diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index 46234039cfb03d..ca2beef2dd5fd6 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -1964,7 +1964,12 @@ an `Error` with this code will be emitted.
 
 <a id="MODULE_NOT_FOUND"></a>
 ### MODULE_NOT_FOUND
-
+<!-- YAML
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/25690
+    description: Added `requireStack` property.
+-->
 A module file could not be resolved while attempting a [`require()`][] or
 `import` operation.
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
index 158dda2fdc04ee..e420a10e4867a1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js
@@ -606,9 +606,16 @@ Module._resolveFilename = function(request, parent, isMain, options) {
   // Look up the filename first, since that's the cache key.
   var filename = Module._findPath(request, paths, isMain);
   if (!filename) {
+    const requireStack = [];
+    for (var cursor = parent;
+      cursor;
+      cursor = cursor.parent) {
+      requireStack.push(cursor.filename || cursor.id);
+    }
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
     var err = new Error(`Cannot find module '${request}'`);
     err.code = 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND';
+    err.requireStack = requireStack;
     throw err;
   }
   return filename;
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/default_resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/default_resolve.js
index 2cf9014a672ce0..33366f0069a8f1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/default_resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/default_resolve.js
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ function resolve(specifier, parentURL) {
                  parentURL || pathToFileURL(`${process.cwd()}/`).href);
   } catch (e) {
     if (typeof e.message === 'string' &&
-        StringStartsWith(e.message, 'Cannot find module'))
+        StringStartsWith(e.message, 'Cannot find module')) {
       e.code = 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND';
+      // TODO: also add e.requireStack to match behavior with CJS
+      // MODULE_NOT_FOUND.
+    }
     throw e;
   }