diff --git a/lib/build-bundle.js b/lib/build-bundle.js
index 4f6645d..bdb1f3d 100644
--- a/lib/build-bundle.js
+++ b/lib/build-bundle.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ function compile(path, options) {
     insertGlobals: options.insertGlobals,
     detectGlobals: options.detectGlobals,
     ignoreMissing: options.ignoreMissing,
+    bundleExternal: options.bundleExternal,
     basedir: options.basedir,
     debug: options.debug,
     standalone: options.standalone || false,
diff --git a/test/directory/no-bundle-external.js b/test/directory/no-bundle-external.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bccbc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/directory/no-bundle-external.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports.server= function(){
+  var path= require('path')
+  console.log('Expose for server')
+}
+module.exports.client= function(){
+  console.log('Expose for client')
+}
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diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index eda9bd9..190f3e8 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ app.get('/opt/no-minify.js', browserify(__dirname + '/directory/no-minify.js', {
   debug: false
 }));
 
+app.get('/opt/no-bundle-external.js', browserify(__dirname + '/directory/no-bundle-external.js', {
+  bundleExternal: false,
+  debug: false,
+}));
+
 var port;
 (function () {
   var listeners = [];
@@ -437,3 +442,16 @@ describe('options.noParse', function () {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('options.bundleExternal= false', function () {
+  it('Exclude node_modules and builtins', function (done) {
+    this.slow(1000)
+    this.timeout(20000)
+    var start = new Date();
+    get('/opt/no-bundle-external.js', false, function (err, res) {
+      if (err) return done(err);
+      assert.equal(res.match(/Copyright Joyent, Inc/), null);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
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