diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 1743a6a3..9202ff3e 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ interface ThirdPartyOptions {
    */
   includePrivate?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * If "self" should be checked and included in the output.
+   * In this context, "self" means the package being built.
+   * @default false
+   */
+  includeSelf?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Ensures that dependencies does not violate any license restriction.
    *
diff --git a/src/license-plugin-option.js b/src/license-plugin-option.js
index 418c0498..8890f330 100644
--- a/src/license-plugin-option.js
+++ b/src/license-plugin-option.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const SCHEMA = {
     validators.func(),
     validators.object({
       includePrivate: validators.boolean(),
+      includeSelf: validators.boolean(),
       multipleVersions: validators.boolean(),
 
       allow: [
diff --git a/src/license-plugin.js b/src/license-plugin.js
index f5d24071..e5ec30f2 100644
--- a/src/license-plugin.js
+++ b/src/license-plugin.js
@@ -154,11 +154,17 @@ class LicensePlugin {
     let dir = path.resolve(path.parse(id).dir);
     let pkg = null;
 
+    const includeSelf = !!this._options.thirdParty?.includeSelf;
     const scannedDirs = new Set();
 
     this.debug(`iterative over directory tree, starting with: ${dir}`);
 
-    while (dir && dir !== this._cwd && !scannedDirs.has(dir)) {
+    while (dir) {
+      if (!includeSelf && dir === this._cwd) {
+        // No need to scan "self" if it's not explicitly allowed.
+        break;
+      }
+
       // Try the cache.
       if (this._cache.has(dir)) {
         pkg = this._cache.get(dir);
@@ -215,8 +221,18 @@ class LicensePlugin {
         }
       }
 
+      if (dir === this._cwd) {
+        // If "self" has been scanned, no need to go up in the directory tree.
+        break;
+      }
+
       // Go up in the directory tree.
       dir = path.resolve(path.join(dir, '..'));
+
+      if (!dir || scannedDirs.has(dir)) {
+        break;
+      }
+
       this.debug(`going up in the directory tree: ${dir}`);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/it.spec.js b/test/integration/it.spec.js
index 1aa4effd..0f5b5992 100644
--- a/test/integration/it.spec.js
+++ b/test/integration/it.spec.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ describe('rollup-plugin-license', () => {
     writeBundle(rollupConfig).then(() => {
       verifyFile(thirdPartyOutput, done, (data) => {
         expect(data.toString()).toContain('lodash');
+        expect(data.toString()).not.toContain('rollup-plugin-license');
       });
     });
   });
@@ -304,6 +305,26 @@ describe('rollup-plugin-license', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should include self dependency', (done) => {
+    const thirdPartyOutput = path.join(tmpDir.name, 'dependencies.txt');
+    const rollupConfig = createRollupConfig({
+      thirdParty: {
+        includeSelf: true,
+        output: {
+          file: thirdPartyOutput,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    writeBundle(rollupConfig).then(() => {
+      verifyFile(thirdPartyOutput, done, (data) => {
+        expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(data.toString()).toContain('rollup-plugin-license');
+        expect(data.toString()).toContain('lodash');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   function createRollupConfig(licensePluginOptions) {
     return {
       input: path.join(__dirname, 'bundle.js'),
diff --git a/test/license-plugin.spec.js b/test/license-plugin.spec.js
index 04d20a0b..30bc962c 100644
--- a/test/license-plugin.spec.js
+++ b/test/license-plugin.spec.js
@@ -324,6 +324,20 @@ describe('LicensePlugin', () => {
       expect(plugin._dependencies.size).toBe(0);
     });
 
+    it('should load pkg and include self dependency if specified', () => {
+      const id = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'index.js');
+
+      plugin._options.thirdParty = {
+        includeSelf: true,
+      };
+
+      plugin.scanDependency(id);
+
+      expect(addDependency).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(plugin._dependencies.size).toBe(1);
+      expect(plugin._dependencies.has('rollup-plugin-license')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     it('should load pkg and update cache', () => {
       const pkgPath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'fake-package-1');
       const id = path.join(pkgPath, 'src', 'index.js');