diff --git a/src/ui/src/components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.def.ts b/src/ui/src/components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.def.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f63eaff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/src/components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.def.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { FieldType, WriterComponentDefinition } from "@/writerTypes";
+import { cssClasses } from "@/renderer/sharedStyleFields";
+
+const description = "A component that displays Plotly graphs.";
+
+const defaultSpec = {
+	data: [
+		{
+			x: ["a", "b", "c"],
+			y: [22, 25, 29],
+			type: "bar",
+		},
+	],
+};
+const definition: WriterComponentDefinition = {
+	name: "Plotly Graph",
+	description,
+	category: "Content",
+	fields: {
+		spec: {
+			name: "Graph specification",
+			default: JSON.stringify(defaultSpec, null, 2),
+			desc: "Plotly graph specification. Pass it using state, e.g. @{fig}, or paste a JSON specification.",
+			type: FieldType.Object,
+		},
+		cssClasses,
+	},
+	events: {
+		"plotly-click": {
+			desc: "Sends a list with the clicked points.",
+		},
+		"plotly-selected": {
+			desc: "Sends a list with the selected points.",
+		},
+		"plotly-deselect": {
+			desc: "Triggered when points are deselected.",
+		},
+	},
+};
+
+export default definition;
diff --git a/src/ui/src/components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.vue b/src/ui/src/components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.vue
index 31557f73..ea23d0bf 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.vue
@@ -10,49 +10,11 @@ For example, implement cross-filtering.
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { FieldType } from "@/writerTypes";
-import { cssClasses } from "@/renderer/sharedStyleFields";
 import { WdsColor } from "@/wds/tokens";
 
-const description = "A component that displays Plotly graphs.";
+import definition from "./CorePlotlyGraph.def";
 
-const defaultSpec = {
-	data: [
-		{
-			x: ["a", "b", "c"],
-			y: [22, 25, 29],
-			type: "bar",
-		},
-	],
-};
-
-export default {
-	writer: {
-		name: "Plotly Graph",
-		description,
-		category: "Content",
-		fields: {
-			spec: {
-				name: "Graph specification",
-				default: JSON.stringify(defaultSpec, null, 2),
-				desc: "Plotly graph specification. Pass it using state, e.g. @{fig}, or paste a JSON specification.",
-				type: FieldType.Object,
-			},
-			cssClasses,
-		},
-		events: {
-			"plotly-click": {
-				desc: "Sends a list with the clicked points.",
-			},
-			"plotly-selected": {
-				desc: "Sends a list with the selected points.",
-			},
-			"plotly-deselect": {
-				desc: "Triggered when points are deselected.",
-			},
-		},
-	},
-};
+export default { writer: definition };
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
diff --git a/src/ui/src/components/core/embed/CorePDF.def.ts b/src/ui/src/components/core/embed/CorePDF.def.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c438e52e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/src/components/core/embed/CorePDF.def.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { FieldType, WriterComponentDefinition } from "@/writerTypes";
+import {
+	cssClasses,
+	separatorColor,
+	primaryTextColor,
+	containerBackgroundColor,
+} from "@/renderer/sharedStyleFields";
+
+const description = "A component to embed PDF documents.";
+
+const definition: WriterComponentDefinition = {
+	name: "PDF",
+	description,
+	category: "Embed",
+	fields: {
+		source: {
+			name: "PDF source",
+			type: FieldType.Text,
+			desc: "A valid URL. Alternatively, you can provide a state reference to a packed PDF file.",
+		},
+		highlights: {
+			name: "Highlights",
+			default: JSON.stringify([]),
+			desc: "A list of highlights to be applied to the PDF as a JSON array of strings.",
+			type: FieldType.Object,
+		},
+		selectedMatch: {
+			name: "Selected highlight match",
+			default: null,
+			desc: "The index of the selected highlight match.",
+			type: FieldType.Number,
+		},
+		page: {
+			name: "Page",
+			type: FieldType.Number,
+			desc: "The page to be displayed.",
+		},
+		controls: {
+			name: "Controls",
+			type: FieldType.Text,
+			options: {
+				yes: "Yes",
+				no: "No",
+			},
+			desc: "Show controls to navigate the PDF.",
+			default: "yes",
+		},
+		containerBackgroundColor,
+		separatorColor,
+		primaryTextColor,
+		cssClasses,
+	},
+};
+
+export default definition;
diff --git a/src/ui/src/components/core/embed/CorePDF.vue b/src/ui/src/components/core/embed/CorePDF.vue
index 608576e6..db8913a0 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/components/core/embed/CorePDF.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/components/core/embed/CorePDF.vue
@@ -45,67 +45,15 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { FieldType } from "@/writerTypes";
-import {
-	cssClasses,
-	separatorColor,
-	primaryTextColor,
-	containerBackgroundColor,
-} from "@/renderer/sharedStyleFields";
-import WdsControl from "@/wds/WdsControl.vue";
+import definition from "./CorePDF.def";
 
