diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/App.vue b/packages/sfc-playground/src/App.vue
index cf4424ad6..6a0047d74 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/App.vue
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/App.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ body {
   font-size: 13px;
   font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen,
     Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;
-  color:var(--base);
+  color: var(--base);
   margin: 0;
   background-color: #f8f8f8;
   --base: #444;
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/Header.vue b/packages/sfc-playground/src/Header.vue
index a2a9f8843..1a74ceb24 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/Header.vue
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/Header.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           <li v-for="version of publishedVersions">
             <a @click="setVueVersion(version)">v{{ version }}</a>
           </li>
-          <li><a @click="resetVueVersion">This Commit ({{ commit }})</a></li>
+          <li><a @click="resetVueVersion">This Commit ({{ currentCommit }})</a></li>
           <li>
             <a href="https://app.netlify.com/sites/vue-sfc-playground/deploys" target="_blank">Commits History</a>
           </li>
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ import { downloadProject } from './download/download'
 import { setVersion, resetVersion } from './sfcCompiler'
 import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
 
-const commit = __COMMIT__
-const activeVersion = ref(`@${commit}`)
+const currentCommit = __COMMIT__
+const activeVersion = ref(`@${currentCommit}`)
 const publishedVersions = ref<string[]>()
 const expanded = ref(false)
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async function setVueVersion(v: string) {
 
 function resetVueVersion() {
   resetVersion()
-  activeVersion.value = `@${commit}`
+  activeVersion.value = `@${currentCommit}`
   expanded.value = false
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/Editor.vue b/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/Editor.vue
index 86f4f6734..481450289 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/Editor.vue
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/Editor.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const onChange = debounce((code: string) => {
 
 const activeCode = ref(store.activeFile.code)
 const activeMode = computed(
-  () => (store.activeFilename.endsWith('.js') ? 'javascript' : 'htmlmixed')
+  () => (store.activeFilename.endsWith('.vue') ? 'htmlmixed' : 'javascript')
 )
 
 watch(
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/FileSelector.vue b/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/FileSelector.vue
index 639b0ec18..e731e7e32 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/FileSelector.vue
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/editor/FileSelector.vue
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ function focus({ el }: VNode) {
 function doneAddFile() {
   const filename = pendingFilename.value
 
-  if (!filename.endsWith('.vue') && !filename.endsWith('.js')) {
-    store.errors = [`Playground only supports .vue or .js files.`]
+  if (
+    !filename.endsWith('.vue') &&
+    !filename.endsWith('.js') &&
+    filename !== 'import-map.json'
+  ) {
+    store.errors = [`Playground only supports *.vue, *.js files or import-map.json.`]
     return
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/Preview.vue b/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/Preview.vue
index 637b618eb..52b35c1fc 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/Preview.vue
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/Preview.vue
@@ -1,60 +1,105 @@
 <template>
-  <iframe
-    id="preview"
-    ref="iframe"
-    sandbox="allow-forms allow-modals allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"
-    :srcdoc="srcdoc"
-  ></iframe>
+  <div class="preview-container" ref="container">
+</div>
   <Message :err="runtimeError" />
   <Message v-if="!runtimeError" :warn="runtimeWarning" />
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import Message from '../Message.vue'
-import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted, watchEffect } from 'vue'
+import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted, watchEffect, watch } from 'vue'
 import type { WatchStopHandle } from 'vue'
 import srcdoc from './srcdoc.html?raw'
 import { PreviewProxy } from './PreviewProxy'
-import { MAIN_FILE, SANDBOX_VUE_URL } from '../sfcCompiler'
+import { MAIN_FILE, vueRuntimeUrl } from '../sfcCompiler'
 import { compileModulesForPreview } from './moduleCompiler'
+import { store } from '../store'
 
-const iframe = ref()
+const container = ref()
 const runtimeError = ref()
 const runtimeWarning = ref()
 
+let sandbox: HTMLIFrameElement
 let proxy: PreviewProxy
-let updateHandle: WatchStopHandle
+let stopUpdateWatcher: WatchStopHandle
 
-async function updatePreview() {
-  runtimeError.value = null
-  runtimeWarning.value = null
-  try {
-    const modules = compileModulesForPreview()
-    console.log(`successfully compiled ${modules.length} modules.`)
-    // reset modules
-    await proxy.eval([
-      `window.__modules__ = {};window.__css__ = ''`,
-      ...modules,
-      `
-import { createApp as _createApp } from "${SANDBOX_VUE_URL}"
+// create sandbox on mount
+onMounted(createSandbox)
 
