diff --git a/src/master/implementation.node.ts b/src/master/implementation.node.ts
index bf5a6ddb..6de7ae5f 100644
--- a/src/master/implementation.node.ts
+++ b/src/master/implementation.node.ts
@@ -115,8 +115,13 @@ function initWorkerThreadsWorker(): ImplementationExport {
       } else if (resolvedScriptPath.match(/\.tsx?$/i) && detectTsNode()) {
         super(createTsNodeModule(resolvedScriptPath), { ...options, eval: true })
       } else if (resolvedScriptPath.match(/\.asar[\/\\]/)) {
-        // See <https://github.com/andywer/threads-plugin/issues/17>
-        super(resolvedScriptPath.replace(/\.asar([\/\\])/, ".asar.unpacked$1"), options)
+        const electronPath =
+          options?.electronAsarUnpacked === false
+            ? resolvedScriptPath
+            // See <https://github.com/andywer/threads-plugin/issues/17>
+            : resolvedScriptPath.replace(/\.asar([\/\\])/, ".asar.unpacked$1")
+
+        super(electronPath, options)
       } else {
         super(resolvedScriptPath, options)
       }
diff --git a/src/types/master.ts b/src/types/master.ts
index 604e7fa9..bbf8fa80 100644
--- a/src/types/master.ts
+++ b/src/types/master.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ export interface ThreadsWorkerOptions extends WorkerOptions {
   /** Data passed on to node.js worker_threads. */
   workerData?: any
 
+  /** If Electron workers should use the asar.unpacked path. Default to true.
+   *  See <https://github.com/andywer/threads-plugin/issues/17> */
+  electronAsarUnpacked?: boolean
+
   /** Whether to apply CORS protection workaround. Defaults to true. */
   CORSWorkaround?: boolean
 }