diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6d794d7c3..3db2c77e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1892,6 +1892,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tokio-util",
  "twox-hash",
+ "urlencoding",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -2172,7 +2173,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "url",
- "urlencoding",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/base/src/runtime/mod.rs b/crates/base/src/runtime/mod.rs
index e65320ee9..8567eb439 100644
--- a/crates/base/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/base/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -517,6 +517,11 @@ where
         let base_dir_path =
           std::env::current_dir().map(|p| p.join(&service_path))?;
 
+        let maybe_import_map_path = context
+          .get("importMapPath")
+          .and_then(|it| it.as_str())
+          .map(str::to_string);
+
         let eszip = if let Some(eszip_payload) = maybe_eszip {
           eszip_payload
         } else {
@@ -585,7 +590,9 @@ where
           if let Some(module_url) = main_module_url.as_ref() {
             builder.set_entrypoint(Some(module_url.to_file_path().unwrap()));
           }
-          builder.set_no_npm(no_npm);
+          builder
+            .set_no_npm(no_npm)
+            .set_import_map_path(maybe_import_map_path.clone());
 
           emitter_factory.set_deno_options(builder.build()?);
 
@@ -634,10 +641,6 @@ where
           .get("sourceMap")
           .and_then(serde_json::Value::as_bool)
           .unwrap_or_default();
-        let maybe_import_map_path = context
-          .get("importMapPath")
-          .and_then(|it| it.as_str())
-          .map(str::to_string);
 
         let rt_provider = create_module_loader_for_standalone_from_eszip_kind(
           eszip,
diff --git a/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/helper.ts b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78d5d4fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function getHelperMessage(): string {
+  return "import map works!";
+}
diff --git a/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/import_map.json b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/import_map.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..896da0b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/import_map.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "imports": {
+    "helper-from-import-map": "./helper.ts"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/index.ts b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17c568362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import * as path from "jsr:@std/path";
+
+Deno.serve(async (req: Request) => {
+  const basePath = "test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map";
+  const url = new URL(req.url);
+  const { pathname } = url;
+
+  const userWorkerPath = path.join(basePath, "user_worker");
+  if (pathname === "/import_map") {
+    const worker = await EdgeRuntime.userWorkers.create({
+      servicePath: userWorkerPath,
+      forceCreate: true,
+      context: {
+        importMapPath: path.join(basePath, "import_map.json"),
+      },
+    });
+    return worker.fetch(req);
+  }
+  if (pathname === "/inline_import_map") {
+    const inlineImportMap = {
+      imports: {
+        "helper-from-import-map": `./${path.join(basePath, "helper.ts")}`,
+      },
+    };
+    const importMapPath = `data:${
+      encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(inlineImportMap))
+    }`;
+
+    const worker = await EdgeRuntime.userWorkers.create({
+      servicePath: userWorkerPath,
+      forceCreate: true,
+      context: {
+        importMapPath: importMapPath,
+      },
+    });
+    return worker.fetch(req);
+  }
+
+  return new Response("Not Found", { status: 404 });
+});
diff --git a/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/user_worker/index.ts b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/user_worker/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dadf827a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/base/test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map/user_worker/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { getHelperMessage } from "helper-from-import-map";
+
+Deno.serve((_req: Request) => {
+  return new Response(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      message: getHelperMessage(),
+      success: true,
+    }),
+    {
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Connection: "keep-alive",
+      },
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/crates/base/tests/integration_tests.rs b/crates/base/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 570a0a46f..0d3b989c1 100644
--- a/crates/base/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/base/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ use base::server::ServerEvent;
 use base::server::ServerFlags;
 use base::server::ServerHealth;
 use base::server::Tls;
+use base::utils::test_utils;
 use base::utils::test_utils::create_test_user_worker;
 use base::utils::test_utils::ensure_npm_package_installed;
 use base::utils::test_utils::test_user_runtime_opts;
 use base::utils::test_utils::test_user_worker_pool_policy;
 use base::utils::test_utils::TestBed;
 use base::utils::test_utils::TestBedBuilder;
-use base::utils::test_utils::{self};
 use base::worker;
 use base::worker::TerminationToken;
 use base::WorkerKind;
@@ -4176,6 +4176,54 @@ directory."
   }
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn test_user_worker_with_import_map() {
+  let assert_fn = |resp: Result<Response, reqwest::Error>| async {
+    let res = resp.unwrap();
+    let status = res.status().as_u16();
+
+    let body_bytes = res.bytes().await.unwrap();
+    let body_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&body_bytes);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+      status, 200,
+      "Expected 200, got {} with body: {}",
+      status, body_str
+    );
+
+    assert!(
+      body_str.contains("import map works!"),
+      "Expected import map works!, got: {}",
+      body_str
+    );
+  };
+  {
+    integration_test!(
+      "./test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map",
+      NON_SECURE_PORT,
+      "import_map",
+      None,
+      None,
+      None,
+      (assert_fn),
+      TerminationToken::new()
+    );
+  }
+  {
+    integration_test!(
+      "./test_cases/user-worker-with-import-map",
+      NON_SECURE_PORT,
+      "inline_import_map",
+      None,
+      None,
+      None,
+      (assert_fn),
+      TerminationToken::new()
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct ErrorResponsePayload {
   msg: String,
diff --git a/crates/deno_facade/Cargo.toml b/crates/deno_facade/Cargo.toml
index abbf77931..d0435df38 100644
--- a/crates/deno_facade/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/deno_facade/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 url.workspace = true
-urlencoding.workspace = true
 
 dashmap = "5.5.3"
 hashlink = "0.8"
diff --git a/crates/deno_facade/lib.rs b/crates/deno_facade/lib.rs
index b7e6a540e..b26056abf 100644
--- a/crates/deno_facade/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/deno_facade/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ mod eszip;
 