-if (window.__app__) {
-  window.__app__.unmount()
-  document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = ''
-}
-
-document.getElementById('__sfc-styles').innerHTML = window.__css__
-const app = window.__app__ = _createApp(__modules__["${MAIN_FILE}"].default)
-app.config.errorHandler = e => console.error(e)
-app.mount('#app')`.trim()
-    ])
-  } catch (e) {
-    runtimeError.value = e.stack
+// reset sandbox when import map changes
+watch(() => store.importMap, (importMap, prev) => {
+  if (!importMap) {
+    if (prev) {
+      // import-map.json deleted
+      createSandbox()
+    }
+    return
   }
-}
+  try {
+    const map = JSON.parse(importMap)
+    if (!map.imports) {
+      store.errors = [
+        `import-map.json is missing "imports" field.`
+      ]
+      return
+    }
+    if (map.imports.vue) {
+      store.errors = [
+        'Select Vue versions using the top-right dropdown.\n' +
+        'Specifying it in the import map has no effect.'
+      ]
+    }
+    createSandbox()
+  } catch (e) {
+    store.errors = [e]
+    return
+  }
+})
 
-onMounted(() => {
-  proxy = new PreviewProxy(iframe.value, {
+// reset sandbox when version changes
+watch(vueRuntimeUrl, createSandbox)
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  proxy.destroy()
+  stopUpdateWatcher && stopUpdateWatcher()
+})
+
+function createSandbox() {
+  if (sandbox) {
+    // clear prev sandbox
+    proxy.destroy()
+    stopUpdateWatcher()
+    container.value.removeChild(sandbox)
+  }
+
+  sandbox = document.createElement('iframe')
+  sandbox.setAttribute('sandbox', [
+    'allow-forms',
+    'allow-modals',
+    'allow-pointer-lock',
+    'allow-popups',
+    'allow-same-origin',
+    'allow-scripts',
+    'allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation'
+  ].join(' '))
+
+  let importMap: Record<string, any>
+  try {
+    importMap = JSON.parse(store.importMap || `{}`)
+  } catch (e) {
+    store.errors = [`Syntax error in import-map.json: ${e.message}`]
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (!importMap.imports) {
+    importMap.imports = {}
+  }
+  importMap.imports.vue = vueRuntimeUrl.value
+  const sandboxSrc = srcdoc.replace(/<!--IMPORT_MAP-->/, JSON.stringify(importMap))
+  sandbox.setAttribute('srcdoc', sandboxSrc)
+  container.value.appendChild(sandbox)
+
+  proxy = new PreviewProxy(sandbox, {
     on_fetch_progress: (progress: any) => {
       // pending_imports = progress;
     },
@@ -93,19 +138,43 @@ onMounted(() => {
     }
   })
 
-  iframe.value.addEventListener('load', () => {
+  sandbox.addEventListener('load', () => {
     proxy.handle_links()
-    updateHandle = watchEffect(updatePreview)
+    stopUpdateWatcher = watchEffect(updatePreview)
   })
-})
+}
 
-onUnmounted(() => {
-  proxy.destroy()
-  updateHandle && updateHandle()
-})
+async function updatePreview() {
+  runtimeError.value = null
+  runtimeWarning.value = null
+  try {
+    const modules = compileModulesForPreview()
+    console.log(`successfully compiled ${modules.length} modules.`)
+    // reset modules
+    await proxy.eval([
+      `window.__modules__ = {};window.__css__ = ''`,
+      ...modules,
+      `
+import { createApp as _createApp } from "vue"
+
+if (window.__app__) {
+  window.__app__.unmount()
+  document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = ''
+}
+
+document.getElementById('__sfc-styles').innerHTML = window.__css__
+const app = window.__app__ = _createApp(__modules__["${MAIN_FILE}"].default)
+app.config.errorHandler = e => console.error(e)
+app.mount('#app')`.trim()
+    ])
+  } catch (e) {
+    runtimeError.value = e.stack
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <style>
+.preview-container,
 iframe {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/moduleCompiler.ts b/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/moduleCompiler.ts
index ea22d6b46..dbb82a52f 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/moduleCompiler.ts
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/moduleCompiler.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { store, File } from '../store'
-import { MAIN_FILE, SANDBOX_VUE_URL } from '../sfcCompiler'
+import { MAIN_FILE } from '../sfcCompiler'
 import {
   babelParse,
   MagicString,
@@ -92,15 +92,6 @@ function processFile(file: File, seen = new Set<File>()) {
           }
         }
         s.remove(node.start!, node.end!)
-      } else {
-        if (source === 'vue') {
-          // rewrite Vue imports
-          s.overwrite(
-            node.source.start!,
-            node.source.end!,
-            `"${SANDBOX_VUE_URL}"`
-          )
-        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/srcdoc.html b/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/srcdoc.html
index 4446c4932..8890eae0b 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/srcdoc.html
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/output/srcdoc.html
@@ -8,222 +8,229 @@
 			}
 		</style>
 		<style id="__sfc-styles"></style>
-		<script type="module">
-			let scriptEls = []
 
