diff --git a/graphify/extract.py b/graphify/extract.py
index e015c9d715..2ddb17761d 100644
--- a/graphify/extract.py
+++ b/graphify/extract.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 import textwrap
+import warnings
 from collections import Counter
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
@@ -1366,6 +1367,55 @@ def extract_js(path: Path) -> dict:
     return result
 
 
+def _js_runtime_import_starts(path: Path, source: bytes) -> set[int] | None:
+    """Return byte offsets of parsed runtime ``import(...)`` calls.
+
+    The rescue needs module-scope calls, not a second lexical parser. Parsing
+    the same source lets tree-sitter distinguish comments, strings, regexes,
+    and template text. TypeScript import types are excluded by their enclosing
+    type-only AST nodes because that grammar can represent ``typeof import('…')``
+    as a call even though it is not runtime code.
+    Returns ``None`` when the validator cannot initialize or parse, so the
+    caller can preserve the pre-filter rescue behavior with a visible warning.
+    """
+    try:
+        from tree_sitter import Language, Parser
+
+        suffix = path.suffix.lower()
+        if suffix == ".tsx":
+            module_name = "tree_sitter_typescript"
+            language_name = "language_tsx"
+        elif suffix in (".ts", ".mts", ".cts"):
+            module_name = "tree_sitter_typescript"
+            language_name = "language_typescript"
+        else:
+            module_name = "tree_sitter_javascript"
+            language_name = "language"
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+        language = Language(getattr(module, language_name)())
+        tree = Parser(language).parse(source)
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+    starts: set[int] = set()
+
+    non_runtime_ancestors = {
+        "ERROR", "type_alias_declaration", "interface_declaration",
+        "type_annotation", "type_arguments", "type_parameter",
+    }
+    pending = [(tree.root_node, frozenset())]
+    while pending:
+        node, ancestors = pending.pop()
+        if node.type == "call_expression":
+            function = node.child_by_field_name("function")
+            if (function is not None and function.type == "import"
+                    and not ancestors.intersection(non_runtime_ancestors)):
+                starts.add(node.start_byte)
+        child_ancestors = ancestors | {node.type}
+        pending.extend((child, child_ancestors) for child in node.children)
+    return starts
+
+
 def _rescue_js_dynamic_imports(path: Path, result: dict) -> None:
     """Recover ``import('…')`` edges the AST pass does not emit for plain JS/TS.
 
@@ -1388,12 +1438,14 @@ def _rescue_js_dynamic_imports(path: Path, result: dict) -> None:
     written inside one, and that is a different fact from "this file depends on
     that module" — the only one file-level traversal can use (#2584).
 
-    Regex false positives in comments/strings are the precedented trade of
-    the Svelte/Vue rescues; a ``//``-prefix guard covers the common case.
+    The AST filter is safer than a raw regex search: comment and string text can
+    contain ``import('…')`` verbatim without making a dependency. Template
+    interpolation is parsed as code, so ```${import('./x')}``` remains live.
     """
     try:
         import re as _re
-        src = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+        source_bytes = path.read_bytes()
+        src = source_bytes.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
         if "import(" not in src:  # cheap bail — most files have none
             return
         existing_ids = {n["id"] for n in result.get("nodes", [])}
@@ -1431,20 +1483,38 @@ def _rescue_js_dynamic_imports(path: Path, result: dict) -> None:
                         deferred_files.add(str(Path(tf).resolve()))
                     except OSError:
                         deferred_files.add(str(tf))
+        matches = list(_re.finditer(
+            rb"(?<!\w)import\(\s*(?:'([^'\r\n]+)'|\"([^\"\r\n]+)\"|`([^`$\r\n]+)`)\s*\)",
+            source_bytes,
+        ))
+        if not matches:
+            return
+        runtime_import_starts = _js_runtime_import_starts(path, source_bytes)
+        parser_failed = runtime_import_starts is None
+        if parser_failed:
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"tree-sitter could not validate dynamic import candidates in {path}; "
+                "falling back to the guarded lexical rescue, which may include "
+                "text in comments or strings",
+                RuntimeWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            runtime_import_starts = set()
         # `(?<!\w)` so `fooimport('x')` and `_import('x')` do not match. The
         # backtick alternative mirrors _dynamic_import_js's template-string
         # handling: a literal `import(`./x`)` resolves, `${`-substituted ones
         # are excluded (no `$` in the class) as statically unresolvable.
-        for m in _re.finditer(
-            r"""(?<!\w)import\(\s*(?:'([^'\n]+)'|"([^"\n]+)"|`([^`$\n]+)`)\s*\)""",
-            src,
-        ):
-            raw = m.group(1) or m.group(2) or m.group(3)
+        for m in matches:
+            if parser_failed:
+                line_start = source_bytes.rfind(b"\n", 0, m.start()) + 1
+                if b"//" in source_bytes[line_start:m.start()]:
+                    continue
+            elif m.start() not in runtime_import_starts:
+                continue
+            raw_bytes = m.group(1) or m.group(2) or m.group(3)
+            raw = raw_bytes.decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if raw_bytes else ""
             if not raw:
                 continue
-            line_start = src.rfind("\n", 0, m.start()) + 1
-            if "//" in src[line_start:m.start()]:
-                continue  # line-commented-out import
             resolution = _resolve_rescued_specifier(path, raw, aliases, base_url)
             if resolution is None:
                 continue
diff --git a/tests/test_js_dynamic_imports.py b/tests/test_js_dynamic_imports.py
index 422c38f92a..0cfc471866 100644
--- a/tests/test_js_dynamic_imports.py
+++ b/tests/test_js_dynamic_imports.py
@@ -17,9 +17,18 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import networkx as nx
+import pytest
 