-const description = "A component to embed PDF documents.";
-
-export default {
-	writer: {
-		name: "PDF",
-		description,
-		category: "Embed",
-		fields: {
-			source: {
-				name: "PDF source",
-				type: FieldType.Text,
-				desc: "A valid URL. Alternatively, you can provide a state reference to a packed PDF file.",
-			},
-			highlights: {
-				name: "Highlights",
-				default: JSON.stringify([]),
-				desc: "A list of highlights to be applied to the PDF as a JSON array of strings.",
-				type: FieldType.Object,
-			},
-			selectedMatch: {
-				name: "Selected highlight match",
-				default: null,
-				desc: "The index of the selected highlight match.",
-				type: FieldType.Number,
-			},
-			page: {
-				name: "Page",
-				type: FieldType.Number,
-				desc: "The page to be displayed.",
-			},
-			controls: {
-				name: "Controls",
-				type: FieldType.Text,
-				options: {
-					yes: "Yes",
-					no: "No",
-				},
-				desc: "Show controls to navigate the PDF.",
-				default: "yes",
-			},
-			containerBackgroundColor,
-			separatorColor,
-			primaryTextColor,
-			cssClasses,
-		},
-	},
-};
+export default { writer: definition };
 </script>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { inject, ref, watch, computed, onMounted } from "vue";
 import injectionKeys from "@/injectionKeys";
+import WdsControl from "@/wds/WdsControl.vue";
 import "@tato30/vue-pdf/style.css";
 
 type MatchType = { str: string; page: number; index: number };
diff --git a/src/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts b/src/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts
index ec4b344f..1f2a72b3 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts
+++ b/src/ui/src/core/templateMap.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import CoreIcon from "../components/core/content/CoreIcon.vue";
 import CoreImage from "../components/core/content/CoreImage.vue";
 import CoreMessage from "../components/core/content/CoreMessage.vue";
 import CoreMetric from "../components/core/content/CoreMetric.vue";
-import CorePlotlyGraph from "../components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.vue";
+import CorePlotlyGraphDefinition from "../components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.def";
 import CoreText from "../components/core/content/CoreText.vue";
 import CoreVegaLiteChart from "../components/core/content/CoreVegaLiteChart.vue";
 import CoreVideoPlayer from "../components/core/content/CoreVideoPlayer.vue";
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import CoreTimer from "../components/core/other/CoreTimer.vue";
 import CoreWebcamCapture from "../components/core/other/CoreWebcamCapture.vue";
 import CoreReuse from "../components/core/other/CoreReuse.vue";
 // embed
-import CorePDF from "../components/core/embed/CorePDF.vue";
+import CorePDFDefinition from "../components/core/embed/CorePDF.def";
 import CoreIFrame from "../components/core/embed/CoreIFrame.vue";
 import CoreGoogleMaps from "../components/core/embed/CoreGoogleMaps.vue";
 // root
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ import type {
 	TemplateMap,
 	WriterComponentDefinition,
 } from "@/writerTypes";
-import { h } from "vue";
+import { defineAsyncComponent, h } from "vue";
 
