diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-beans-design.md b/.changeset/sharp-beans-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70ef2688f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-beans-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"eslint-plugin-svelte": minor
+---
+
+fix: improved loading of external modules
diff --git a/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintCodeBlock.svelte b/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintCodeBlock.svelte
index 769a53662..32588fdc9 100644
--- a/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintCodeBlock.svelte
+++ b/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintCodeBlock.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     postprocess,
   } from "../eslint/scripts/linter.js"
   import { loadTsParser } from "../eslint/scripts/ts-parser.js"
-  import { loadModulesForBrowser } from "../../../../src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/load-module"
+  import { loadModulesForBrowser } from "../../../../src/utils/load-module"
 
   const modulesForBrowser = loadModulesForBrowser()
   const loadLinter = createLinter()
diff --git a/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintPlayground.svelte b/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintPlayground.svelte
index e5635ca3a..bca993358 100644
--- a/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintPlayground.svelte
+++ b/docs-svelte-kit/src/lib/components/ESLintPlayground.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     postprocess,
   } from "../eslint/scripts/linter.js"
   import { loadTsParser } from "../eslint/scripts/ts-parser.js"
-  import { loadModulesForBrowser } from "../../../../src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/load-module"
+  import { loadModulesForBrowser } from "../../../../src/utils/load-module"
   let tsParser = null
   const linter = loadModulesForBrowser()
     .then(async () => {
diff --git a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/babel.ts b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/babel.ts
index 7d211a040..626e965ba 100644
--- a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/babel.ts
+++ b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/babel.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { AST } from "svelte-eslint-parser"
 import type babelCore from "@babel/core"
 import type { RuleContext } from "../../../types"
 import type { TransformResult } from "./types"
-import { loadModule } from "./load-module"
+import { loadModule } from "../../../utils/load-module"
 
 type BabelCore = typeof babelCore
 /**
diff --git a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/less.ts b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/less.ts
index fae8fb16e..5f1e458ec 100644
--- a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/less.ts
+++ b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/less.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { AST } from "svelte-eslint-parser"
 import type less from "less"
 import type { RuleContext } from "../../../types"
 import type { TransformResult } from "./types"
-import { loadModule } from "./load-module"
+import { loadModule } from "../../../utils/load-module"
 
 type Less = typeof less
 /**
diff --git a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/sass.ts b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/sass.ts
index 4666e509a..927cfa924 100644
--- a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/sass.ts
+++ b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/sass.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { AST } from "svelte-eslint-parser"
 import type sass from "sass"
 import type { RuleContext } from "../../../types"
 import type { TransformResult } from "./types"
-import { loadModule } from "./load-module"
+import { loadModule } from "../../../utils/load-module"
 
 type Sass = typeof sass
 /**
diff --git a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/stylus.ts b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/stylus.ts
index 06a871405..4783d745b 100644
--- a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/stylus.ts
+++ b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/stylus.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type stylus from "stylus"
 import type { RawSourceMap } from "source-map-js"
 import type { RuleContext } from "../../../types"
 import type { TransformResult } from "./types"
-import { loadModule } from "./load-module"
+import { loadModule } from "../../../utils/load-module"
 
 type Stylus = typeof stylus
 /**
diff --git a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/typescript.ts b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/typescript.ts
index 432b90c52..6f3618961 100644
--- a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/typescript.ts
+++ b/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/typescript.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { AST } from "svelte-eslint-parser"
 import type typescript from "typescript"
 import type { RuleContext } from "../../../types"
 import type { TransformResult } from "./types"
-import { loadModule } from "./load-module"
+import { loadModule } from "../../../utils/load-module"
 
 type TS = typeof typescript
 /**
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index d16daa8d8..accfd1514 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ export type RuleContext = {
 
   // eslint@6 does not have this method.
   getCwd?: () => string
+  // eslint@<7.11.0 does not have this method.
+  getPhysicalFilename?: () => string
 }
 
 export type NodeOrToken = {
diff --git a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/load-module.ts b/src/utils/load-module.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/load-module.ts
rename to src/utils/load-module.ts
index e14d6329d..853d66d90 100644
--- a/src/shared/svelte-compile-warns/transform/load-module.ts
+++ b/src/utils/load-module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { AST } from "svelte-eslint-parser"
 import Module from "module"
 import path from "path"
-import type { RuleContext } from "../../../types"
+import type { RuleContext } from "../types"
 const cache = new WeakMap<AST.SvelteProgram, Record<string, unknown>>()
 const cache4b = new Map<string, unknown>()
 /**
@@ -17,12 +17,30 @@ export function loadModule<R>(context: RuleContext, name: string): R | null {
   const mod = modules[name] || cache4b.get(name)
   if (mod) return mod as R
   try {
+    // load from cwd
     const cwd = context.getCwd?.() ?? process.cwd()
     const relativeTo = path.join(cwd, "__placeholder__.js")
     return (modules[name] = Module.createRequire(relativeTo)(name) as R)
   } catch {
-    return null
+    // ignore
   }
+  for (const relativeTo of [
+    // load from lint file name
+    context.getFilename(),
+    // load from lint file name (physical)
+    context.getPhysicalFilename?.(),
+    // load from this plugin module
+    typeof __filename !== "undefined" ? __filename : "",
+  ]) {
+    if (relativeTo) {
+      try {
+        return (modules[name] = Module.createRequire(relativeTo)(name) as R)
+      } catch {
+        // ignore
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return null
 }
 
 /**  Load modules for browser */
diff --git a/src/utils/ts-utils/index.ts b/src/utils/ts-utils/index.ts
index e49ece5ac..a0ee0812d 100644
--- a/src/utils/ts-utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ts-utils/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { RuleContext, ASTNode } from "../../types"
 import type * as TS from "typescript"
-import Module from "module"
-import path from "path"
+import { loadModule } from "../load-module"
 export type TypeScript = typeof TS
 export type { TS }
 
@@ -47,21 +46,15 @@ export function getTypeScriptTools(context: RuleContext): TSTools | null {
   }
 }
 
-let cacheTypeScript: TypeScript | undefined
+let cacheTypeScript: TypeScript | null = null
 /**
  * Get TypeScript tools
  */
-export function getTypeScript(context: RuleContext): TypeScript | undefined {
+export function getTypeScript(context: RuleContext): TypeScript | null {
   if (cacheTypeScript) {
     return cacheTypeScript
   }
-  try {
-    const cwd = context.getCwd?.() ?? process.cwd()
-    const relativeTo = path.join(cwd, "__placeholder__.js")
-    cacheTypeScript = Module.createRequire(relativeTo)("typescript")
-  } catch {
-    // ignore
-  }
+  cacheTypeScript = loadModule(context, "typescript")
   if (cacheTypeScript) {
     return cacheTypeScript
   }