-			window.__modules__ = {}
+		<!-- ES Module Shims: Import maps polyfill for modules browsers without import maps support (all except Chrome 89+) -->
+		<script async src="https://ga.jspm.io/npm:es-module-shims@0.10.1/dist/es-module-shims.min.js"></script>
+		<script id="map" type="importmap"><!--IMPORT_MAP--></script>
 
-			window.__export__ = (mod, key, get) => {
-				Object.defineProperty(mod, key, {
-					enumerable: true,
-					configurable: true,
-					get
-				})
-			}
+		<script>
+			(() => {
+				let scriptEls = []
 
-			window.__dynamic_import__ = key => {
-				return Promise.resolve(window.__modules__[key])
-			}
+				window.__modules__ = {}
 
-			async function handle_message(ev) {
-				let { action, cmd_id } = ev.data;
-				const send_message = (payload) => parent.postMessage( { ...payload }, ev.origin);
-				const send_reply = (payload) => send_message({ ...payload, cmd_id });
-				const send_ok = () => send_reply({ action: 'cmd_ok' });
-				const send_error = (message, stack) => send_reply({ action: 'cmd_error', message, stack });
-
-				if (action === 'eval') {
-					try {
-						if (scriptEls.length) {
-							scriptEls.forEach(el => {
-								document.head.removeChild(el)
-							})
-							scriptEls.length = 0
-						}
-
-						let { script: scripts } = ev.data.args
-						if (typeof scripts === 'string') scripts = [scripts]
-
-						for (const script of scripts) {
-							const scriptEl = document.createElement('script')
-							scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'module')
-							// send ok in the module script to ensure sequential evaluation
-							// of multiple proxy.eval() calls
-							const done = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-								window.__next__ = resolve
-								scriptEl.onerror = reject
-							})
-							scriptEl.innerHTML = script + `\nwindow.__next__()`
-							document.head.appendChild(scriptEl)
-							scriptEls.push(scriptEl)
-							await done
-						}
-						window.__next__ = undefined
-						send_ok()
-					} catch (e) {
-						send_error(e.message, e.stack);
-					}
+				window.__export__ = (mod, key, get) => {
+					Object.defineProperty(mod, key, {
+						enumerable: true,
+						configurable: true,
+						get
+					})
 				}
 
-				if (action === 'catch_clicks') {
-					try {
-						const top_origin = ev.origin;
-						document.body.addEventListener('click', event => {
-							if (event.which !== 1) return;
-							if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey) return;
-							if (event.defaultPrevented) return;
+				window.__dynamic_import__ = key => {
+					return Promise.resolve(window.__modules__[key])
+				}
 
-							// ensure target is a link
-							let el = event.target;
-							while (el && el.nodeName !== 'A') el = el.parentNode;
-							if (!el || el.nodeName !== 'A') return;
+				async function handle_message(ev) {
+					let { action, cmd_id } = ev.data;
+					const send_message = (payload) => parent.postMessage( { ...payload }, ev.origin);
+					const send_reply = (payload) => send_message({ ...payload, cmd_id });
+					const send_ok = () => send_reply({ action: 'cmd_ok' });
+					const send_error = (message, stack) => send_reply({ action: 'cmd_error', message, stack });
 
