diff --git a/src/utils/path.js b/src/utils/path.js
index 1ea179f..269702b 100644
--- a/src/utils/path.js
+++ b/src/utils/path.js
@@ -58,12 +58,10 @@ export function resolve ( ...paths ) {
 		} else {
 			const parts = path.split( /[\/\\]/ );
 
-			while ( parts[0] && parts[0][0] === '.' ) {
+			while ( parts[0] === '.' || parts[0] === '..' ) {
 				const part = parts.shift();
 				if ( part === '..' ) {
 					resolvedParts.pop();
-				} else if ( part !== '.' ) {
-					throw new Error( `Unexpected path part (${part})` );
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/test/function/hidden-directories/.foo/bar.js b/test/function/hidden-directories/.foo/bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a4e8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/hidden-directories/.foo/bar.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default 42;
diff --git a/test/function/hidden-directories/_config.js b/test/function/hidden-directories/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80cd784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/hidden-directories/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+	description: 'allows imports from directories with leading "." character'
+};
diff --git a/test/function/hidden-directories/main.js b/test/function/hidden-directories/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e6fcd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/hidden-directories/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import bar from './.foo/bar';
+
+assert.equal( bar, 42 );