 const templateMap: TemplateMap = {
 	root: CoreRoot,
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ const templateMap: TemplateMap = {
 	horizontalstack: CoreHorizontalStack,
 	separator: CoreSeparator,
 	image: CoreImage,
-	pdf: CorePDF,
+	pdf: {
+		definition: CorePDFDefinition,
+		asyncComponent: defineAsyncComponent(
+			() => import("../components/core/embed/CorePDF.vue"),
+		),
+	},
 	iframe: CoreIFrame,
 	googlemaps: CoreGoogleMaps,
 	mapbox: CoreMapbox,
@@ -121,7 +126,12 @@ const templateMap: TemplateMap = {
 	fileinput: CoreFileInput,
 	webcamcapture: CoreWebcamCapture,
 	vegalitechart: CoreVegaLiteChart,
-	plotlygraph: CorePlotlyGraph,
+	plotlygraph: {
+		asyncComponent: defineAsyncComponent(
+			() => import("../components/core/content/CorePlotlyGraph.vue"),
+		),
+		definition: CorePlotlyGraphDefinition,
+	},
 	metric: CoreMetric,
 	message: CoreMessage,
 	videoplayer: CoreVideoPlayer,
@@ -201,7 +211,7 @@ function getMergedAbstractTemplate(type: string) {
 	};
 }
 
-export function getTemplate(type: string) {
+export function getTemplate(type: string): TemplateMap[0] {
 	return (
 		getMergedAbstractTemplate(type) ??
 		templateMap[type] ??
@@ -209,10 +219,25 @@ export function getTemplate(type: string) {
 	);
 }
 
+export function getComponentTemplate(type: string): VueComponent {
+	const template = getTemplate(type);
+
+	if (template === undefined) return undefined;
+	if (typeof template === "object" && "asyncComponent" in template)
+		return template.asyncComponent;
+	return template;
+}
+
 export function getComponentDefinition(
 	type: string,
 ): WriterComponentDefinition {
-	return getTemplate(type)?.writer;
+	const template = getTemplate(type);
+
+	if (template === undefined) return undefined;
+	if (typeof template === "object" && "definition" in template)
+		return template.definition;
+	// @ts-expect-error writer is defined
+	return template.writer;
 }
 
 export function getSupportedComponentTypes() {
diff --git a/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue b/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue
index 3340a512..9daaa850 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/renderer/ComponentProxy.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { PropType, VNode, computed, h, inject, provide, ref, watch } from "vue";
-import { getTemplate } from "@/core/templateMap";
+import { getComponentTemplate, getTemplate } from "@/core/templateMap";
 import injectionKeys from "@/injectionKeys";
 import {
 	Component,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default {
 		const ssbm = inject(injectionKeys.builderManager);
 		const componentId = props.componentId;
 		const component = computed(() => wf.getComponentById(componentId));
-		const template = getTemplate(component.value.type);
+		const template = getComponentTemplate(component.value.type);
 		const instancePath = props.instancePath;
 		const instanceData = props.instanceData;
 		const { getEvaluatedFields, isComponentVisible } = useEvaluator(wf);
diff --git a/src/ui/src/writerTypes.ts b/src/ui/src/writerTypes.ts
index 4eb9d554..79dc4109 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/writerTypes.ts
+++ b/src/ui/src/writerTypes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Component as VueComponent } from "vue";
+import type { AsyncComponentLoader, Component as VueComponent } from "vue";
 import { generateCore } from "./core";
 import { generateBuilderManager } from "./builder/builderManager";
 
@@ -163,4 +163,11 @@ export type AbstractTemplate = {
 	writer: WriterComponentDefinition;
 };
 
-export type TemplateMap = Record<string, VueComponent>;
+export type TemplateMap = Record<
+	string,
+	| VueComponent
+	| {
+			definition: WriterComponentDefinition;
+			asyncComponent: AsyncComponentLoader;
+	  }
+>;