diff --git a/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts b/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts
index de6285b29..32de08e87 100644
--- a/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/compat/src/compat-app-builder.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import type { Package, PackageInfo } from '@embroider/core';
 import { ensureDirSync, copySync, readdirSync, pathExistsSync } from 'fs-extra';
 import type { TransformOptions } from '@babel/core';
 import { MacrosConfig } from '@embroider/macros/src/node';
+import escapeRegExp from 'escape-string-regexp';
 
 import type CompatApp from './compat-app';
 import { SyncDir } from './sync-dir';
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ export class CompatAppBuilder {
       activePackageRules: this.activeRules(),
       options,
       autoRun: this.compatApp.autoRun,
+      staticAppPaths: this.options.staticAppPaths,
     };
 
     return config;
@@ -546,11 +548,21 @@ export class CompatAppBuilder {
           appSync.files,
           fastbootSync?.files ?? new Set(),
           this.resolvableExtensionsPattern,
+          this.staticAppPathsPattern,
           this.podModulePrefix()
         )
     );
   }
 
+  @Memoize()
+  private get staticAppPathsPattern(): RegExp | undefined {
+    if (this.options.staticAppPaths.length > 0) {
+      return new RegExp(
+        '^(?:' + this.options.staticAppPaths.map(staticAppPath => escapeRegExp(staticAppPath)).join('|') + ')(?:$|/)'
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   private prepareAsset(asset: Asset, appFiles: AppFiles[], prepared: Map<string, InternalAsset>) {
     if (asset.kind === 'ember') {
       let prior = this.assets.get(asset.relativePath);
diff --git a/packages/compat/tests/audit.test.ts b/packages/compat/tests/audit.test.ts
index d153d7e52..71fa88239 100644
--- a/packages/compat/tests/audit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/compat/tests/audit.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ describe('audit', function () {
       ],
       resolvableExtensions,
       autoRun: true,
+      staticAppPaths: [],
     };
 
     let babel: TransformOptions = {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index b7d23b375..3cef5649c 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@babel/parser": "^7.14.5",
     "@babel/traverse": "^7.14.5",
     "@embroider/macros": "workspace:*",
+    "@embroider/reverse-exports": "workspace:*",
     "@embroider/shared-internals": "workspace:*",
     "assert-never": "^1.2.1",
     "babel-plugin-ember-template-compilation": "^2.1.1",
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     "broccoli-plugin": "^4.0.7",
     "broccoli-source": "^3.0.1",
     "debug": "^4.3.2",
+    "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0",
     "fast-sourcemap-concat": "^1.4.0",
     "filesize": "^10.0.7",
     "fs-extra": "^9.1.0",
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@
     "resolve": "^1.20.0",
     "resolve-package-path": "^4.0.1",
     "resolve.exports": "^2.0.2",
-    "@embroider/reverse-exports": "workspace:*",
     "typescript-memoize": "^1.0.1",
     "walk-sync": "^3.0.0"
   },
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@
     "@types/babel__traverse": "^7.18.5",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.12",
-    "@types/jsdom": "^16.2.11",
     "@types/js-string-escape": "^1.0.0",
+    "@types/jsdom": "^16.2.11",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.170",
     "@types/node": "^15.12.2",
     "@types/resolve": "^1.20.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/app-files.ts b/packages/core/src/app-files.ts
index d3ec4fa6b..26322af6d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/app-files.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/app-files.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class AppFiles {
     appFiles: Set<string>,
     fastbootFiles: Set<string>,
     resolvableExtensions: RegExp,
+    staticAppPathsPattern: RegExp | undefined,
     podModulePrefix?: string
   ) {
     let tests: string[] = [];
@@ -114,7 +115,13 @@ export class AppFiles {
         continue;
       }
 
-      otherAppFiles.push(relativePath);
+      if (staticAppPathsPattern) {
+        if (!staticAppPathsPattern.test(relativePath)) {
+          otherAppFiles.push(relativePath);
+        }
+      } else {
+        otherAppFiles.push(relativePath);
+      }
     }
     this.tests = tests;
     this.components = components;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/module-resolver.ts b/packages/core/src/module-resolver.ts
index e34415144..ab34268c2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/module-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/module-resolver.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export interface Options {
   podModulePrefix?: string;
   amdCompatibility: Required<UserOptions['amdCompatibility']>;
   autoRun: boolean;
+  staticAppPaths: string[];
 }
 
