diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c6c60ea..0eacba65 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ plugin/dal/test/fixtures/modules/*/dal/
 !plugin/orm/test/fixtures/prepare.js
 !benchmark/**/*.js
 plugin/tegg/test/fixtures/apps/**/*.js
+!standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/**/node_modules
+!standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/**/node_modules/**/*.js
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/src/Runner.ts b/standalone/standalone/src/Runner.ts
index 1807b269..0707eafd 100644
--- a/standalone/standalone/src/Runner.ts
+++ b/standalone/standalone/src/Runner.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ModuleConfigUtil, ModuleReference, RuntimeConfig } from '@eggjs/tegg-common-util';
+import { ModuleConfigUtil, ModuleReference, ReadModuleReferenceOptions, RuntimeConfig } from '@eggjs/tegg-common-util';
 import {
   EggPrototype, EggPrototypeLifecycleUtil,
   LoadUnit,
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import { ConfigSourceQualifierAttribute } from './ConfigSource';
 import { ConfigSourceLoadUnitHook } from './ConfigSourceLoadUnitHook';
 import { LoadUnitInnerClassHook } from './LoadUnitInnerClassHook';
 
+export interface ModuleDependency extends ReadModuleReferenceOptions {
+  baseDir: string;
+}
+
 export interface RunnerOptions {
   /**
    * @deprecated
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ export interface RunnerOptions {
   env?: string;
   name?: string;
   innerObjectHandlers?: Record<string, InnerObject[]>;
+  dependencies?: (string | ModuleDependency)[];
 }
 
 export class Runner {
@@ -62,7 +67,11 @@ export class Runner {
     this.cwd = cwd;
     this.env = options?.env;
     this.name = options?.name;
-    this.moduleReferences = ModuleConfigUtil.readModuleReference(this.cwd);
+    const moduleDirs = (options?.dependencies || []).concat(this.cwd);
+    this.moduleReferences = moduleDirs.reduce((list, baseDir) => {
+      const module = typeof baseDir === 'string' ? { baseDir } : baseDir;
+      return list.concat(...ModuleConfigUtil.readModuleReference(module.baseDir, module));
+    }, [] as readonly ModuleReference[]);
     this.moduleConfigs = {};
     this.innerObjects = {
       moduleConfigs: [{
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/foo.ts b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/foo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f143b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/foo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { ContextProto, Inject } from '@eggjs/tegg';
+import { Runner, MainRunner } from '@eggjs/tegg/standalone';
+import { Hello } from 'dependency-2/foo';
+import { ConfigSourceQualifier } from '../../../src/ConfigSource';
+
+@ContextProto()
+@Runner()
+export class Foo implements MainRunner<string> {
+  @Inject()
+  hello: Hello;
+
+  @Inject()
+  @ConfigSourceQualifier('dependency2')
+  moduleConfig: any;
+
+  async main(): Promise<string> {
+    return this.hello.hello() + JSON.stringify(this.moduleConfig);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-1/package.json b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-1/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b466485a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-1/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "dependency-1",
+  "eggModule": {
+    "name": "dependency-1"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "dependency-2": "*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/foo.js b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/foo.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be45aaf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/foo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var __decorate = (this && this.__decorate) || function (decorators, target, key, desc) {
+  var c = arguments.length, r = c < 3 ? target : desc === null ? desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, key) : desc, d;
+  if (typeof Reflect === "object" && typeof Reflect.decorate === "function") r = Reflect.decorate(decorators, target, key, desc);
+  else for (var i = decorators.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) if (d = decorators[i]) r = (c < 3 ? d(r) : c > 3 ? d(target, key, r) : d(target, key)) || r;
+  return c > 3 && r && Object.defineProperty(target, key, r), r;
+};
+
+const { SingletonProto, AccessLevel } = require('@eggjs/tegg');
+
+class Hello {
+  hello() {
+    return 'hello!';
+  }
+}
+
+exports.Hello = __decorate([SingletonProto({ accessLevel: AccessLevel.PUBLIC })], Hello);
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/module.yml b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/module.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0046c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/module.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+features:
+  dynamic:
+    foo: 'bar'
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/package.json b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6937b57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-2/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "dependency-2",
+  "eggModule": {
+    "name": "dependency2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/package.json b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f7079f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standalone/standalone/test/fixtures/dependency/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "entry",
+  "eggModule": {
+    "name": "entry"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/standalone/standalone/test/index.test.ts b/standalone/standalone/test/index.test.ts
index 01c6966d..2203d03d 100644
--- a/standalone/standalone/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/standalone/standalone/test/index.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ describe('test/index.test.ts', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('runner with dependency', () => {
+    it('should work', async () => {
+      const msg: string = await main(path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/dependency'), {
+        dependencies: [
+          path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/dependency/node_modules/dependency-1'),
+        ],
+      });
+      assert(msg === 'hello!{"features":{"dynamic":{"foo":"bar"}}}');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('runner with inner object', () => {
     it('should work', async () => {
       const msg: string = await main(path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/inner-object'), {