diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-apples-accept.md b/.changeset/eleven-apples-accept.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f46bf4fe0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-apples-accept.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Deep-import LightAsync component to improve module-import speed
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
index 0e4b12defc..fd83797a88 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/CodeSnippet/CodeSnippet.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { useTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import { BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import { CopyTextButton } from '../CopyTextButton';
-import { LightAsync } from 'react-syntax-highlighter';
+import type {} from 'react-syntax-highlighter';
+import { default as LightAsync } from 'react-syntax-highlighter/dist/esm/light-async';
 import dark from 'react-syntax-highlighter/dist/esm/styles/hljs/dark';
 import docco from 'react-syntax-highlighter/dist/esm/styles/hljs/docco';