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod graph;
-pub mod import_map;
 pub mod jsr;
 pub mod metadata;
 pub mod module_loader;
diff --git a/deno/Cargo.toml b/deno/Cargo.toml
index 3f0009e15..86a24a05f 100644
--- a/deno/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deno/Cargo.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 tokio-util.workspace = true
 twox-hash.workspace = true
+urlencoding.workspace = true
 
 bincode = "=1.3.3"
 dissimilar = "=1.0.4"
diff --git a/crates/deno_facade/import_map.rs b/deno/import_map.rs
similarity index 56%
rename from crates/deno_facade/import_map.rs
rename to deno/import_map.rs
index d7e0746de..f6427ce54 100644
--- a/crates/deno_facade/import_map.rs
+++ b/deno/import_map.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use anyhow::Error;
+use deno_config::workspace::SpecifiedImportMap;
+use deno_core::serde_json;
 use deno_core::url::Url;
-use import_map::parse_from_json;
-use import_map::ImportMap;
-use urlencoding::decode;
-
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
+use urlencoding::decode;
 
 pub fn load_import_map(
-  maybe_path: Option<String>,
-) -> Result<Option<ImportMap>, Error> {
+  maybe_path: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<Option<SpecifiedImportMap>, Error> {
   if let Some(path_str) = maybe_path {
     let json_str;
     let base_url;
@@ -19,12 +18,15 @@ pub fn load_import_map(
     // the data URI takes the following format
     // data:{encodeURIComponent(mport_map.json)?{encodeURIComponent(base_path)}
     if path_str.starts_with("data:") {
-      let data_uri = Url::parse(&path_str)?;
+      let data_uri = Url::parse(path_str)?;
       json_str = decode(data_uri.path())?.into_owned();
-      base_url = Url::from_directory_path(
-        decode(data_uri.query().unwrap_or(""))?.into_owned(),
-      )
-      .map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid import map base url"))?;
+      if let Some(query) = data_uri.query() {
+        base_url = Url::from_directory_path(decode(query)?.into_owned())
+          .map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid import map base url"))?;
+      } else {
+        base_url = Url::from_directory_path(std::env::current_dir().unwrap())
+          .map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid import map base url"))?;
+      }
     } else {
       let path = Path::new(&path_str);
       let abs_path = std::env::current_dir().map(|p| p.join(path))?;
@@ -33,8 +35,9 @@ pub fn load_import_map(
         .map_err(|_| anyhow!("invalid import map base url"))?;
     }
 
-    let result = parse_from_json(base_url, json_str.as_str())?;
-    Ok(Some(result.import_map))
+    let value = serde_json::from_str(&json_str)?;
+
+    Ok(Some(SpecifiedImportMap { base_url, value }))
   } else {
     Ok(None)
   }
diff --git a/deno/lib.rs b/deno/lib.rs
index d1ef3baee..58257e8d5 100644
--- a/deno/lib.rs
+++ b/deno/lib.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use deno_npm::npm_rc::ResolvedNpmRc;
 use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 use dotenvy::from_filename;
 use file_fetcher::FileFetcher;
+use import_map::load_import_map;
 
 pub mod args;
 pub mod auth_tokens;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ pub mod errors;
 pub mod file_fetcher;
 pub mod graph_util;
 pub mod http_util;
+pub mod import_map;
 pub mod node;
 pub mod npm;
 pub mod npmrc;
@@ -204,7 +206,9 @@ impl DenoOptions {
     Ok(self.workspace().create_resolver(
       CreateResolverOptions {
         pkg_json_dep_resolution,
-        specified_import_map: None,
+        specified_import_map: load_import_map(
+          self.builder.import_map_path.as_deref(),
+        )?,
       },
       |path| Ok(std::fs::read_to_string(path)?),
     )?)
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ pub struct DenoOptionsBuilder {
   env_file: Option<Vec<String>>,
   frozen_lockfile: Option<bool>,
   force_global_cache: Option<bool>,
+  import_map_path: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for DenoOptionsBuilder {
@@ -397,6 +402,7 @@ impl DenoOptionsBuilder {
       env_file: None,
       frozen_lockfile: None,
       force_global_cache: None,
+      import_map_path: None,
     }
   }
 
@@ -536,6 +542,16 @@ impl DenoOptionsBuilder {
     self
   }
 
+  pub fn import_map_path(mut self, value: String) -> Self {
+    self.import_map_path = Some(value);
+    self
+  }
+
+  pub fn set_import_map_path(&mut self, value: Option<String>) -> &mut Self {
+    self.import_map_path = value;
+    self
+  }
+
   fn lockfile_skip_write(&self) -> bool {
     self.frozen_lockfile.is_none()
   }