diff --git a/src/bundler/ParseTask.zig b/src/bundler/ParseTask.zig
index bf87206c27..f7960ad471 100644
--- a/src/bundler/ParseTask.zig
+++ b/src/bundler/ParseTask.zig
@@ -372,6 +372,30 @@ fn getAST(
             return JSAst.init((try js_parser.newLazyExportAST(allocator, transpiler.options.define, opts, &temp_log, root, source, "")).?);
         },
         .text => {
+            // Set unique_key_for_additional_file so the file appears in Bun.embeddedFiles
+            // when passed as an entry point in --compile mode. The exported value is still
+            // the inline text content (not a URL) for import compatibility.
+            const content_hash = ContentHasher.run(source.contents);
+            const unique_key: []const u8 = if (transpiler.options.dev_server != null)
+                try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+                    allocator,
+                    bun.bake.DevServer.asset_prefix ++ "/{s}{s}",
+                    .{
+                        &std.fmt.bytesToHex(std.mem.asBytes(&content_hash), .lower),
+                        std.fs.path.extension(source.path.text),
+                    },
+                )
+            else
+                try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+                    allocator,
+                    "{f}A{d:0>8}",
+                    .{ bun.fmt.hexIntLower(unique_key_prefix), source.index.get() },
+                );
+            unique_key_for_additional_file.* = .{
+                .key = unique_key,
+                .content_hash = content_hash,
+            };
+            // Export the inline text content (not the URL) for import compatibility
             const root = Expr.init(E.String, E.String{
                 .data = source.contents,
             }, Logger.Loc{ .start = 0 });
diff --git a/src/options.zig b/src/options.zig
index 81d0c28d3b..e8a2023f1d 100644
--- a/src/options.zig
+++ b/src/options.zig
@@ -681,6 +681,9 @@ pub const Loader = enum(u8) {
     pub fn shouldCopyForBundling(this: Loader) bool {
         return switch (this) {
             .file,
+            .text,
+            .base64,
+            .dataurl,
             .napi,
             .sqlite,
             .sqlite_embedded,
diff --git a/test/bundler/bundler_compile.test.ts b/test/bundler/bundler_compile.test.ts
index 28cea068e0..206199471a 100644
--- a/test/bundler/bundler_compile.test.ts
+++ b/test/bundler/bundler_compile.test.ts
@@ -935,4 +935,24 @@ const server = serve({
     const result = await Bun.$`./app`.cwd(dir).env(bunEnv).nothrow();
     expect(result.stdout.toString().trim()).toBe("IT WORKS");
   });
+
+  // https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/26617
+  // .txt files passed as entry points should appear in Bun.embeddedFiles
+  test("txt files are embedded in Bun.embeddedFiles with --compile", async () => {
+    const dir = tempDirWithFiles("compile-txt-embed", {
+      "app.ts": `
+        const files = Bun.embeddedFiles;
+        const txtFile = files.find(f => f.name.endsWith(".txt"));
+        if (!txtFile) throw new Error("txt file not in embeddedFiles: " + JSON.stringify(files.map(f => f.name)));
+        console.log(await txtFile.text());
+      `,
+      "data.txt": "hello from txt",
+    });
+
+    await Bun.$`${bunExe()} build --compile app.ts data.txt --outfile app`.cwd(dir).env(bunEnv).throws(true);
+
+    const result = await Bun.$`./app`.cwd(dir).env(bunEnv).nothrow();
+    expect(result.stdout.toString().trim()).toBe("hello from txt");
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  });
 });