diff --git a/packages/meteor/define-package.js b/packages/meteor/define-package.js
index c5d327b44c..fccae3c1fe 100644
--- a/packages/meteor/define-package.js
+++ b/packages/meteor/define-package.js
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
 function PackageRegistry() {
   this._promiseInfoMap = Object.create(null);
+  this._packageQueue = [];
+  this._running = false;
 }
 
 var PRp = PackageRegistry.prototype;
 
+var ASYNC_MAIN_MODULE = {};
+
+// If potentialPromise is a promise, calls callback with the resolved value
+// Otherwise, synchronously calls the callback with the value
+PRp._waitForModule = function (potentialPromise, callback) {
+  if (
+    isThenable(potentialPromise) &&
+    potentialPromise.asyncMainModule === ASYNC_MAIN_MODULE
+  ) {
+    potentialPromise.then((results) => {
+      callback(results);
+    });
+  } else {
+    callback(potentialPromise);
+  }
+}
+
 // Set global.Package[name] = pkg || {}. If additional arguments are
 // supplied, their keys will be copied into pkg if not already present.
 // This method is defined on the prototype of global.Package so that it
@@ -28,6 +47,12 @@ PRp._define = function definePackage(name, pkg) {
     info.resolve(pkg);
   }
 
+  // if (this._packageQueue.length > 0) {
+  //   this._packageQueue.unshift().load();
+  // } else {
+  //   this._running = false;
+  // }
+
   return pkg;
 };
 
@@ -60,6 +85,95 @@ PRp._promise = function promise(name) {
   return info.promise;
 };
 
+// On the server, load is run immediately
+// If it has async modules that are eagerly evaluated, it will return a
+// promise that resolves after the package has been fully loaded.
+PRp.load = function (name, deps, load) {
+  // console.log('start load', name);
+  var self = this;
+
+  if (typeof Meteor === 'undefined' || Meteor.isServer) {
+    var result = load() || {};
+
+    var mainModule = result.mainModule;
+    var exports = result.exports;
+
+    if (mainModule && mainModule.asyncMainModule === ASYNC_MAIN_MODULE) {
+      return mainModule.then(function (mainExports) {
+        console.log('defineAsync', name, mainModule, exports);
+        self._define(name, mainExports, exports);
+      });
+    }
+
+    self._define(name, mainModule, exports);
+    // console.log('define', name, mainModule, exports);
+    return;
+    // this._packageQueue.push({
+    //   name: name,
+    //   load: load,
+    //   deps: deps
+    // });
+
+    // if (!this._running) {
+    //   this._running = true;
+    //   this._packageQueue.unshift().load();
+    // }
+  }
+
+  // TODO: implement
+
+}
+
+function isThenable(value) {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null &&
+    typeof value.then === 'function';
+}
+
+PRp._evaluateEagerModules = function(require, paths, mainModuleIndex) {
+  let index = -1;
+  let result;
+  let promise;
+  let resolve;
+
+  function evaluateNext() {
+    index += 1;
+
+    if (index === paths.length) {
+      if (resolve) {
+        resolve(result);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let path = paths[index];
+    let exports = require(path);
+
+    if (isThenable(exports)) {
+      if (!promise) {
+        promise = new Promise(_resolve => resolve = _resolve);
+        promise.asyncMainModule = ASYNC_MAIN_MODULE;
+      }
+
+      exports.then(resolvedExports => {
+        if (index === mainModuleIndex) {
+          result = resolvedExports;
+        }
+        evaluateNext();
+      });
+      // TODO: handle error
+    } else {
+      if (index === mainModuleIndex) {
+        result = exports;
+      }
+      evaluateNext();
+    }
+  }
+
+  evaluateNext();
+
+  return promise ? promise : result;
+}
+
 // Initialize the Package namespace used by all Meteor packages.
 global.Package = new PackageRegistry();
 
diff --git a/tools/isobuild/linker.js b/tools/isobuild/linker.js
index 8edd4fc117..76fe2202ba 100644
--- a/tools/isobuild/linker.js
+++ b/tools/isobuild/linker.js
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ Object.assign(Module.prototype, {
     assert.ok(_.isNumber(moduleCount));
     assert.ok(_.isNumber(sourceWidth));
 
-    let exportsName;
+    let exportsIndex = -1;
 
