diff --git a/src/node/contentLoader.ts b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
index 228d83a5e2f5..6eaf8be648b5 100644
--- a/src/node/contentLoader.ts
+++ b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ export interface ContentOptions<T = ContentData[]> {
    * bundle if imported from components or markdown files.
    */
   transform?: (data: ContentData[]) => T | Promise<T>
+
+  /**
+   * Options to pass to `fast-glob`.
+   * You'll need to manually specify `node_modules` and `dist` in
+   * `globOptions.ignore` if you've overridden it.
+   */
+  globOptions?: glob.Options
 }
 
 export interface ContentData {
@@ -72,7 +79,8 @@ export function createContentLoader<T = ContentData[]>(
     includeSrc,
     render,
     excerpt: renderExcerpt,
-    transform
+    transform,
+    globOptions
   }: ContentOptions<T> = {}
 ): {
   watch: string | string[]
@@ -106,7 +114,8 @@ export function createContentLoader<T = ContentData[]>(
         // the loader is being called directly, do a fresh glob
         files = (
           await glob(pattern, {
-            ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**']
+            ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**'],
+            ...globOptions
           })
         ).sort()
       }