diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index 784c9ac5a226d0..abcfa7b96f3d34 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -876,6 +876,14 @@ An unknown cipher was specified.
 An unknown Diffie-Hellman group name was given. See
 [`crypto.getDiffieHellman()`][] for a list of valid group names.
 
+<a id="ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED"></a>
+### `ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED`
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+A call to `process.dlopen()` failed.
+
 <a id="ERR_DEBUGGER_ERROR"></a>
 ### `ERR_DEBUGGER_ERROR`
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1421,6 +1429,15 @@ An invalid HTTP token was supplied.
 
 An IP address is not valid.
 
+<a id="ERR_INVALID_MODULE"></a>
+### `ERR_INVALID_MODULE`
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+An attempt was made to load a module that does not exist or was otherwise not
+valid.
+
 <a id="ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER"></a>
 ### `ERR_INVALID_MODULE_SPECIFIER`
 
diff --git a/src/node_binding.cc b/src/node_binding.cc
index d852a8f67eb1fe..8b34d601146579 100644
--- a/src/node_binding.cc
+++ b/src/node_binding.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "node_native_module_env.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#include <string>
+
 #if HAVE_OPENSSL
 #define NODE_BUILTIN_OPENSSL_MODULES(V) V(crypto) V(tls_wrap)
 #else
@@ -416,13 +418,13 @@ void DLOpen(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   CHECK_NULL(thread_local_modpending);
 
   if (args.Length() < 2) {
-    env->ThrowError("process.dlopen needs at least 2 arguments.");
-    return;
+    return THROW_ERR_MISSING_ARGS(
+        env, "process.dlopen needs at least 2 arguments");
   }
 
   int32_t flags = DLib::kDefaultFlags;
   if (args.Length() > 2 && !args[2]->Int32Value(context).To(&flags)) {
-    return env->ThrowTypeError("flag argument must be an integer.");
+    return THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(env, "flag argument must be an integer.");
   }
 
   Local<Object> module;
@@ -448,15 +450,13 @@ void DLOpen(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     thread_local_modpending = nullptr;
 
     if (!is_opened) {
-      Local<String> errmsg =
-          OneByteString(env->isolate(), dlib->errmsg_.c_str());
+      std::string errmsg = dlib->errmsg_.c_str();
       dlib->Close();
 #ifdef _WIN32
       // Windows needs to add the filename into the error message
-      errmsg = String::Concat(
-          env->isolate(), errmsg, args[1]->ToString(context).ToLocalChecked());
+      errmsg += *filename;
 #endif  // _WIN32
-      env->isolate()->ThrowException(Exception::Error(errmsg));
+      THROW_ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED(env, errmsg.c_str());
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void DLOpen(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
                    sizeof(errmsg),
                    "Module did not self-register: '%s'.",
                    *filename);
-          env->ThrowError(errmsg);
+          THROW_ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED(env, errmsg);
           return false;
         }
       }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ void DLOpen(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       // NOTE: `mp` is allocated inside of the shared library's memory, calling
       // `dlclose` will deallocate it
       dlib->Close();
-      env->ThrowError(errmsg);
+      THROW_ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED(env, errmsg);
       return false;
     }
     CHECK_EQ(mp->nm_flags & NM_F_BUILTIN, 0);
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void DLOpen(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       mp->nm_register_func(exports, module, mp->nm_priv);
     } else {
       dlib->Close();
-      env->ThrowError("Module has no declared entry point.");
+      THROW_ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED(env, "Module has no declared entry point.");
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -569,12 +569,6 @@ static Local<Object> InitModule(Environment* env,
   return exports;
 }
 
-static void ThrowIfNoSuchModule(Environment* env, const char* module_v) {
-  char errmsg[1024];
-  snprintf(errmsg, sizeof(errmsg), "No such module: %s", module_v);
-  env->ThrowError(errmsg);
-}
-
 void GetInternalBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
@@ -603,7 +597,9 @@ void GetInternalBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
                         env->isolate()))
               .FromJust());
   } else {
-    return ThrowIfNoSuchModule(env, *module_v);
+    char errmsg[1024];
+    snprintf(errmsg, sizeof(errmsg), "No such module: %s", *module_v);
+    return THROW_ERR_INVALID_MODULE(env, errmsg);
   }
 
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(exports);
@@ -638,7 +634,7 @@ void GetLinkedBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
              sizeof(errmsg),
              "No such module was linked: %s",
              *module_name_v);
-    return env->ThrowError(errmsg);
+    return THROW_ERR_INVALID_MODULE(env, errmsg);
   }
 
   Local<Object> module = Object::New(env->isolate());
@@ -653,7 +649,9 @@ void GetLinkedBinding(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   } else if (mod->nm_register_func != nullptr) {
     mod->nm_register_func(exports, module, mod->nm_priv);
   } else {
-    return env->ThrowError("Linked module has no declared entry point.");
+    return THROW_ERR_INVALID_MODULE(
+        env,
+        "Linked moduled has no declared entry point.");
   }
 
   auto effective_exports =
diff --git a/src/node_errors.h b/src/node_errors.h
index db3c6c92ba7dc4..7b67c4e9eb95b7 100644
--- a/src/node_errors.h
+++ b/src/node_errors.h
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ void OnFatalError(const char* location, const char* message);
   V(ERR_CRYPTO_TIMING_SAFE_EQUAL_LENGTH, RangeError)                           \
   V(ERR_CRYPTO_UNKNOWN_CIPHER, Error)                                          \
   V(ERR_CRYPTO_UNKNOWN_DH_GROUP, Error)                                        \
+  V(ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED, Error)                                                  \
   V(ERR_EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT_NOT_AVAILABLE, Error)                            \
   V(ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS, Error)                                                \
   V(ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE, TypeError)                                          \
   V(ERR_OSSL_EVP_INVALID_DIGEST, Error)                                        \
   V(ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE, TypeError)                                           \
+  V(ERR_INVALID_MODULE, Error)                                                 \
   V(ERR_INVALID_THIS, TypeError)                                               \
   V(ERR_INVALID_TRANSFER_OBJECT, TypeError)                                    \
   V(ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED, Error)                                       \
@@ -107,9 +109,11 @@ ERRORS_WITH_CODE(V)
     "Input buffers must have the same byte length")                            \
   V(ERR_CRYPTO_UNKNOWN_CIPHER, "Unknown cipher")                               \
   V(ERR_CRYPTO_UNKNOWN_DH_GROUP, "Unknown DH group")                           \
+  V(ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED, "DLOpen failed")                                        \
   V(ERR_EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT_NOT_AVAILABLE,                                   \
     "Context not associated with Node.js environment")                         \
   V(ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS, "Invalid socket address")                             \
+  V(ERR_INVALID_MODULE, "No such module")                                      \
   V(ERR_INVALID_THIS, "Value of \"this\" is the wrong type")                   \
   V(ERR_INVALID_TRANSFER_OBJECT, "Found invalid object in transferList")       \
   V(ERR_MEMORY_ALLOCATION_FAILED, "Failed to allocate memory")                 \