diff --git a/apps/api-extractor/src/api/CompilerState.ts b/apps/api-extractor/src/api/CompilerState.ts
index 7c9513884c9..a14bcb1af40 100644
--- a/apps/api-extractor/src/api/CompilerState.ts
+++ b/apps/api-extractor/src/api/CompilerState.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ export class CompilerState {
       );
     }
 
+    // Delete outDir and declarationDir to prevent TypeScript from redirecting self-package
+    // imports to source files. When these options are set, TypeScript's module resolution
+    // tries to map output .d.ts files back to their source .ts files to avoid analyzing
+    // build outputs during compilation. However, API Extractor specifically wants to analyze
+    // the .d.ts build artifacts, not the source files. Since API Extractor doesn't emit any
+    // files, these options are unnecessary and interfere with correct module resolution.
+    delete commandLine.options.outDir;
+    delete commandLine.options.declarationDir;
+
     const inputFilePaths: string[] = commandLine.fileNames.concat(extractorConfig.mainEntryPointFilePath);
     if (options && options.additionalEntryPoints) {
       inputFilePaths.push(...options.additionalEntryPoints);
diff --git a/common/changes/@microsoft/api-extractor/fix-self-import-resolution_2025-08-07-10-22.json b/common/changes/@microsoft/api-extractor/fix-self-import-resolution_2025-08-07-10-22.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f8a769bf5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@microsoft/api-extractor/fix-self-import-resolution_2025-08-07-10-22.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@microsoft/api-extractor",
+      "comment": "Fix self-package import resolution by removing outDir/declarationDir from compiler options",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@microsoft/api-extractor"
+}
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