 from graphify.affected import DEFAULT_AFFECTED_RELATIONS, affected_nodes
-from graphify.extract import _file_node_id, extract
+import graphify.extract as extract_module
+from graphify.extract import (
+    _TS_CONFIG,
+    _extract_generic,
+    _file_node_id,
+    _rescue_js_dynamic_imports,
+    extract,
+    extract_js,
+)
 
 
 def _write(path: Path, text: str) -> Path:
@@ -213,6 +222,31 @@ def test_template_literal_specifier_without_substitution(tmp_path: Path):
     assert _edges_to(result, "src/dep.ts")
 
 
+def test_runtime_import_in_template_interpolation_survives_rescue(tmp_path: Path):
+    _write(tmp_path / "src/dep.ts", "export const dep = 1\n")
+    importer = _write(
+        tmp_path / "src/boot.ts",
+        "export const message = `${import('./dep')}`\n",
+    )
+
+    result = extract([tmp_path / "src/dep.ts", importer], root=tmp_path)
+
+    assert _edges_to(result, "src/dep.ts")
+
+
+def test_type_import_in_generic_call_is_not_rescued_as_runtime(tmp_path: Path):
+    _write(tmp_path / "src/dep.ts", "export const dep = 1\n")
+    importer = _write(
+        tmp_path / "src/boot.ts",
+        "declare function load<T>(): void\n"
+        "load<typeof import('./dep')>()\n",
+    )
+
+    result = extract([tmp_path / "src/dep.ts", importer], root=tmp_path)
+
+    assert not _edges_to(result, "src/dep.ts")
+
+
 def test_identifier_ending_in_import_is_not_matched(tmp_path: Path):
     """`fooimport('./x')` is a call to `fooimport`, not a dynamic import."""
     _write(tmp_path / "src/x.ts", "export const x = 1\n")
@@ -240,6 +274,58 @@ def test_line_commented_dynamic_import_is_not_matched(tmp_path: Path):
     assert not _edges_to(result, "src/x.ts")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "source_text",
+    [
+        "/* import('./x') */\nexport const r = 1\n",
+        'const text = "import(\'./x\')"\nexport const r = 1\n',
+        "const text = `import('./x')`\nexport const r = 1\n",
+    ],
+    ids=["block-comment", "string", "template"],
+)
+def test_dynamic_import_text_in_comments_and_strings_is_not_matched(
+    tmp_path: Path, source_text: str
+):
+    """Only executable ``import()`` syntax should create a dependency edge."""
+    _write(tmp_path / "src/x.ts", "export const x = 1\n")
+    importer = _write(tmp_path / "src/caller.ts", source_text)
+
+    result = extract([tmp_path / "src/x.ts", importer], root=tmp_path)
+
+    assert not _edges_to(result, "src/x.ts")
+
+
+def test_dynamic_import_text_in_regex_is_not_matched(tmp_path: Path):
+    importer = _write(
+        tmp_path / "src/caller.ts",
+        "const pattern = /import('x')/\nexport const r = 1\n",
+    )
+
+    result = extract_js(importer)
+
+    assert not any(edge["relation"] == "dynamic_import" for edge in result["edges"])
+
+
+def test_parser_failure_falls_back_with_warning(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
+    _write(tmp_path / "src/dep.ts", "export const dep = 1\n")
+    importer = _write(tmp_path / "src/boot.ts", "export const dep = await import('./dep')\n")
+
+    result = _extract_generic(importer, _TS_CONFIG)
+    original_import = extract_module.importlib.import_module
+
+    def fail_typescript_grammar(name, *args, **kwargs):
+        if name == "tree_sitter_typescript":
+            raise ImportError("simulated parser initialization failure")
+        return original_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(extract_module.importlib, "import_module", fail_typescript_grammar)
+
+    with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning, match="could not validate dynamic import"):
+        _rescue_js_dynamic_imports(importer, result)
+
+    assert any(edge["relation"] == "dynamic_import" for edge in result["edges"])
+
+
 def test_nested_named_function_calls_resolve(tmp_path: Path):
     """ordinary calls inside a nested named function attribute to that inner function now that #2653 emits nested nodes."""
     f = _write(