diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e349c4a0bf..1ffc3d0f0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachange
 - [`no-restricted-paths`]: support arrays for `from` and `target` options ([#2466], thanks [@AdriAt360])
 - [`no-anonymous-default-export`]: add `allowNew` option ([#2505], thanks [@DamienCassou])
 - [`order`]: Add `distinctGroup` option ([#2395], thanks [@hyperupcall])
+- [`no-extraneous-dependencies`]: Add `includeInternal` option ([#2541], thanks [@bdwain])
 
 ### Fixed
 - [`order`]: move nested imports closer to main import entry ([#2396], thanks [@pri1311])
diff --git a/docs/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.md b/docs/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.md
index cdc0a913fe..4d9f035d29 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # import/no-extraneous-dependencies: Forbid the use of extraneous packages
 
 Forbid the import of external modules that are not declared in the `package.json`'s `dependencies`, `devDependencies`, `optionalDependencies`, `peerDependencies`, or `bundledDependencies`.
-The closest parent `package.json` will be used. If no `package.json` is found, the rule will not lint anything. This behavior can be changed with the rule option `packageDir`.
+The closest parent `package.json` will be used. If no `package.json` is found, the rule will not lint anything. This behavior can be changed with the rule option `packageDir`. Normally ignores imports of modules marked internal, but this can be changed with the rule option `includeInternal`.
 
 Modules have to be installed for this rule to work.
 
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ You can also use an array of globs instead of literal booleans:
 
 When using an array of globs, the setting will be set to `true` (no errors reported) if the name of the file being linted matches a single glob in the array, and `false` otherwise.
 
+There is a boolean option called `includeInternal`, which enables the checking of internal modules, which are otherwise ignored by this rule.
+
+```js
+"import/no-extraneous-dependencies": ["error", {"includeInternal": true}]
+```
+
 Also there is one more option called `packageDir`, this option is to specify the path to the folder containing package.json.
 
 If provided as a relative path string, will be computed relative to the current working directory at linter execution time. If this is not ideal (does not work with some editor integrations), consider using `__dirname` to provide a path relative to your configuration.
@@ -99,6 +105,10 @@ var isArray = require('lodash.isarray');
 /* eslint import/no-extraneous-dependencies: ["error", {"bundledDependencies": false}] */
 import foo from '"@generated/foo"';
 var foo = require('"@generated/foo"');
+
+/* eslint import/no-extraneous-dependencies: ["error", {"includeInternal": true}] */
+import foo from './foo';
+var foo = require('./foo');
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
index b54ee28bb7..4bf146ed9e 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ function reportIfMissing(context, deps, depsOptions, node, name) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (importType(name, context) !== 'external') {
+  const typeOfImport = importType(name, context);
+
+  if (typeOfImport !== 'external' && (typeOfImport !== 'internal' || !depsOptions.verifyInternalDeps)) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ module.exports = {
           'peerDependencies': { 'type': ['boolean', 'array'] },
           'bundledDependencies': { 'type': ['boolean', 'array'] },
           'packageDir': { 'type': ['string', 'array'] },
+          'includeInternal': { 'type': ['boolean'] },
         },
         'additionalProperties': false,
       },
@@ -261,6 +264,7 @@ module.exports = {
       allowOptDeps: testConfig(options.optionalDependencies, filename) !== false,
       allowPeerDeps: testConfig(options.peerDependencies, filename) !== false,
       allowBundledDeps: testConfig(options.bundledDependencies, filename) !== false,
+      verifyInternalDeps: !!options.includeInternal,
     };
 
     return moduleVisitor((source, node) => {
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js b/tests/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
index d4e3886bed..7f916ab9f4 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
@@ -392,6 +392,18 @@ ruleTester.run('no-extraneous-dependencies', rule, {
         message: `'esm-package-not-in-pkg-json' should be listed in the project's dependencies. Run 'npm i -S esm-package-not-in-pkg-json' to add it`,
       }],
     }),
+
+    test({
+      code: 'import "not-a-dependency"',
+      settings: { 
+        'import/resolver': { node: { paths: [ path.join(__dirname, '../../files') ] } },
+        'import/internal-regex': '^not-a-dependency.*',
+      },
+      options: [{ includeInternal: true }],
+      errors: [{
+        message: '\'not-a-dependency\' should be listed in the project\'s dependencies. Run \'npm i -S not-a-dependency\' to add it',
+      }],
+    }),
   ],
 });