diff --git a/packages/create/templates/common/package.json b/packages/create/templates/common/package.json
index 053c52e3..dd7b657d 100644
--- a/packages/create/templates/common/package.json
+++ b/packages/create/templates/common/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,31 @@
 //%endif
 		"@clusterio/lib": "^__clusterio_version__"
 	},
+//%if controller | host | ctl
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+//%endif
+//%if controller
+		"@clusterio/controller": {
+			"optional": true
+//%endif
+//%if controller & host | controller & ctl
+		},
+//%endif
+//%if host
+		"@clusterio/host": {
+			"optional": true
+//%endif
+//%if host & ctl
+		},
+//%endif
+//%if ctl
+		"@clusterio/ctl": {
+			"optional": true
+//%endif
+//%if controller | host | ctl
+		}
+	},
+//%endif
 	"devDependencies": {
 //%// Typescript and type declarations
 //%if typescript
diff --git a/plugins/global_chat/package.json b/plugins/global_chat/package.json
index ddd07282..6947e542 100644
--- a/plugins/global_chat/package.json
+++ b/plugins/global_chat/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 		"@clusterio/host": "workspace:^",
 		"@clusterio/lib": "workspace:^"
 	},
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+		"@clusterio/ctl": {
+			"optional": true
+		},
+		"@clusterio/host": {
+			"optional": true
+		}
+	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sinclair/typebox": "catalog:"
 	},
diff --git a/plugins/inventory_sync/package.json b/plugins/inventory_sync/package.json
index 8df3e88b..61476bf4 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory_sync/package.json
+++ b/plugins/inventory_sync/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 		"@clusterio/host": "workspace:^",
 		"@clusterio/lib": "workspace:^"
 	},
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+		"@clusterio/controller": {
+			"optional": true
+		},
+		"@clusterio/host": {
+			"optional": true
+		}
+	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sinclair/typebox": "catalog:"
 	},
diff --git a/plugins/player_auth/package.json b/plugins/player_auth/package.json
index 1aadb56d..a2535d16 100644
--- a/plugins/player_auth/package.json
+++ b/plugins/player_auth/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 		"@clusterio/host": "workspace:^",
 		"@clusterio/lib": "workspace:^"
 	},
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+		"@clusterio/controller": {
+			"optional": true
+		},
+		"@clusterio/host": {
+			"optional": true
+		}
+	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sinclair/typebox": "catalog:",
 		"jsonwebtoken": "catalog:",
diff --git a/plugins/research_sync/package.json b/plugins/research_sync/package.json
index fa7e36b8..e491db89 100644
--- a/plugins/research_sync/package.json
+++ b/plugins/research_sync/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 		"@clusterio/host": "workspace:^",
 		"@clusterio/lib": "workspace:^"
 	},
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+		"@clusterio/controller": {
+			"optional": true
+		},
+		"@clusterio/host": {
+			"optional": true
+		}
+	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sinclair/typebox": "catalog:"
 	},
diff --git a/plugins/statistics_exporter/package.json b/plugins/statistics_exporter/package.json
index c522983f..05276508 100644
--- a/plugins/statistics_exporter/package.json
+++ b/plugins/statistics_exporter/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 		"@clusterio/host": "workspace:^",
 		"@clusterio/lib": "workspace:^"
 	},
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+		"@clusterio/controller": {
+			"optional": true
+		},
+		"@clusterio/host": {
+			"optional": true
+		}
+	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@clusterio/web_ui": "workspace:^",
 		"@clusterio/host": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/plugins/subspace_storage/package.json b/plugins/subspace_storage/package.json
index 5ff1bc61..2ddaa3f9 100644
--- a/plugins/subspace_storage/package.json
+++ b/plugins/subspace_storage/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
 		"@clusterio/host": "workspace:^",
 		"@clusterio/lib": "workspace:^"
 	},
+	"peerDependenciesMeta": {
+		"@clusterio/controller": {
+			"optional": true
+		},
+		"@clusterio/host": {
+			"optional": true
+		}
+	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sinclair/typebox": "catalog:"
 	},