diff --git a/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.py b/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.py
index 8847367..9873458 100644
--- a/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.py
+++ b/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class GriffeLoader:
         self,
         module_paths: List[str],
         project_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        skip_import_errors: bool = None,
     ) -> Project:
         if not module_paths:
             raise ValueError("At least one module path must be provided")
@@ -73,7 +74,14 @@ class GriffeLoader:
         project = Project(name=project_name)
 
         for module_path in module_paths:
-            module = self.load_module(module_path)
+            try:
+                module = self.load_module(module_path)
+            except ImportError as import_error:
+                if skip_import_errors:
+                    logger.debug("Could not load %s: %s", module_path, import_error)
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise import_error
             project.add_module(module)
 
         return project
diff --git a/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.pyi b/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.pyi
index d272562..32229cf 100644
--- a/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.pyi
+++ b/docforge/loader/griffe_loader.pyi
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class GriffeLoader:
         self,
         module_paths: List[str],
         project_name: Optional[str] = ...,
+        skip_import_errors: bool = ...,
     ) -> Project:
         """Load a documentation project from Python modules."""
 
diff --git a/tests/introspection/test_import_failures.py b/tests/introspection/test_import_failures.py
index 451ed55..8f80b71 100644
--- a/tests/introspection/test_import_failures.py
+++ b/tests/introspection/test_import_failures.py
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
+import pytest
 from docforge import GriffeLoader
 
 
-def test_import_failure_does_not_crash():
+def test_load_project_raises_on_missing_module_by_default():
+    loader = GriffeLoader()
+
+    with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+        loader.load_project(
+            ["nonexistent.module", "sys"]
+        )
+
+def test_load_project_skips_missing_modules_when_enabled():
     loader = GriffeLoader()
 
     project = loader.load_project(
-        ["nonexistent.module", "sys"]
+        ["nonexistent.module", "sys"],
+        skip_import_errors=True,
     )
 
-    # sys should still load
-    assert "sys" in project.modules
+    assert "sys" in project.modules
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