diff --git a/excalidraw-app/vite.config.mts b/excalidraw-app/vite.config.mts
index 55d655ad2..29e5c0430 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/vite.config.mts
+++ b/excalidraw-app/vite.config.mts
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
       alias: [
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/common$/,
-          replacement: path.resolve(__dirname, "../packages/common/src/index.ts"),
+          replacement: path.resolve(
+            __dirname,
+            "../packages/common/src/index.ts",
+          ),
         },
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/common\/(.*?)/,
@@ -33,7 +36,10 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
         },
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/element$/,
-          replacement: path.resolve(__dirname, "../packages/element/src/index.ts"),
+          replacement: path.resolve(
+            __dirname,
+            "../packages/element/src/index.ts",
+          ),
         },
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/element\/(.*?)/,
@@ -41,7 +47,10 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
         },
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/excalidraw$/,
-          replacement: path.resolve(__dirname, "../packages/excalidraw/index.tsx"),
+          replacement: path.resolve(
+            __dirname,
+            "../packages/excalidraw/index.tsx",
+          ),
         },
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/excalidraw\/(.*?)/,
@@ -57,7 +66,10 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
         },
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/utils$/,
-          replacement: path.resolve(__dirname, "../packages/utils/src/index.ts"),
+          replacement: path.resolve(
+            __dirname,
+            "../packages/utils/src/index.ts",
+          ),
         },
         {
           find: /^@excalidraw\/utils\/(.*?)/,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/lasso/index.ts b/packages/excalidraw/lasso/index.ts
index e155a591a..bbd74d4d9 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/lasso/index.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/lasso/index.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ import { type AnimationFrameHandler } from "../animation-frame-handler";
 
 import { AnimatedTrail } from "../animated-trail";
 
-import LassoWorker from "./lasso-worker.ts?worker";
-
 import { LassoWorkerPolyfill } from "./lasso-worker-polyfill";
 
+import { WorkerUrl } from "./lasso-worker.chunk";
+
 import type App from "../components/App";
 import type { LassoWorkerInput, LassoWorkerOutput } from "./types";
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class LassoTrail extends AnimatedTrail {
     });
   }
 
-  startPath(x: number, y: number, keepPreviousSelection = false) {
+  async startPath(x: number, y: number, keepPreviousSelection = false) {
     // clear any existing trails just in case
     this.endPath();
 
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ export class LassoTrail extends AnimatedTrail {
     }
 
     try {
-      this.worker =
-        typeof Worker !== "undefined"
-          ? new LassoWorker()
-          : new LassoWorkerPolyfill();
+      if (typeof Worker !== "undefined" && WorkerUrl) {
+        this.worker = new Worker(WorkerUrl, { type: "module" });
+      } else {
+        this.worker = new LassoWorkerPolyfill();
+      }
 
       this.worker.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent<LassoWorkerOutput>) => {
         const { selectedElementIds } = event.data;
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/lasso/lasso-worker.ts b/packages/excalidraw/lasso/lasso-worker.chunk.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/excalidraw/lasso/lasso-worker.ts
rename to packages/excalidraw/lasso/lasso-worker.chunk.ts
index aa22889a9..c4d19b154 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/lasso/lasso-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/lasso/lasso-worker.chunk.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import { updateSelection } from "./utils";
 
 import type { LassoWorkerInput } from "./types";
 
-const ctx = self as unknown as Worker;
+export const WorkerUrl: URL | undefined = import.meta.url
+  ? new URL(import.meta.url)
+  : undefined;
 
 // variables to track processing state and latest input data
 // for "backpressure" purposes
@@ -70,5 +72,3 @@ const processInputData = () => {
     }
   }
 };
-
-export default ctx;