diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js
index 08ba06101ca92c..3b79ac2df5ceef 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/module_job.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const {
+  ArrayPrototypeJoin,
   ObjectSetPrototypeOf,
   PromiseAll,
   SafeSet,
   SafePromise,
+  StringPrototypeIncludes,
+  StringPrototypeMatch,
+  StringPrototypeSplit,
 } = primordials;
 
 const { ModuleWrap } = internalBinding('module_wrap');
@@ -93,6 +97,29 @@ class ModuleJob {
       }
     } catch (e) {
       decorateErrorStack(e);
+      if (StringPrototypeIncludes(e.message,
+                                  ' does not provide an export named')) {
+        const splitStack = StringPrototypeSplit(e.stack, '\n');
+        const parentFileUrl = splitStack[0];
+        const childSpecifier = StringPrototypeMatch(e.message, /module '(.*)' does/)[1];
+        const childFileURL =
+              await this.loader.resolve(childSpecifier, parentFileUrl);
+        const format = await this.loader.getFormat(childFileURL);
+        if (format === 'commonjs') {
+          const importStatement = splitStack[1];
+          const namedImports = StringPrototypeMatch(importStatement, /{.*}/)[0];
+          e.message = `The requested module '${childSpecifier}' is expected ` +
+            'to be of type CommonJS, which does not support named exports. ' +
+            'CommonJS modules can be imported by importing the default ' +
+            'export.\n' +
+            'For example:\n' +
+            `import pkg from '${childSpecifier}';\n` +
+            `const ${namedImports} = pkg;`;
+          const newStack = StringPrototypeSplit(e.stack, '\n');
+          newStack[3] = `SyntaxError: ${e.message}`;
+          e.stack = ArrayPrototypeJoin(newStack, '\n');
+        }
+      }
       throw e;
     }
     for (const dependencyJob of jobsInGraph) {
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-cjs-named-error.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-cjs-named-error.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d34f762dfb4e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-cjs-named-error.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import '../common/index.mjs';
+import { rejects } from 'assert';
+
+const fixtureBase = '../fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error';
+
+const expectedRelative = 'The requested module \'./fail.cjs\' is expected to ' +
+  'be of type CommonJS, which does not support named exports. CommonJS ' +
+  'modules can be imported by importing the default export.\n' +
+  'For example:\n' +
+  'import pkg from \'./fail.cjs\';\n' +
+  'const { comeOn } = pkg;';
+
+const expectedPackageHack = 'The requested module \'./json-hack/fail.js\' is ' +
+  'expected to be of type CommonJS, which does not support named exports. ' +
+  'CommonJS modules can be imported by importing the default export.\n' +
+  'For example:\n' +
+  'import pkg from \'./json-hack/fail.js\';\n' +
+  'const { comeOn } = pkg;';
+
+const expectedBare = 'The requested module \'deep-fail\' is expected to ' +
+  'be of type CommonJS, which does not support named exports. CommonJS ' +
+  'modules can be imported by importing the default export.\n' +
+  'For example:\n' +
+  'import pkg from \'deep-fail\';\n' +
+  'const { comeOn } = pkg;';
+
+rejects(async () => {
+  await import(`${fixtureBase}/single-quote.mjs`);
+}, {
+  name: 'SyntaxError',
+  message: expectedRelative
+}, 'should support relative specifiers with single quotes');
+
+rejects(async () => {
+  await import(`${fixtureBase}/double-quote.mjs`);
+}, {
+  name: 'SyntaxError',
+  message: expectedRelative
+}, 'should support relative specifiers with double quotes');
+
+rejects(async () => {
+  await import(`${fixtureBase}/json-hack.mjs`);
+}, {
+  name: 'SyntaxError',
+  message: expectedPackageHack
+}, 'should respect recursive package.json for module type');
+
+rejects(async () => {
+  await import(`${fixtureBase}/bare-import-single.mjs`);
+}, {
+  name: 'SyntaxError',
+  message: expectedBare
+}, 'should support bare specifiers with single quotes');
+
+rejects(async () => {
+  await import(`${fixtureBase}/bare-import-double.mjs`);
+}, {
+  name: 'SyntaxError',
+  message: expectedBare
+}, 'should support bare specifiers with double quotes');
+
+rejects(async () => {
+  await import(`${fixtureBase}/escaped-single-quote.mjs`);
+}, /import pkg from '\.\/oh'no\.cjs'/, 'should support relative specifiers with escaped single quote');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/bare-import-double.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/bare-import-double.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..45b8e83a84b795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/bare-import-double.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { comeOn } from "deep-fail";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/bare-import-single.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/bare-import-single.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..24c6b528b723a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/bare-import-single.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { comeOn } from 'deep-fail';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/double-quote.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/double-quote.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3015ef5bfa88db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/double-quote.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { comeOn } from "./fail.cjs";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/escaped-single-quote.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/escaped-single-quote.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..07165c8b54d137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/escaped-single-quote.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { value } from "./oh'no.cjs";
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/fail.cjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/fail.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..40c512ab0e5ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/fail.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  comeOn: 'fhqwhgads'
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8bcb98462aef78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { comeOn } from './json-hack/fail.js';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack/fail.js b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack/fail.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..40c512ab0e5ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack/fail.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  comeOn: 'fhqwhgads'
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack/package.json b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5bbefffbabee39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/json-hack/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "type": "commonjs"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/node_modules/deep-fail/index.js b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/node_modules/deep-fail/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..40c512ab0e5ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/node_modules/deep-fail/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  comeOn: 'fhqwhgads'
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/node_modules/deep-fail/package.json b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/node_modules/deep-fail/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a52e9923b0c910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/node_modules/deep-fail/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "deep-fail",
+  "main": "index.mjs"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/oh'no.cjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/oh'no.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a508e568a888fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/oh'no.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  value: 123
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/package.json b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e0ec22311d216a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-cjs-named-error",
+  "main": "index.mjs",
+  "type": "module"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/single-quote.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/single-quote.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c6e923162c2e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/package-cjs-named-error/single-quote.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { comeOn } from './fail.cjs';