diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 95c7294..29343f4 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: shinyjs
 Title: Easily Improve the User Experience of Your Shiny Apps in Seconds
-Version: 2.1.0.9001
+Version: 2.1.0.9002
 Authors@R: person("Dean", "Attali", 
     email = "daattali@gmail.com",
     role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 2b0d1ec..1e846fa 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - Added tests using {shinytest2}
 - Officially removed all `colourInput()` related functions, after 5 years of being defunct (they exist in the {colourpicker} package)
 - Replaced `addResourcePath()` with `htmlDependency()` which is more robust and useful for package developers (#260)
+- New feature: When using `extendShinyjs()`, the `path` can now be a `htmltools::htmlDependency()` (#254)
 
 # shinyjs 2.1.0 (2021-12-20)
 
diff --git a/R/extendShinyjs.R b/R/extendShinyjs.R
index 756c100..0c597de 100644
--- a/R/extendShinyjs.R
+++ b/R/extendShinyjs.R
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 #' or \href{https://deanattali.com/shinyjs/}{view the shinyjs webpage}
 #' to learn more.
 #'
-#' @param script Path to a JavaScript file that contains all the functions.
-#' Each function name must begin with "`shinyjs.`", for example
-#' "`shinyjs.myfunc`". Note that the path to the file must be discoverable by the browser
-#' (meaning that it needs to be in a "www/" directory or available via `addResourcePath()`).
+#' @param script Either a path or an [`htmltools::htmlDependency()`] to a JavaScript file
+#' that contains all the functions. Each function name must begin with "`shinyjs.`", for example
+#' "`shinyjs.myfunc`". Note that if a path is provided, it must be discoverable by the browser
+#' (ie. it needs to be in a "www/" directory or available via `addResourcePath()`).
 #' See 'Basic Usage' below for more details.
 #' @param text Inline JavaScript code to use instead of providing a file.
 #' See 'Basic Usage' below.
@@ -242,9 +242,11 @@ extendShinyjs <- function(script, text, functions) {
   if (missing(script) && missing(text)) {
     errMsg("extendShinyjs: Either `script` or `text` need to be provided.")
   }
-
+  if (!missing(script) && !missing(text)) {
+    errMsg("extendShinyjs: Either `script` or `text` need to be provided, but not both.")
+  }
   if (missing(functions)) {
-    errMsg("extendShinyjs: `functions` argument must be provided. See the documentation for `?extendShinyjs` for more details.")
+    errMsg("extendShinyjs: `functions` argument must be provided.")
   }
 
   isShinyjsFunction <- functions %in% shinyjsFunctionNames("all")
@@ -264,8 +266,30 @@ extendShinyjs <- function(script, text, functions) {
     assign(x, jsFunc, js)
   })
 
-  # set up the message handlers for all functions
-  setupJS(jsFuncs, script, text)
+  jsCodeFuncs <- jsFuncTemplate(jsFuncs)
+
+  if (!missing(text)) {
+    shinyjsContent <- insertHead(
+      shiny::tags$script(shiny::HTML(text)),
+      shiny::tags$script(shiny::HTML(jsCodeFuncs))
+    )
+  } else if (!missing(script)) {
+    if (is.character(script)) {
+      shinyjsContent <- insertHead(
+        shiny::tags$script(src = script),
+        shiny::tags$script(shiny::HTML(jsCodeFuncs))
+      )
+    } else if (inherits(script, "html_dependency")) {
+      shinyjsContent <- insertHead(
+        script,
+        shiny::tags$script(shiny::HTML(jsCodeFuncs))
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  shiny::tagList(
+    shinyjsContent
+  )
 }
 
 
diff --git a/R/useShinyjs.R b/R/useShinyjs.R
index 41c4ab8..8891c40 100644
--- a/R/useShinyjs.R
+++ b/R/useShinyjs.R
@@ -65,18 +65,22 @@ useShinyjs <- function(rmd = FALSE, debug = FALSE, html = FALSE) {
   jsFuncs <- shinyjsFunctionNames("core")
   jsCodeFuncs <- jsFuncTemplate(jsFuncs)
 
-  # JavaScript to include to turn debug mode on/off (used for seeing more messages)
-  if (debug) {
-    initJS <- "shinyjs.debug = true;"
+  jsCodeVersion <- paste0("shinyjs.version = '", as.character(utils::packageVersion("shinyjs")), "';")
+  if (identical(getOption("shinyjs.debug", FALSE), TRUE)) {
+    jsCodeDebug <- "shinyjs.debug = true;"
   } else {
-    initJS <- "shinyjs.debug = false;"
+    jsCodeDebug <- "shinyjs.debug = false;"
   }
 
-  # Add the shinyjs package version as a debugging tool
-  initJS <- paste0(initJS, "shinyjs.version = '", as.character(utils::packageVersion("shinyjs")), "';")
+  jsCode <- paste(
+    jsCodeVersion,
+    jsCodeDebug,
+    jsCodeFuncs,
+    sep = "\n"
+  )
 
   # include CSS for hiding elements
-  initCSS <- ".shinyjs-hide { display: none !important; }"
+  cssCode <- ".shinyjs-hide { display: none !important; }"
 
   shinyjsContent <- htmltools::htmlDependency(
     name = "shinyjs-binding",
@@ -85,8 +89,8 @@ useShinyjs <- function(rmd = FALSE, debug = FALSE, html = FALSE) {
     src = "srcjs",
     script = "shinyjs-default-funcs.js",
     head = paste0(
-      "<script>", paste(initJS, jsCodeFuncs, sep = "\n"), "</script>",
-      "<style>", initCSS, "</style>"
+      "<script>", jsCode, "</script>",
+      "<style>", cssCode, "</style>"
     )
   )
 
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 2a96636..4adad45 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -82,8 +82,12 @@ insertHead <- function(...) {
 shinyjsInlcudeScript <- function(script) {
   if (missing(script) || is.null(script)) {
     return(NULL)
-  } else {
+  } else if (is.character(script)) {
     shiny::tags$script(src = script)
+  } else if (inherits(script, "html_dependency")) {
+    script
+  } else {
+    stop("`script` must be either a URL or an `htmltools::htmlDependency()`", call. = FALSE)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/man/extendShinyjs.Rd b/man/extendShinyjs.Rd
index 3242bcd..b6bbcbc 100644
--- a/man/extendShinyjs.Rd
+++ b/man/extendShinyjs.Rd
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 extendShinyjs(script, text, functions)
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{script}{Path to a JavaScript file that contains all the functions.
-Each function name must begin with "\code{shinyjs.}", for example
-"\code{shinyjs.myfunc}". Note that the path to the file must be discoverable by the browser
-(meaning that it needs to be in a "www/" directory or available via \code{addResourcePath()}).
+\item{script}{Either a path or an \code{\link[htmltools:htmlDependency]{htmltools::htmlDependency()}} to a JavaScript file
+that contains all the functions. Each function name must begin with "\code{shinyjs.}", for example
+"\code{shinyjs.myfunc}". Note that if a path is provided, it must be discoverable by the browser
+(ie. it needs to be in a "www/" directory or available via \code{addResourcePath()}).
 See 'Basic Usage' below for more details.}
 
 \item{text}{Inline JavaScript code to use instead of providing a file.