diff --git a/lib/plugins/esbuild/index.js b/lib/plugins/esbuild/index.js
index 7c7c02e72..afde7fac4 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/esbuild/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/esbuild/index.js
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ class Esbuild {
           await this._package()
         }
       },
+      'before:esbuild-package': async () => {},
+    }
+
+    this.commands = {
+      'esbuild-package': {
+        groupName: 'main',
+        options: {},
+        usage:
+          'Internal hook for esbuild to call for packaging logic prior to internal packaging',
+        lifecycleEvents: ['package'],
+        type: 'entrypoint',
+      },
     }
   }
 
@@ -654,8 +666,11 @@ class Esbuild {
 
     const limit = pLimit(concurrency)
 
+    await this.serverless.pluginManager.spawn('esbuild-package')
+
     const packageIncludes = await globby(
       this.serverless.service.package?.patterns ?? [],
+      { cwd: this.serverless.serviceDir },
     )
 
     const zipPromises = Object.entries(functions).map(
@@ -679,6 +694,7 @@ class Esbuild {
             output.on('open', async () => {
               const functionIncludes = await globby(
                 functionObject.package?.patterns ?? [],
+                { cwd: this.serverless.serviceDir },
               )
 
               const includesToPackage = _.union(
@@ -721,11 +737,15 @@ class Esbuild {
 
               await Promise.all(
                 includesToPackage.map(async (filePath) => {
-                  const stats = await stat(filePath)
+                  const absolutePath = path.join(
+                    this.serverless.config.serviceDir,
+                    filePath,
+                  )
+                  const stats = await stat(absolutePath)
                   if (stats.isDirectory()) {
-                    zip.directory(filePath, filePath)
+                    zip.directory(absolutePath, filePath)
                   } else {
-                    zip.file(filePath, { name: filePath })
+                    zip.file(absolutePath, { name: filePath })
                   }
                 }),
               )
@@ -757,8 +777,11 @@ class Esbuild {
       zipName,
     )
 
+    await this.serverless.pluginManager.spawn('esbuild-package')
+
     const packageIncludes = await globby(
       this.serverless.service.package.patterns ?? [],
+      { cwd: this.serverless.serviceDir },
     )
 
     const zip = archiver.create('zip')
@@ -807,11 +830,12 @@ class Esbuild {
 
         await Promise.all(
           packageIncludes.map(async (filePath) => {
-            const stats = await stat(filePath)
+            const absolutePath = path.join(this.serverless.serviceDir, filePath)
+            const stats = await stat(absolutePath)
             if (stats.isDirectory()) {
-              zip.directory(filePath, filePath)
+              zip.directory(absolutePath, filePath)
             } else {
-              zip.file(filePath, { name: filePath })
+              zip.file(absolutePath, { name: filePath })
             }
           }),
         )