diff --git a/components/polylith/interface/parser.py b/components/polylith/interface/parser.py
index ab9a68e3..f9c1da3c 100644
--- a/components/polylith/interface/parser.py
+++ b/components/polylith/interface/parser.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import ast
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Set, Union
+from typing import FrozenSet, List, Set, Union
 
 from polylith.imports import SYMBOLS, extract_api, list_imports, parse_module
 
+PACKAGE_INTERFACE = "__init__.py"
+ALL_STATEMENT = "__all__"
+
 
 def target_names(t: ast.AST) -> Set[str]:
     if isinstance(t, ast.Name):
@@ -53,13 +56,25 @@ def extract_public_variables(path: Path) -> Set[str]:
 
 
 def is_the_all_statement(target: ast.expr) -> bool:
-    return isinstance(target, ast.Name) and target.id == "__all__"
+    return isinstance(target, ast.Name) and target.id == ALL_STATEMENT
 
 
 def is_string_constant(expression: ast.AST) -> bool:
     return isinstance(expression, ast.Constant) and isinstance(expression.value, str)
 
 
+def attribute_expr_to_parts(expr: ast.AST) -> List[str]:
+    if isinstance(expr, ast.Name):
+        return [expr.id]
+
+    if isinstance(expr, ast.Attribute):
+        parent = attribute_expr_to_parts(expr.value)
+
+        return [*parent, expr.attr] if parent else []
+
+    return []
+
+
 def find_the_all_variable(statement: ast.stmt) -> Union[Set[str], None]:
     if not isinstance(statement, ast.Assign):
         return None
@@ -76,12 +91,69 @@ def find_the_all_variable(statement: ast.stmt) -> Union[Set[str], None]:
     return {e.value for e in statement.value.elts if isinstance(e, ast.Constant)}
 
 
-def extract_the_all_variable(path: Path) -> Set[str]:
+def find_the_all_pointer(statement: ast.stmt) -> Union[str, None]:
+    if not isinstance(statement, ast.Assign):
+        return None
+
+    if not any(is_the_all_statement(t) for t in statement.targets):
+        return None
+
+    parts = attribute_expr_to_parts(statement.value)
+
+    if not parts:
+        return None
+
+    *module_path, rest = parts
+
+    if rest != ALL_STATEMENT:
+        return None
+
+    return ".".join(module_path)
+
+
+def resolve_local_module_path(package_dir: Path, module_ref: str) -> Union[Path, None]:
+    parts = tuple(p for p in module_ref.split(".") if p)
+
+    if not parts:
+        return None
+
+    module_file = package_dir.joinpath(*parts).with_suffix(".py")
+
+    if module_file.exists():
+        return module_file
+
+    module_init = package_dir.joinpath(*parts, PACKAGE_INTERFACE)
+
+    return module_init if module_init.exists() else None
+
+
+def _extract_the_all_variable(path: Path, visited: FrozenSet[Path]) -> Set[str]:
+    if path in visited:
+        return set()
+
+    visited = visited | frozenset({path})
+
     tree = parse(path)
 
-    res = [find_the_all_variable(s) for s in tree.body]
+    literals = [find_the_all_variable(s) for s in tree.body]
+    literal = next((r for r in literals if r is not None), None)
+
+    if literal is not None:
+        return literal
+
+    pointers = (find_the_all_pointer(s) for s in tree.body)
+    pointer = next((p for p in pointers if p is not None), None)
+
+    if not pointer:
+        return set()
 
-    return next((r for r in res if r is not None), set())
+    resolved = resolve_local_module_path(path.parent, pointer)
+
+    return _extract_the_all_variable(resolved, visited) if resolved else set()
+
+
+def extract_the_all_variable(path: Path) -> Set[str]:
+    return _extract_the_all_variable(path, frozenset())
 
 
 def extract_imported_api(path: Path) -> Set[str]:
@@ -98,7 +170,7 @@ def fetch_api_for_path(path: Path) -> Set[str]:
 
 
 def fetch_api(paths: Set[Path]) -> dict:
-    interface_paths = [Path(p / "__init__.py") for p in paths]
+    interface_paths = [Path(p / PACKAGE_INTERFACE) for p in paths]
 
     interfaces = [p for p in interface_paths if p.exists()]
 
diff --git a/projects/poetry_polylith_plugin/pyproject.toml b/projects/poetry_polylith_plugin/pyproject.toml
index a95a6d2f..f2c02f91 100644
--- a/projects/poetry_polylith_plugin/pyproject.toml
+++ b/projects/poetry_polylith_plugin/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "poetry-polylith-plugin"
-version = "1.48.1"
+version = "1.48.2"
 description = "A Poetry plugin that adds tooling support for the Polylith Architecture"
 authors = ["David Vujic"]
 homepage = "https://davidvujic.github.io/python-polylith-docs/"
diff --git a/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml b/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml
index f5de6732..6b6ced66 100644
--- a/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "polylith-cli"
-version = "1.42.1"
+version = "1.42.2"
 description = "Python tooling support for the Polylith Architecture"
 authors = ['David Vujic']
 homepage = "https://davidvujic.github.io/python-polylith-docs/"
diff --git a/test/components/polylith/interface/test_parse_api.py b/test/components/polylith/interface/test_parse_api.py
index 954e4733..54c0869b 100644
--- a/test/components/polylith/interface/test_parse_api.py
+++ b/test/components/polylith/interface/test_parse_api.py
@@ -72,6 +72,40 @@ def test_extract_the_all_variable(monkeypatch) -> None:
     assert res == {"thing", "other", "message"}
 
 
+def test_extract_the_all_variable_from_module_pointer(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    expected = "pub_func"
+
+    parser.parse.cache_clear()
+
+    package_dir = tmp_path / "comp"
+    package_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    init = package_dir / "__init__.py"
+    core = package_dir / "core.py"
+
+    init.write_text(
+        """
+from .core import *\
+
+
+__all__ = core.__all__
+"""
+    )
+
+    core.write_text(
+        f"""
+__all__ = ["{expected}"]
+
+
+def pub_func():
+    pass
+"""
+    )
+
+    assert parser.extract_the_all_variable(init) == {expected}
+    assert parser.fetch_api_for_path(init) == {expected}
+
+
 def test_fetch_api_for_path(monkeypatch) -> None:
     fn = partial(fake_parse, the_interface)