diff --git a/src/api/environment.cc b/src/api/environment.cc
index 4389dba1394e5c..dec43ee3a6c836 100644
--- a/src/api/environment.cc
+++ b/src/api/environment.cc
@@ -362,6 +362,15 @@ Local<Context> NewContext(Isolate* isolate,
                           Local<ObjectTemplate> object_template) {
   auto context = Context::New(isolate, nullptr, object_template);
   if (context.IsEmpty()) return context;
+
+  if (!InitializeContext(context)) {
+    return Local<Context>();
+  }
+  return context;
+}
+
+bool InitializeContext(Local<Context> context) {
+  Isolate* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
   HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
 
   context->SetEmbedderData(ContextEmbedderIndex::kAllowWasmCodeGeneration,
@@ -382,7 +391,7 @@ Local<Context> NewContext(Isolate* isolate,
     if (!primordials->SetPrototype(context, Null(isolate)).FromJust() ||
         !GetPerContextExports(context).ToLocal(&exports) ||
         !exports->Set(context, primordials_string, primordials).FromJust()) {
-      return Local<Context>();
+      return false;
     }
 
     static const char* context_files[] = {"internal/per_context/primordials",
@@ -398,7 +407,7 @@ Local<Context> NewContext(Isolate* isolate,
           native_module::NativeModuleEnv::LookupAndCompile(
               context, *module, &parameters, nullptr);
       if (maybe_fn.IsEmpty()) {
-        return Local<Context>();
+        return false;
       }
       Local<Function> fn = maybe_fn.ToLocalChecked();
       MaybeLocal<Value> result =
@@ -407,12 +416,12 @@ Local<Context> NewContext(Isolate* isolate,
       // Execution failed during context creation.
       // TODO(joyeecheung): deprecate this signature and return a MaybeLocal.
       if (result.IsEmpty()) {
-        return Local<Context>();
+        return false;
       }
     }
   }
 
-  return context;
+  return true;
 }
 
 uv_loop_t* GetCurrentEventLoop(Isolate* isolate) {
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 049690d92fb9e4..a52f242cac1360 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ NODE_EXTERN v8::Local<v8::Context> NewContext(
     v8::Local<v8::ObjectTemplate> object_template =
         v8::Local<v8::ObjectTemplate>());
 
+// Runs Node.js-specific tweaks on an already constructed context
+// Return value indicates success of operation
+NODE_EXTERN bool InitializeContext(v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
+
 // If `platform` is passed, it will be used to register new Worker instances.
 // It can be `nullptr`, in which case creating new Workers inside of
 // Environments that use this `IsolateData` will not work.