diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/package_config.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/package_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..89e90d0d997cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/package_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const {
+  JSONParse,
+  SafeMap,
+  StringPrototypeEndsWith,
+} = primordials;
+const { URL, fileURLToPath } = require('internal/url');
+const {
+  ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG,
+} = require('internal/errors').codes;
+
+const packageJsonReader = require('internal/modules/package_json_reader');
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {string | string[] | Record<string, unknown>} Exports
+ * @typedef {'module' | 'commonjs'} PackageType
+ * @typedef {{
+ *   pjsonPath: string,
+ *   exports?: ExportConfig,
+ *   name?: string,
+ *   main?: string,
+ *   type?: PackageType,
+ * }} PackageConfig
+ */
+
+/** @type {Map<string, PackageConfig>} */
+const packageJSONCache = new SafeMap();
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} path
+ * @param {string} specifier
+ * @param {string | URL | undefined} base
+ * @returns {PackageConfig}
+ */
+function getPackageConfig(path, specifier, base) {
+  const existing = packageJSONCache.get(path);
+  if (existing !== undefined) {
+    return existing;
+  }
+  const source = packageJsonReader.read(path).string;
+  if (source === undefined) {
+    const packageConfig = {
+      pjsonPath: path,
+      exists: false,
+      main: undefined,
+      name: undefined,
+      type: 'none',
+      exports: undefined,
+      imports: undefined,
+    };
+    packageJSONCache.set(path, packageConfig);
+    return packageConfig;
+  }
+
+  let packageJSON;
+  try {
+    packageJSON = JSONParse(source);
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG(
+      path,
+      (base ? `"${specifier}" from ` : '') + fileURLToPath(base || specifier),
+      error.message
+    );
+  }
+
+  let { imports, main, name, type } = packageJSON;
+  const { exports } = packageJSON;
+  if (typeof imports !== 'object' || imports === null) {
+    imports = undefined;
+  }
+  if (typeof main !== 'string') {
+    main = undefined;
+  }
+  if (typeof name !== 'string') {
+    name = undefined;
+  }
+  // Ignore unknown types for forwards compatibility
+  if (type !== 'module' && type !== 'commonjs') {
+    type = 'none';
+  }
+
+  const packageConfig = {
+    pjsonPath: path,
+    exists: true,
+    main,
+    name,
+    type,
+    exports,
+    imports,
+  };
+  packageJSONCache.set(path, packageConfig);
+  return packageConfig;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {URL | string} resolved
+ * @returns {PackageConfig}
+ */
+function getPackageScopeConfig(resolved) {
+  let packageJSONUrl = new URL('./package.json', resolved);
+  while (true) {
+    const packageJSONPath = packageJSONUrl.pathname;
+    if (StringPrototypeEndsWith(packageJSONPath, 'node_modules/package.json')) {
+      break;
+    }
+    const packageConfig = getPackageConfig(fileURLToPath(packageJSONUrl), resolved);
+    if (packageConfig.exists) {
+      return packageConfig;
+    }
+
+    const lastPackageJSONUrl = packageJSONUrl;
+    packageJSONUrl = new URL('../package.json', packageJSONUrl);
+
+    // Terminates at root where ../package.json equals ../../package.json
+    // (can't just check "/package.json" for Windows support).
+    if (packageJSONUrl.pathname === lastPackageJSONUrl.pathname) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  const packageJSONPath = fileURLToPath(packageJSONUrl);
+  const packageConfig = {
+    pjsonPath: packageJSONPath,
+    exists: false,
+    main: undefined,
+    name: undefined,
+    type: 'none',
+    exports: undefined,
+    imports: undefined,
+  };
+  packageJSONCache.set(packageJSONPath, packageConfig);
+  return packageConfig;
+}
+
+
+module.exports = {
+  getPackageConfig,
+  getPackageScopeConfig,
+};
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
index fc5dcd6863dc35..a3b4b1946d371d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
@@ -59,9 +59,16 @@ const {
   ERR_NETWORK_IMPORT_DISALLOWED,
   ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME,
 } = require('internal/errors').codes;
-const { Module: CJSModule } = require('internal/modules/cjs/loader');
 
+const { Module: CJSModule } = require('internal/modules/cjs/loader');
 const packageJsonReader = require('internal/modules/package_json_reader');
+const { getPackageConfig, getPackageScopeConfig } = require('internal/modules/esm/package_config');
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('internal/modules/esm/package_config.js').PackageConfig} PackageConfig
+ */
+
+
 const userConditions = getOptionValue('--conditions');
 const noAddons = getOptionValue('--no-addons');
 const addonConditions = noAddons ? [] : ['node-addons'];
@@ -75,18 +82,6 @@ const DEFAULT_CONDITIONS = ObjectFreeze([
 
 const DEFAULT_CONDITIONS_SET = new SafeSet(DEFAULT_CONDITIONS);
 
