diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs
index 6b6fac70d7..dbbbe19120 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ itest!(successful {
   http_server: true,
 });
 
+itest!(node_specifier {
+  args: "publish --token 'sadfasdf'",
+  output: "publish/node_specifier.out",
+  cwd: Some("publish/node_specifier"),
+  envs: env_vars_for_registry()
+    .into_iter()
+    .chain(env_vars_for_npm_tests().into_iter())
+    .collect(),
+  http_server: true,
+});
+
 itest!(config_file_jsonc {
   args: "publish --token 'sadfasdf'",
   output: "publish/deno_jsonc.out",
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier.out b/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7acb5b5ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier.out
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Checking fast check type graph for errors...
+Ensuring type checks...
+Download http://localhost:4545/npm/registry/@types/node
+Download http://localhost:4545/npm/registry/@types/node/node-[WILDCARD].tgz
+Check file:///[WILDCARD]/publish/node_specifier/mod.ts
+Publishing @foo/bar@1.0.0 ...
+Successfully published @foo/bar@1.0.0
+Visit http://127.0.0.1:4250/@foo/bar@1.0.0 for details
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier/deno.json b/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier/deno.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..213a7cec63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier/deno.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "@foo/bar",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./mod.ts"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier/mod.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier/mod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d8263709b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/publish/node_specifier/mod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import "node:http";
+
+export function foobar(): string {
+  return "string";
+}
diff --git a/cli/tools/registry/graph.rs b/cli/tools/registry/graph.rs
index 0bee5fe8a9..d9fb665c4e 100644
--- a/cli/tools/registry/graph.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/registry/graph.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn collect_invalid_external_imports(
     |skip_specifiers: &mut HashSet<Url>, resolution: &ResolutionResolved| {
       if visited.insert(resolution.specifier.clone()) {
         match resolution.specifier.scheme() {
-          "file" | "data" => {}
+          "file" | "data" | "node" => {}
           "jsr" | "npm" => {
             skip_specifiers.insert(resolution.specifier.clone());
           }