diff --git a/seed/seedwriter/writer.go b/seed/seedwriter/writer.go
index c84abd27c02..16810766354 100644
--- a/seed/seedwriter/writer.go
+++ b/seed/seedwriter/writer.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	// ManifestPath if set, specifies the file path where the
 	// seed.manifest file should be written.
 	ManifestPath string
+
+	IgnoreOptionFileExtentions bool
 }
 
 // manifest returns either the manifest already provided by the
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ func (w *Writer) warningf(format string, a ...interface{}) {
 	w.warnings = append(w.warnings, fmt.Sprintf(format, a...))
 }
 
-func validateComponent(optComp *OptionsComponent) error {
+func (w *Writer) validateComponent(optComp *OptionsComponent) error {
 	if optComp.Name != "" {
 		if optComp.Path != "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot specify both name and path for component %q",
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ func validateComponent(optComp *OptionsComponent) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		if !strings.HasSuffix(optComp.Path, ".comp") {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(optComp.Path, ".comp") && !w.opts.IgnoreOptionFileExtentions {
 			return fmt.Errorf("local option component %q does not end in .comp", optComp.Path)
 		}
 		if !osutil.FileExists(optComp.Path) {
@@ -469,7 +471,7 @@ func (w *Writer) SetOptionsSnaps(optSnaps []*OptionsSnap) error {
 			}
 			w.byNameOptSnaps.Add(sn)
 		} else {
-			if !strings.HasSuffix(sn.Path, ".snap") {
+			if !strings.HasSuffix(sn.Path, ".snap") && !w.opts.IgnoreOptionFileExtentions {
 				return fmt.Errorf("local option snap %q does not end in .snap", sn.Path)
 			}
 			if !osutil.FileExists(sn.Path) {
@@ -489,7 +491,7 @@ func (w *Writer) SetOptionsSnaps(optSnaps []*OptionsSnap) error {
 			}
 		}
 		for _, comp := range sn.Components {
-			if err := validateComponent(&comp); err != nil {
+			if err := w.validateComponent(&comp); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/seed/seedwriter/writer_test.go b/seed/seedwriter/writer_test.go
index b34443e4012..74389285a37 100644
--- a/seed/seedwriter/writer_test.go
+++ b/seed/seedwriter/writer_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -330,6 +331,62 @@ func (s writerSuite) TestSetOptionsSnapsErrors(c *C) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s writerSuite) TestSetOptionsSnapsIgnoreExtensions(c *C) {
+	model := s.Brands.Model("my-brand", "my-model", map[string]interface{}{
+		"display-name": "my model",
+		"architecture": "amd64",
+		"store":        "my-store",
+		"base":         "core20",
+		"grade":        "dangerous",
+		"snaps": []interface{}{
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"name":            "pc-kernel",
+				"id":              s.AssertedSnapID("pc-kernel"),
+				"type":            "kernel",
+				"default-channel": "20",
+			},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"name":            "pc",
+				"id":              s.AssertedSnapID("pc"),
+				"type":            "gadget",
+				"default-channel": "20",
+			},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"name": "required20",
+				"id":   s.AssertedSnapID("required20"),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	s.opts.Label = "20240714"
+	s.opts.IgnoreOptionFileExtentions = true
+	w, err := seedwriter.New(model, s.opts)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	snapPath := s.makeLocalSnap(c, "required20")
+	compPath := s.makeLocalComponent(c, "required20+comp1")
+
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSuffix(snapPath, ".snap")
+	os.Rename(snapPath, trimmed)
+	snapPath = trimmed
+
+	trimmed = strings.TrimSuffix(compPath, ".comp")
+	os.Rename(compPath, trimmed)
+	compPath = trimmed
+
+	err = w.SetOptionsSnaps([]*seedwriter.OptionsSnap{
+		{
+			Path: snapPath,
+			Components: []seedwriter.OptionsComponent{
+				{
+					Path: compPath,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+}
+
 func (s *writerSuite) TestSnapsToDownloadCore16(c *C) {
 	model := s.Brands.Model("my-brand", "my-model", map[string]interface{}{
 		"display-name":   "my model",