-/**
- * @typedef {string | string[] | Record<string, unknown>} Exports
- * @typedef {'module' | 'commonjs'} PackageType
- * @typedef {{
- *   pjsonPath: string,
- *   exports?: ExportConfig,
- *   name?: string,
- *   main?: string,
- *   type?: PackageType,
- * }} PackageConfig
- */
-
 const emittedPackageWarnings = new SafeSet();
 
 /**
@@ -179,7 +174,6 @@ function getConditionsSet(conditions) {
 }
 
 const realpathCache = new SafeMap();
-const packageJSONCache = new SafeMap(); /* string -> PackageConfig */
 
 /**
  * @param {string | URL} path
@@ -188,99 +182,6 @@ const packageJSONCache = new SafeMap(); /* string -> PackageConfig */
 const tryStatSync =
   (path) => statSync(path, { throwIfNoEntry: false }) ?? new Stats();
 
-/**
- * @param {string} path
- * @param {string} specifier
- * @param {string | URL | undefined} base
- * @returns {PackageConfig}
- */
-function getPackageConfig(path, specifier, base) {
-  const existing = packageJSONCache.get(path);
-  if (existing !== undefined) {
-    return existing;
-  }
-  const source = packageJsonReader.read(path).string;
-  if (source === undefined) {
-    const packageConfig = {
-      pjsonPath: path,
-      exists: false,
-      main: undefined,
-      name: undefined,
-      type: 'none',
-      exports: undefined,
-      imports: undefined,
-    };
-    packageJSONCache.set(path, packageConfig);
-    return packageConfig;
-  }
-
-  let packageJSON;
-  try {
-    packageJSON = JSONParse(source);
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw new ERR_INVALID_PACKAGE_CONFIG(
-      path,
-      (base ? `"${specifier}" from ` : '') + fileURLToPath(base || specifier),
-      error.message
-    );
-  }
-
-  let { imports, main, name, type } = packageJSON;
-  const { exports } = packageJSON;
-  if (typeof imports !== 'object' || imports === null) imports = undefined;
-  if (typeof main !== 'string') main = undefined;
-  if (typeof name !== 'string') name = undefined;
-  // Ignore unknown types for forwards compatibility
-  if (type !== 'module' && type !== 'commonjs') type = 'none';
-
-  const packageConfig = {
-    pjsonPath: path,
-    exists: true,
-    main,
-    name,
-    type,
-    exports,
-    imports,
-  };
-  packageJSONCache.set(path, packageConfig);
-  return packageConfig;
-}
-
-/**
- * @param {URL | string} resolved
- * @returns {PackageConfig}
- */
-function getPackageScopeConfig(resolved) {
-  let packageJSONUrl = new URL('./package.json', resolved);
-  while (true) {
-    const packageJSONPath = packageJSONUrl.pathname;
-    if (StringPrototypeEndsWith(packageJSONPath, 'node_modules/package.json'))
-      break;
-    const packageConfig = getPackageConfig(fileURLToPath(packageJSONUrl),
-                                           resolved);
-    if (packageConfig.exists) return packageConfig;
-
-    const lastPackageJSONUrl = packageJSONUrl;
-    packageJSONUrl = new URL('../package.json', packageJSONUrl);
-
-    // Terminates at root where ../package.json equals ../../package.json
-    // (can't just check "/package.json" for Windows support).
-    if (packageJSONUrl.pathname === lastPackageJSONUrl.pathname) break;
-  }
-  const packageJSONPath = fileURLToPath(packageJSONUrl);
-  const packageConfig = {
-    pjsonPath: packageJSONPath,
-    exists: false,
-    main: undefined,
-    name: undefined,
-    type: 'none',
-    exports: undefined,
-    imports: undefined,
-  };
-  packageJSONCache.set(packageJSONPath, packageConfig);
-  return packageConfig;
-}
-
 /**
  * @param {string | URL} url
  * @returns {boolean}
@@ -634,7 +535,7 @@ function resolvePackageTarget(packageJSONUrl, target, subpath, packageSubpath,
 
 /**
  *
- * @param {Exports} exports
+ * @param {import('internal/modules/esm/package_config.js').Exports} exports
  * @param {URL} packageJSONUrl
  * @param {string | URL | undefined} base
  * @returns {boolean}
@@ -838,7 +739,7 @@ function packageImportsResolve(name, base, conditions) {
 
 /**
  * @param {URL} url
- * @returns {PackageType}
+ * @returns {import('internal/modules/esm/package_config.js').PackageType}
  */
 function getPackageType(url) {
   const packageConfig = getPackageScopeConfig(url);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-bootstrap-modules.js b/test/parallel/test-bootstrap-modules.js
index b10fe5c2ff078d..c5da4d386f9ffe 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-bootstrap-modules.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-bootstrap-modules.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const expectedModules = new Set([
   'NativeModule internal/modules/esm/loader',
   'NativeModule internal/modules/esm/module_job',
   'NativeModule internal/modules/esm/module_map',
+  'NativeModule internal/modules/esm/package_config',
   'NativeModule internal/modules/esm/resolve',
   'NativeModule internal/modules/esm/translators',
   'NativeModule internal/modules/package_json_reader',