diff --git a/src/exportMarkdownFromLexical.ts b/src/exportMarkdownFromLexical.ts
index fec82646..3a16c88f 100644
--- a/src/exportMarkdownFromLexical.ts
+++ b/src/exportMarkdownFromLexical.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ export function exportLexicalTreeToMdast({
     if (!descriptor) {
       throw new Error(`Component ${componentName} is used but not imported`)
     }
+    if (!descriptor.source) {
+      continue
+    }
     if (descriptor.defaultExport) {
       defaultImportsMap.set(componentName, descriptor.source)
     } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/jsx/index.ts b/src/plugins/jsx/index.ts
index 0d9c31f4..c54ae51e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/jsx/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/jsx/index.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ export interface JsxComponentDescriptor {
   kind: 'flow' | 'text'
   /**
    * The module path from which the component can be imported
+   * Omit to skip injecting an import statement
    */
-  source: string
+  source?: string
   /**
    * Wether the component is the default export of the module
    */
diff --git a/src/test/jsx.test.tsx b/src/test/jsx.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d732de0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/jsx.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { GenericJsxEditor, JsxComponentDescriptor, MDXEditor, MDXEditorMethods, jsxPlugin } from '../'
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
+;(globalThis as any).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true
+
+const jsxComponentDescriptors: JsxComponentDescriptor[] = [
+  {
+    name: 'Callout',
+    kind: 'text',
+    props: [
+      { name: 'foo', type: 'string' },
+      { name: 'bar', type: 'string' }
+    ],
+    hasChildren: false,
+    Editor: GenericJsxEditor
+  }
+]
+describe('jsx markdown import export', () => {
+  it('skips jsx import if not specified', () => {
+    const markdown = `
+      <Callout />
+    `
+    const ref = React.createRef<MDXEditorMethods>()
+    render(<MDXEditor ref={ref} plugins={[jsxPlugin({ jsxComponentDescriptors })]} markdown={markdown} />)
+    const processedMarkdown = ref.current?.getMarkdown().trim()
+    expect(processedMarkdown).toEqual(markdown.trim())
+  })
+})