     // Now that we have installed everything in this package or
     // application, first evaluate the bare files, then require the
@@ -458,21 +458,33 @@ Object.assign(Module.prototype, {
     });
 
     if (eagerModuleFiles.length > 0) {
-      _.each(eagerModuleFiles, file => {
+      let code = 'Package._evaluateEagerModules(require,[';
+      let paths = eagerModuleFiles.map((file, index) => {
         if (file.mainModule) {
-          exportsName = "exports";
+          exportsIndex = index;
         }
 
-        chunks.push(
-          file.mainModule ? "\nvar " + exportsName + " = " : "\n",
-          "require(",
-          JSON.stringify(file.absModuleId),
-          ");"
-        );
+        return JSON.stringify(file.absModuleId);
       });
+
+      code += paths.join(',\n  ');
+      code += ']';
+
+      if (exportsIndex !== -1) {
+        code += `, ${exportsIndex}`;
+      }
+
+      code += ');';
+      
+      if (exportsIndex !== -1) {
+        code = '\nvar exports = ' + code;
+      }
+
+      chunks.push(code);
     }
 
-    return exportsName;
+
+    return exportsIndex === -1 ? undefined : 'exports';
   }
 });
 
@@ -964,8 +976,22 @@ var SOURCE_MAP_INSTRUCTIONS_COMMENT = banner([
 var getHeader = function (options) {
   var chunks = [];
 
+  // TODO: find a better check that also works for packages that
+  // load before the Meteor package
+  if (options.name !== 'meteor') {
+    let depsCode = Object.values(options.imports).map(k => JSON.stringify(k)).join(', ');
+
+    chunks.push(
+        `Package.load("${options.name}", [`,
+        depsCode,
+        '], function () {'
+    );
+    
+  } else {
+      chunks.push("(function() {\n\n")
+  }
+
   chunks.push(
-    "(function () {\n\n",
     getImportCode(options.imports, "/* Imports */\n", false),
   );
 
@@ -1015,33 +1041,47 @@ var getFooter = function ({
   name,
   exported,
   exportsName,
+  imports
 }) {
   var chunks = [];
 
-  if (name && exported) {
+  if (name === 'meteor') {
+    chunks.push("Package._define(" + JSON.stringify(name) + ", ");
+    if (!_.isEmpty(exported)) {
+      const scratch = {};
+      _.each(exported, symbol => scratch[symbol] = symbol);
+      const symbolTree = writeSymbolTree(buildSymbolTree(scratch));
+      chunks.push(symbolTree);
+    }
+    chunks.push(');\n');
+
+  } else if (exported || exportsName) {
     chunks.push("\n\n/* Exports */\n");
+    chunks.push('return {\n');
+
+    if (exportsName) {
+      chunks.push(`  mainModule: ${exportsName},`);
+    }
 
     // Even if there are no exports, we need to define Package.foo,
     // because the existence of Package.foo is how another package
     // (e.g., one that weakly depends on foo) can tell if foo is loaded.
-    chunks.push("Package._define(" + JSON.stringify(name));
-
-    if (exportsName) {
-      // If we have an exports object, use it as Package[name].
-      chunks.push(", ", exportsName);
-    }
 
     if (! _.isEmpty(exported)) {
       const scratch = {};
       _.each(exported, symbol => scratch[symbol] = symbol);
       const symbolTree = writeSymbolTree(buildSymbolTree(scratch));
-      chunks.push(", ", symbolTree);
+      chunks.push("exports: ", symbolTree);
     }
-
-    chunks.push(");\n");
+    chunks.push('};\n');
+    
+  }
+  if (name !== 'meteor') {
+    chunks.push("\n});\n");
+  } else {
+    chunks.push("\n})();\n");
   }
 
-  chunks.push("\n})();\n");
   return chunks.join('');
 };
 
@@ -1150,6 +1190,7 @@ export var fullLink = Profile("linker.fullLink", function (inputFiles, {
   // Otherwise we're making a package and we have to actually combine the files
   // into a single scope.
   var header = getHeader({
+    name,
     imports,
     packageVariables: _.union(assignedVariables, declaredExports)
   });
@@ -1164,7 +1205,8 @@ export var fullLink = Profile("linker.fullLink", function (inputFiles, {
   var footer = getFooter({
     exported: declaredExports,
     exportsName,
-    name
+    name,
+    imports
   });
 
   if (includeSourceMapInstructions) {