diff --git a/internal/references/references.go b/internal/references/references.go
index 509e918..4caa238 100644
--- a/internal/references/references.go
+++ b/internal/references/references.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ var codeExts = map[string]bool{
 }
 
 var quotedSpecRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)['"\x60]([^'"\x60]*(?:\$\{[^'"\x60]*\}|[*{}])?[^'"\x60]*\.(?:avif|gif|heic|heif|jpe?g|png|svg|webp)(?:\?[^'"\x60]*)?)['"\x60]`)
+var templateExprRe = regexp.MustCompile(`\$\{[^}]*\}`)
 var cssSpecRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)url\(\s*['"]?([^'")\s]+\.(?:avif|gif|heic|heif|jpe?g|png|svg|webp)(?:\?[^'")\s]*)?)['"]?\s*\)`)
 
 func BuildMap(ctx context.Context, projects []Project, assets []Asset) (map[string][]Reference, error) {
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ func resolvePattern(importerRepoPath, specifier string, aliases map[string]strin
 	if spec == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
+	spec = templateExprRe.ReplaceAllString(spec, "*")
 	if resolved := resolveAlias(spec, aliases); resolved != "" {
 		return resolved
 	}
diff --git a/internal/references/references_test.go b/internal/references/references_test.go
index 2106392..9c0349a 100644
--- a/internal/references/references_test.go
+++ b/internal/references/references_test.go
@@ -350,6 +350,33 @@ func TestReferenceHelperFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBuildMapResolvesTemplateLiteralPattern(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	mustWrite(t, filepath.Join(root, "apps", "myapp", "src", "views", "Dashboard", "icons", "apple.webp"), "image")
+	mustWrite(t, filepath.Join(root, "apps", "myapp", "src", "views", "Dashboard", "icons", "banana.webp"), "image")
+	mustWrite(t, filepath.Join(root, "apps", "myapp", "src", "views", "Dashboard", "CategoryIcon.tsx"),
+		"function getIcon(code: string) {\n  return new URL(`./icons/${code}.webp`, import.meta.url).href\n}")
+
+	refs, err := BuildMap(context.Background(),
+		[]Project{{ID: "p", Path: root}},
+		[]Asset{
+			{ProjectID: "p", RepoPath: "apps/myapp/src/views/Dashboard/icons/apple.webp"},
+			{ProjectID: "p", RepoPath: "apps/myapp/src/views/Dashboard/icons/banana.webp"},
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	a := refs["p\x00apps/myapp/src/views/Dashboard/icons/apple.webp"]
+	if len(a) != 1 || a[0].File != "apps/myapp/src/views/Dashboard/CategoryIcon.tsx" {
+		t.Fatalf("template literal apple refs = %#v, want 1 ref from CategoryIcon.tsx", a)
+	}
+	b := refs["p\x00apps/myapp/src/views/Dashboard/icons/banana.webp"]
+	if len(b) != 1 || b[0].File != "apps/myapp/src/views/Dashboard/CategoryIcon.tsx" {
+		t.Fatalf("template literal banana refs = %#v, want 1 ref from CategoryIcon.tsx", b)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBuildMapHonorsContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
 	root := t.TempDir()
 	mustWrite(t, filepath.Join(root, "src", "App.tsx"), `import logo from "./logo.png"`)