-							if (el.hasAttribute('download') || el.getAttribute('rel') === 'external' || el.target) return;
-
-							event.preventDefault();
-
-							if (el.href.startsWith(top_origin)) {
-								const url = new URL(el.href);
-								if (url.hash[0] === '#') {
-									window.location.hash = url.hash;
-									return;
-								}
+					if (action === 'eval') {
+						try {
+							if (scriptEls.length) {
+								scriptEls.forEach(el => {
+									document.head.removeChild(el)
+								})
+								scriptEls.length = 0
 							}
 
-							window.open(el.href, '_blank');
-						});
-						send_ok();
-					} catch(e) {
-						send_error(e.message, e.stack);
-					}
-				}
-			}
+							let { script: scripts } = ev.data.args
+							if (typeof scripts === 'string') scripts = [scripts]
 
-			window.addEventListener('message', handle_message, false);
-
-			window.onerror = function (msg, url, lineNo, columnNo, error) {
-				parent.postMessage({ action: 'error', value: error }, '*');
-			}
-
-			window.addEventListener("unhandledrejection", event => {
-				parent.postMessage({ action: 'unhandledrejection', value: event.reason }, '*');
-			});
-
-			let previous = { level: null, args: null };
-
-			['clear', 'log', 'info', 'dir', 'warn', 'error', 'table'].forEach((level) => {
-				const original = console[level];
-				console[level] = (...args) => {
-					const msg = String(args[0])
-					if (msg.includes('You are running a development build of Vue')) {
-						return
-					}
-					const stringifiedArgs = stringify(args);
-					if (
-						previous.level === level &&
-						previous.args &&
-						previous.args === stringifiedArgs
-					) {
-						parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level, duplicate: true }, '*');
-					} else {
-						previous = { level, args: stringifiedArgs };
-
-						try {
-							parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level, args }, '*');
-						} catch (err) {
-							parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'unclonable' }, '*');
+							for (const script of scripts) {
+								const scriptEl = document.createElement('script')
+								scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'module')
+								// send ok in the module script to ensure sequential evaluation
+								// of multiple proxy.eval() calls
+								const done = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+									window.__next__ = resolve
+									scriptEl.onerror = reject
+								})
+								scriptEl.innerHTML = script + `\nwindow.__next__()`
+								document.head.appendChild(scriptEl)
+								scriptEls.push(scriptEl)
+								await done
+							}
+							window.__next__ = undefined
+							send_ok()
+						} catch (e) {
+							send_error(e.message, e.stack);
 						}
 					}
 
-					original(...args);
+					if (action === 'catch_clicks') {
+						try {
+							const top_origin = ev.origin;
+							document.body.addEventListener('click', event => {
+								if (event.which !== 1) return;
+								if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey) return;
+								if (event.defaultPrevented) return;
+
+								// ensure target is a link
+								let el = event.target;
+								while (el && el.nodeName !== 'A') el = el.parentNode;
+								if (!el || el.nodeName !== 'A') return;
+
+								if (el.hasAttribute('download') || el.getAttribute('rel') === 'external' || el.target) return;
+
+								event.preventDefault();
+
+								if (el.href.startsWith(top_origin)) {
+									const url = new URL(el.href);
+									if (url.hash[0] === '#') {
+										window.location.hash = url.hash;
+										return;
+									}
+								}
+
+								window.open(el.href, '_blank');
+							});
+							send_ok();
+						} catch(e) {
+							send_error(e.message, e.stack);
+						}
+					}
 				}
-			});
 
-			[
-				{ method: 'group', action: 'console_group' },
-				{ method: 'groupEnd', action: 'console_group_end' },
-				{ method: 'groupCollapsed', action: 'console_group_collapsed' },
-			].forEach((group_action) => {
-				const original = console[group_action.method];
-				console[group_action.method] = (label) => {
-					parent.postMessage({ action: group_action.action, label }, '*');
+				window.addEventListener('message', handle_message, false);
 