 // TODO: once we can remove the stage2 entrypoint this type can get streamlined
diff --git a/packages/core/src/virtual-entrypoint.ts b/packages/core/src/virtual-entrypoint.ts
index 9b1d8f202..7f1b0bed4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/virtual-entrypoint.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/virtual-entrypoint.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import walkSync from 'walk-sync';
 import type { V2AddonPackage } from '@embroider/shared-internals/src/package';
 import { encodePublicRouteEntrypoint } from './virtual-route-entrypoint';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs-extra';
+import escapeRegExp from 'escape-string-regexp';
 
 const entrypointPattern = /(?<filename>.*)[\\/]-embroider-entrypoint.js/;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ export function decodeEntrypoint(filename: string): { fromFile: string } | undef
   }
 }
 
+export function staticAppPathsPattern(staticAppPaths: string[] | undefined): RegExp | undefined {
+  if (staticAppPaths && staticAppPaths.length > 0) {
+    return new RegExp('^(?:' + staticAppPaths.map(staticAppPath => escapeRegExp(staticAppPath)).join('|') + ')(?:$|/)');
+  }
+}
+
 export function renderEntrypoint(
   resolver: Resolver,
   { fromFile }: { fromFile: string }
@@ -58,6 +65,7 @@ export function renderEntrypoint(
     getAppFiles(owner.root),
     hasFastboot ? getFastbootFiles(owner.root) : new Set(),
     extensionsPattern(resolver.options.resolvableExtensions),
+    staticAppPathsPattern(resolver.options.staticAppPaths),
     resolver.options.podModulePrefix
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/virtual-route-entrypoint.ts b/packages/core/src/virtual-route-entrypoint.ts
index c099d8f5d..82f589fe6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/virtual-route-entrypoint.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/virtual-route-entrypoint.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { compile } from './js-handlebars';
 import { extensionsPattern } from '@embroider/shared-internals';
 import { partition } from 'lodash';
-import { getAppFiles, getFastbootFiles, importPaths, splitRoute } from './virtual-entrypoint';
+import { getAppFiles, getFastbootFiles, importPaths, splitRoute, staticAppPathsPattern } from './virtual-entrypoint';
 
 const entrypointPattern = /(?<filename>.*)[\\/]-embroider-route-entrypoint.js:route=(?<route>.*)/;
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export function renderRouteEntrypoint(
     getAppFiles(owner.root),
     hasFastboot ? getFastbootFiles(owner.root) : new Set(),
     extensionsPattern(resolver.options.resolvableExtensions),
+    staticAppPathsPattern(resolver.options.staticAppPaths),
     resolver.options.podModulePrefix
   );
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1c947a4e2..63ec42f22 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ importers:
       debug:
         specifier: ^4.3.2
         version: 4.3.4(supports-color@9.4.0)
+      escape-string-regexp:
+        specifier: ^4.0.0
+        version: 4.0.0
       fast-sourcemap-concat:
         specifier: ^1.4.0
         version: 1.4.0
@@ -8339,9 +8342,6 @@ packages:
 
   /ajv-formats@2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Wx0Kx52hxE7C18hkMEggYlEifqWZtYaRgouJor+WMdPnQyEK13vgEWyVNup7SoeeoLMsr4kf5h6dOW11I15MUA==}
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      ajv:
-        optional: true
     dependencies:
       ajv: 8.13.0
 
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/compat-resolver-test.ts b/tests/scenarios/compat-resolver-test.ts
index f4babf45b..724a33193 100644
--- a/tests/scenarios/compat-resolver-test.ts
+++ b/tests/scenarios/compat-resolver-test.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Scenarios.fromProject(() => new Project())
               },
             ],
             autoRun: true,
+            staticAppPaths: [],
           };
 
           givenFiles({
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/compat-stage2-test.ts b/tests/scenarios/compat-stage2-test.ts
index 30fc37b8b..8100bbeec 100644
--- a/tests/scenarios/compat-stage2-test.ts
+++ b/tests/scenarios/compat-stage2-test.ts
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ stage2Scenarios
           .resolves('/@embroider/core/entrypoint')
           .toModule()
           .withContents(content => {
-            return !/my-app\/static-dir\/my-library\.js"/.test(content);
+            return !/\.\/static-dir\/my-library\.js"/.test(content);
           });
       });
 
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ stage2Scenarios
           .resolves('/@embroider/core/entrypoint')
           .toModule()
           .withContents(content => {
-            return !content.includes('my-app/top-level-static.js');
+            return !content.includes('./top-level-static.js');
           });
       });
 
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/core-resolver-test.ts b/tests/scenarios/core-resolver-test.ts
index e6a8664be..a4c4e8073 100644
--- a/tests/scenarios/core-resolver-test.ts
+++ b/tests/scenarios/core-resolver-test.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ Scenarios.fromProject(() => new Project())
               },
             ],
             autoRun: true,
+            staticAppPaths: [],
           };
 
           givenFiles({