds the
+    /// top-level module to the `imports` map.
+    ///
+    /// Imports of the `importlib` package are handled as a special case: its name (or alias),
+    /// suffixed with ".import_module", is stored in `import_module_names`. This is done to
+    /// indicate how we should look out for dynamic imports in the code that follows.
+    fn handle_import(&mut self, import_stmt: &StmtImport) {
+        for alias in &import_stmt.names {
+            let top_level_module = get_top_level_module_name(alias.name.as_str());
+            self.imports
+                .entry(top_level_module)
+                .or_default()
+                .push(alias.range);
+
+            if alias.name.as_str() == "importlib" {
+                let name = alias
+                    .asname
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|id| id.as_str())
+                    .unwrap_or("importlib");
+                self.import_module_names
+                    .insert(format!("{}.import_module", name));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Handles "from" import statements (e.g., `from foo import bar` or `from foo import bar as baz`).
+    ///
+    /// Processes the module which the names are being imported from, adds it to the `imports` map
+    /// if it's a top-level import.
+    ///
+    /// Imports of `import_module` from the `importlib` package are handled as a special case: its
+    /// name (or alias), prefixed with "importlib.", is stored in `import_module_names`. This is done to
+    /// indicate how we should look out for dynamic imports in the code that follows.
+    fn handle_import_from(&mut self, import_from_stmt: &StmtImportFrom) {
+        if let Some(module) = &import_from_stmt.module {
+            if import_from_stmt.level == 0 {
+                let module_name = module.as_str();
+                self.imports
+                    .entry(get_top_level_module_name(module_name))
+                    .or_default()
+                    .push(import_from_stmt.range);
+
+                if module_name == "importlib" {
+                    for alias in &import_from_stmt.names {
+                        if alias.name.as_str() == "import_module" {
+                            let name = alias
+                                .asname
+                                .as_ref()
+                                .map(|id| id.as_str())
+                                .unwrap_or("import_module");
+                            self.import_module_names.insert(name.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
-            Stmt::ImportFrom(import_from_stmt) => {
-                if let Some(module) = &import_from_stmt.module {
-                    if import_from_stmt.level == 0 {
-                        self.imports
-                            .entry(get_top_level_module_name(module.as_str()))
-                            .or_default()
-                            .push(import_from_stmt.range);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Handles expression statements, looking for dynamic imports using `importlib.import_module`.
+    ///
+    /// This function checks if the expression is a call to a function that might be `importlib.import_module`
+    /// (which could be import aliased at either the package or function name). If so, processes the imported
+    /// module name (which must be given as a string literal, not a variable) and adds it to the `imports` map.
+    fn handle_expr(&mut self, expr_stmt: &StmtExpr) {
+        // Check for dynamic imports using `importlib.import_module`
+        if let Expr::Call(call_expr) = expr_stmt.value.as_ref() {
+            let is_import_module = match call_expr.func.as_ref() {
+                Expr::Attribute(attr_expr) => {
+                    if let Expr::Name(name) = attr_expr.value.as_ref() {
+                        self.import_module_names
+                            .contains(&format!("{}.import_module", name.id.as_str()))
+                    } else {
+                        false
                     }
                 }
+                Expr::Name(name) => self.import_module_names.contains(name.id.as_str()),
+                _ => false,
+            };
+
+            if is_import_module {
+                if let Some(Expr::StringLiteral(string_literal)) = call_expr.arguments.args.first()
+                {
+                    let top_level_module =
+                        get_top_level_module_name(&string_literal.value.to_string());
+                    self.imports
+                        .entry(top_level_module)
+                        .or_default()
+                        .push(expr_stmt.range);
+                }
             }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for ImportVisitor {
+    fn visit_stmt(&mut self, stmt: &'a Stmt) {
+        match stmt {
+            Stmt::Import(import_stmt) => self.handle_import(import_stmt),
+            Stmt::ImportFrom(import_from_stmt) => self.handle_import_from(import_from_stmt),
+            Stmt::Expr(expr_stmt) => self.handle_expr(expr_stmt),
             Stmt::If(if_stmt) if is_guarded_by_type_checking(if_stmt) => {
                 // Avoid parsing imports that are only evaluated by type checkers.
             }
diff --git a/tests/data/some_imports.py b/tests/data/some_imports.py
index fb68b678..bcbcb57e 100644
--- a/tests/data/some_imports.py
+++ b/tests/data/some_imports.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 from os import chdir, walk
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, TYPE_CHECKING
+from importlib import import_module
+from importlib import import_module as im
+import importlib
+import importlib as il
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas
@@ -40,3 +44,9 @@ def func():
 class MyClass:
     def __init__(self):
         import module_in_class
+
+import_module("patito")
+importlib.import_module("polars")
+im("uvicorn")
+import_module("http.server")
+il.import_module("xml.etree.ElementTree")
diff --git a/tests/unit/imports/test_extract.py b/tests/unit/imports/test_extract.py
index 142250e6..997e33ac 100644
--- a/tests/unit/imports/test_extract.py
+++ b/tests/unit/imports/test_extract.py
@@ -21,26 +21,37 @@ def test_import_parser_py() -> None:
     some_imports_path = Path("tests/data/some_imports.py")
 
     assert get_imported_modules_from_list_of_files([some_imports_path]) == {
-        "barfoo": [Location(some_imports_path, 21, 8)],
-        "baz": [Location(some_imports_path, 17, 5)],
-        "click": [Location(some_imports_path, 31, 12)],
-        "foobar": [Location(some_imports_path, 19, 12)],
-        "httpx": [Location(some_imports_path, 15, 12)],
-        "module_in_class": [Location(some_imports_path, 42, 16)],
-        "module_in_func": [Location(some_imports_path, 37, 12)],
-        "not_click": [Location(some_imports_path, 33, 12)],
+        "barfoo": [Location(some_imports_path, 25, 8)],
+        "baz": [Location(some_imports_path, 21, 5)],
+        "click": [Location(some_imports_path, 35, 12)],
+        "foobar": [Location(some_imports_path, 23, 12)],
+        "http": [Location(some_imports_path, line=51, column=1)],
+        "httpx": [Location(some_imports_path, 19, 12)],
+        "importlib": [
+            Location(some_imports_path, line=5, column=1),
+            Location(some_imports_path, line=6, column=1),
+            Location(some_imports_path, line=7, column=8),
+            Location(some_imports_path, line=8, column=8),
+        ],
+        "module_in_class": [Location(some_imports_path, 46, 16)],
+        "module_in_func": [Location(some_imports_path, 41, 12)],
+        "not_click": [Location(some_imports_path, 37, 12)],
         "numpy": [
-            Location(some_imports_path, 6, 8),
-            Location(some_imports_path, 8, 1),
+            Location(some_imports_path, 10, 8),
+            Location(some_imports_path, 12, 1),
         ],
         "os": [Location(some_imports_path, 2, 1)],
-        "pandas": [Location(some_imports_path, 7, 8)],
+        "pandas": [Location(some_imports_path, 11, 8)],
         "pathlib": [Location(some_imports_path, 3, 1)],
-        "randomizer": [Location(some_imports_path, 22, 1)],
+        "patito": [Location(some_imports_path, line=48, column=1)],
+        "polars": [Location(some_imports_path, line=49, column=1)],
+        "randomizer": [Location(some_imports_path, 26, 1)],
         "typing": [
             Location(some_imports_path, 1, 8),
             Location(some_imports_path, 4, 1),
         ],
+        "uvicorn": [Location(some_imports_path, line=50, column=1)],
+        "xml": [Location(some_imports_path, line=52, column=1)],
     }