-					original(label);
+				window.onerror = function (msg, url, lineNo, columnNo, error) {
+					parent.postMessage({ action: 'error', value: error }, '*');
+				}
+
+				window.addEventListener("unhandledrejection", event => {
+					parent.postMessage({ action: 'unhandledrejection', value: event.reason }, '*');
+				});
+
+				let previous = { level: null, args: null };
+
+				['clear', 'log', 'info', 'dir', 'warn', 'error', 'table'].forEach((level) => {
+					const original = console[level];
+					console[level] = (...args) => {
+						const msg = String(args[0])
+						if (msg.includes('You are running a development build of Vue')) {
+							return
+						}
+						const stringifiedArgs = stringify(args);
+						if (
+							previous.level === level &&
+							previous.args &&
+							previous.args === stringifiedArgs
+						) {
+							parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level, duplicate: true }, '*');
+						} else {
+							previous = { level, args: stringifiedArgs };
+
+							try {
+								parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level, args }, '*');
+							} catch (err) {
+								parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'unclonable' }, '*');
+							}
+						}
+
+						original(...args);
+					}
+				});
+
+				[
+					{ method: 'group', action: 'console_group' },
+					{ method: 'groupEnd', action: 'console_group_end' },
+					{ method: 'groupCollapsed', action: 'console_group_collapsed' },
+				].forEach((group_action) => {
+					const original = console[group_action.method];
+					console[group_action.method] = (label) => {
+						parent.postMessage({ action: group_action.action, label }, '*');
+
+						original(label);
+					};
+				});
+
+				const timers = new Map();
+				const original_time = console.time;
+				const original_timelog = console.timeLog;
+				const original_timeend = console.timeEnd;
+
+				console.time = (label = 'default') => {
+					original_time(label);
+					timers.set(label, performance.now());
+				}
+				console.timeLog = (label = 'default') => {
+					original_timelog(label);
+					const now = performance.now();
+					if (timers.has(label)) {
+						parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-log', args: [`${label}: ${now - timers.get(label)}ms`] }, '*');
+					} else {
+						parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-warn', args: [`Timer '${label}' does not exist`] }, '*');
+					}
+				}
+				console.timeEnd = (label = 'default') => {
+					original_timeend(label);
+					const now = performance.now();
+					if (timers.has(label)) {
+						parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-log', args: [`${label}: ${now - timers.get(label)}ms`] }, '*');
+					} else {
+						parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-warn', args: [`Timer '${label}' does not exist`] }, '*');
+					}
+					timers.delete(label);
 				};
-			});
 
-			const timers = new Map();
-			const original_time = console.time;
-			const original_timelog = console.timeLog;
-			const original_timeend = console.timeEnd;
+				const original_assert = console.assert;
+				console.assert = (condition, ...args) => {
+					if (condition) {
+						const stack = new Error().stack;
+						parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'assert', args, stack }, '*');
+					}
+					original_assert(condition, ...args);
+				};
 
-			console.time = (label = 'default') => {
-				original_time(label);
-				timers.set(label, performance.now());
-			}
-			console.timeLog = (label = 'default') => {
-				original_timelog(label);
-				const now = performance.now();
-				if (timers.has(label)) {
-					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-log', args: [`${label}: ${now - timers.get(label)}ms`] }, '*');
-				} else {
-					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-warn', args: [`Timer '${label}' does not exist`] }, '*');
-				}
-			}
-			console.timeEnd = (label = 'default') => {
-				original_timeend(label);
-				const now = performance.now();
-				if (timers.has(label)) {
-					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-log', args: [`${label}: ${now - timers.get(label)}ms`] }, '*');
-				} else {
-					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-warn', args: [`Timer '${label}' does not exist`] }, '*');
-				}
-				timers.delete(label);
-			};
+				const counter = new Map();
+				const original_count = console.count;
+				const original_countreset = console.countReset;
 
