diff --git a/gazelle/bzl/gazelle.go b/gazelle/bzl/gazelle.go
index 94c32e95..e5aa803f 100644
--- a/gazelle/bzl/gazelle.go
+++ b/gazelle/bzl/gazelle.go
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ func (*bzlLibraryLang) Resolve(c *config.Config, ix *resolve.RuleIndex, rc *repo
 
 	deps := make([]string, 0, len(imports))
 	for _, imp := range imports {
+
+		if l, ok := resolve.FindRuleWithOverride(c, resolve.ImportSpec{Lang: languageName, Imp: imp}, languageName); ok {
+			depLabel := l.Rel(from.Repo, from.Pkg)
+			deps = append(deps, depLabel.String())
+			continue
+		}
+
 		impLabel, err := label.Parse(imp)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("%s: import of %q is invalid: %v", from.String(), imp, err)
diff --git a/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/BUILD.in b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/BUILD.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b8de119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/BUILD.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Some comment to be preserved
+
+# gazelle:resolve starlark starlark //internal:defs.bzl //internal:defs_bzl
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "allfiles",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+)
diff --git a/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/BUILD.out b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/BUILD.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f54f19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/BUILD.out
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
+
+# Some comment to be preserved
+
+# gazelle:resolve starlark starlark //internal:defs.bzl //internal:defs_bzl
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "allfiles",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+)
+
+bzl_library(
+    name = "foo",
+    srcs = ["foo.bzl"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//internal:defs_bzl"],
+)
diff --git a/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/WORKSPACE b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/WORKSPACE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/foo.bzl b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/foo.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de044be0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/foo.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""
+Doc string
+"""
+
+load("//internal:defs.bzl", "deps")
+
+deps()
diff --git a/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/internal/BUILD b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/internal/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5daf2005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/internal/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
+
+bzl_library(
+    name = "defs_bzl",
+    srcs = ["defs.bzl"],
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)
diff --git a/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/internal/defs.bzl b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/internal/defs.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..066b74d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gazelle/bzl/testdata/resolve_overwrite/internal/defs.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""
+Simple deps
+"""
+
+def deps():
+    pass