diff --git a/scripts/check-esm.mjs b/scripts/check-esm.mjs
index cbb69c5..9fae48a 100755
--- a/scripts/check-esm.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-esm.mjs
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ try {
             : ts.isImportTypeNode(node) && ts.isLiteralTypeNode(node.argument)
               ? node.argument.literal
               : undefined;
+      // The root is Ionic lazy-loader build. Bundlers then emit every component as a chunk, and apps get a second gesture controller.
+      if (specifier && ts.isStringLiteral(specifier) && !declaration) {
+        assert.notEqual(specifier.text, '@ionic/core', `${relative}: import from @ionic/core/components instead of @ionic/core`);
+      }
       if (specifier && ts.isStringLiteral(specifier) && specifier.text.startsWith('.')) {
         assert.ok(specifier.text.endsWith('.js'), `${relative}: missing .js extension in ${specifier.text}`);
         const target = declaration ? specifier.text.replace(/\.js$/, '.d.ts') : specifier.text;
diff --git a/scripts/check-esm.test.mjs b/scripts/check-esm.test.mjs
index 20953b4..cae8334 100644
--- a/scripts/check-esm.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-esm.test.mjs
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ test('imports subpath entry points and catches import-time DOM access', () => {
   assert.match(result.output, /document is not defined/);
 });
 
+test('rejects runtime imports from the @ionic/core root', () => {
+  const result = run(fixture('ionic-root', { native: "export { createAnimation } from '@ionic/core';" }));
+  assert.notEqual(result.status, 0);
+  assert.match(result.output, /native\.js: import from @ionic\/core\/components instead of @ionic\/core/);
+});
+
 test('rejects extensionless references in declarations', () => {
   const directory = fixture('declaration');
   writeFileSync(join(directory, 'dist/index.d.ts'), "export type Value = import('./detail').Value;");
diff --git a/src/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts b/src/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts
index 8d68957..37ab1b6 100644
--- a/src/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts
+++ b/src/popover/animations/ios.enter.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { createAnimation } from '@ionic/core';
-import type { Animation } from '@ionic/core';
+import { createAnimation } from '@ionic/core/components';
+import type { Animation } from '@ionic/core/components';
 import { calculateWindowAdjustment, getPopoverDimensions, getPopoverPosition, POPOVER_IOS_BODY_MARGIN } from '../utils.js';
 import { createCalloutSurface } from '../callout-surface.js';
 import { getElementRoot } from '../../dom.js';
diff --git a/src/popover/animations/ios.leave.ts b/src/popover/animations/ios.leave.ts
index b600bb7..b018412 100644
--- a/src/popover/animations/ios.leave.ts
+++ b/src/popover/animations/ios.leave.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { createAnimation } from '@ionic/core';
+import { createAnimation } from '@ionic/core/components';
 import { getElementRoot } from '../../dom.js';
 
-import type { Animation } from '@ionic/core';
+import type { Animation } from '@ionic/core/components';
 
 /**
  * iOS Popover Leave Animation
diff --git a/src/popover/popover-interface.ts b/src/popover/popover-interface.ts
index b633da3..2047135 100644
--- a/src/popover/popover-interface.ts
+++ b/src/popover/popover-interface.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { AnimationBuilder, ComponentProps, ComponentRef, FrameworkDelegate, Mode, OverlayInterface } from '@ionic/core';
+import type { AnimationBuilder, ComponentProps, ComponentRef, FrameworkDelegate, Mode, OverlayInterface } from '@ionic/core/components';
 
 export interface PopoverInterface extends OverlayInterface {
   present: (event?: MouseEvent | TouchEvent | PointerEvent) => Promise<void>;
diff --git a/src/theme.ts b/src/theme.ts
index 29b1fe0..15a52e1 100644
--- a/src/theme.ts
+++ b/src/theme.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { IonicConfig } from '@ionic/core';
+import type { IonicConfig } from '@ionic/core/components';
 import type { AnimationPosition } from './sheets-of-glass.js';
 
 export const cloneElement = (tagName: string, useCache: boolean = true): HTMLElement => {
diff --git a/src/transition/ios.transition.ts b/src/transition/ios.transition.ts
index e19d903..1dd54d7 100644
--- a/src/transition/ios.transition.ts
+++ b/src/transition/ios.transition.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { Animation } from '@ionic/core';
-import { createAnimation } from '@ionic/core';
+import type { Animation } from '@ionic/core/components';
+import { createAnimation } from '@ionic/core/components';
 
 /** Options consumed by the shared iOS page transition animation. */
 export interface IosTransitionAnimationOptions {