-			const original_assert = console.assert;
-			console.assert = (condition, ...args) => {
-				if (condition) {
+				console.count = (label = 'default') => {
+					counter.set(label, (counter.get(label) || 0) + 1);
+					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-log', args: `${label}: ${counter.get(label)}` }, '*');
+					original_count(label);
+				};
+
+				console.countReset = (label = 'default') => {
+					if (counter.has(label)) {
+						counter.set(label, 0);
+					} else {
+						parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-warn', args: `Count for '${label}' does not exist` }, '*');
+					}
+					original_countreset(label);
+				};
+
+				const original_trace = console.trace;
+
+				console.trace = (...args) => {
 					const stack = new Error().stack;
-					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'assert', args, stack }, '*');
+					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'trace', args, stack }, '*');
+					original_trace(...args);
+				};
+
+				function stringify(args) {
+					try {
+						return JSON.stringify(args);
+					} catch (error) {
+						return null;
+					}
 				}
-				original_assert(condition, ...args);
-			};
-
-			const counter = new Map();
-			const original_count = console.count;
-			const original_countreset = console.countReset;
-
-			console.count = (label = 'default') => {
-				counter.set(label, (counter.get(label) || 0) + 1);
-				parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-log', args: `${label}: ${counter.get(label)}` }, '*');
-				original_count(label);
-			};
-
-			console.countReset = (label = 'default') => {
-				if (counter.has(label)) {
-					counter.set(label, 0);
-				} else {
-					parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'system-warn', args: `Count for '${label}' does not exist` }, '*');
-				}
-				original_countreset(label);
-			};
-
-			const original_trace = console.trace;
-
-			console.trace = (...args) => {
-				const stack = new Error().stack;
-				parent.postMessage({ action: 'console', level: 'trace', args, stack }, '*');
-				original_trace(...args);
-			};
-
-			function stringify(args) {
-				try {
-					return JSON.stringify(args);
-				} catch (error) {
-					return null;
-				}
-			}
+			})()
 		</script>
 	</head>
 	<body>
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/sfcCompiler.ts b/packages/sfc-playground/src/sfcCompiler.ts
index dc5866328..d77a6e31c 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/sfcCompiler.ts
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/sfcCompiler.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { store, File } from './store'
 import { SFCDescriptor, BindingMetadata } from '@vue/compiler-sfc'
 import * as defaultCompiler from '@vue/compiler-sfc'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
 export const MAIN_FILE = 'App.vue'
 export const COMP_IDENTIFIER = `__sfc__`
@@ -16,23 +17,23 @@ const defaultVueUrl = import.meta.env.PROD
   ? '/vue.runtime.esm-browser.js' // to be copied on build
   : '/src/vue-dev-proxy'
 
-export let SANDBOX_VUE_URL = defaultVueUrl
+export const vueRuntimeUrl = ref(defaultVueUrl)
 
 export async function setVersion(version: string) {
   const compilerUrl = `https://unpkg.com/@vue/compiler-sfc@${version}/dist/compiler-sfc.esm-browser.js`
-  const runtimeUrl = `https://cdn.skypack.dev/@vue/runtime-dom@${version}`
+  const runtimeUrl = `https://unpkg.com/@vue/runtime-dom@${version}/dist/runtime-dom.esm-browser.js`
   const [compiler] = await Promise.all([
     import(/* @vite-ignore */ compilerUrl),
     import(/* @vite-ignore */ runtimeUrl)
   ])
   SFCCompiler = compiler
-  SANDBOX_VUE_URL = runtimeUrl
+  vueRuntimeUrl.value = runtimeUrl
   console.info(`Now using Vue version: ${version}`)
 }
 
 export function resetVersion() {
   SFCCompiler = defaultCompiler
-  SANDBOX_VUE_URL = defaultVueUrl
+  vueRuntimeUrl.value = defaultVueUrl
 }
 
 export async function compileFile({ filename, code, compiled }: File) {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ export async function compileFile({ filename, code, compiled }: File) {
     return
   }
 
-  if (filename.endsWith('.js')) {
+  if (!filename.endsWith('.vue')) {
     compiled.js = compiled.ssr = code
     store.errors = []
     return
diff --git a/packages/sfc-playground/src/store.ts b/packages/sfc-playground/src/store.ts
index 320f6cd30..22080ea10 100644
--- a/packages/sfc-playground/src/store.ts
+++ b/packages/sfc-playground/src/store.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ interface Store {
   files: Record<string, File>
   activeFilename: string
   readonly activeFile: File
+  readonly importMap: string | undefined
   errors: (string | Error)[]
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ export const store: Store = reactive({
   get activeFile() {
     return store.files[store.activeFilename]
   },
+  get importMap() {
+    const file = store.files['import-map.json']
+    return file && file.code
+  },
   errors: []
 })
 
@@ -81,7 +86,17 @@ export function setActive(filename: string) {
 }
 
 export function addFile(filename: string) {
-  store.files[filename] = new File(filename)
+  const file = (store.files[filename] = new File(filename))
+
+  if (filename === 'import-map.json') {
+    file.code = `
+{
+  "imports": {
+
+  }
+}`.trim()
+  }
+
   setActive(filename)
 }