diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
index a4c73cba5481b3..f2a10641906e31 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/pre_execution.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ const {
 
 const {
   getOptionValue,
-  noGlobalSearchPaths,
-  shouldNotRegisterESMLoader,
+  getEmbedderOptions,
 } = require('internal/options');
 const { reconnectZeroFillToggle } = require('internal/buffer');
 
@@ -421,7 +420,7 @@ function initializeWASI() {
 
 function initializeCJSLoader() {
   const CJSLoader = require('internal/modules/cjs/loader');
-  if (!noGlobalSearchPaths) {
+  if (!getEmbedderOptions().noGlobalSearchPaths) {
     CJSLoader.Module._initPaths();
   }
   // TODO(joyeecheung): deprecate this in favor of a proper hook?
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ function initializeESMLoader() {
   // Create this WeakMap in js-land because V8 has no C++ API for WeakMap.
   internalBinding('module_wrap').callbackMap = new SafeWeakMap();
 
-  if (shouldNotRegisterESMLoader) return;
+  if (getEmbedderOptions().shouldNotRegisterESMLoader) return;
 
   const {
     setImportModuleDynamicallyCallback,
diff --git a/lib/internal/options.js b/lib/internal/options.js
index cb694c7dfdd576..01b334d4ec5614 100644
--- a/lib/internal/options.js
+++ b/lib/internal/options.js
@@ -1,36 +1,43 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const {
-  getOptions,
-  noGlobalSearchPaths,
-  shouldNotRegisterESMLoader,
+  getCLIOptions,
+  getEmbedderOptions: getEmbedderOptionsFromBinding,
 } = internalBinding('options');
 
 let warnOnAllowUnauthorized = true;
 
 let optionsMap;
 let aliasesMap;
+let embedderOptions;
 
-// getOptions() would serialize the option values from C++ land.
+// getCLIOptions() would serialize the option values from C++ land.
 // It would error if the values are queried before bootstrap is
 // complete so that we don't accidentally include runtime-dependent
 // states into a runtime-independent snapshot.
-function getOptionsFromBinding() {
+function getCLIOptionsFromBinding() {
   if (!optionsMap) {
-    ({ options: optionsMap } = getOptions());
+    ({ options: optionsMap } = getCLIOptions());
   }
   return optionsMap;
 }
 
 function getAliasesFromBinding() {
   if (!aliasesMap) {
-    ({ aliases: aliasesMap } = getOptions());
+    ({ aliases: aliasesMap } = getCLIOptions());
   }
   return aliasesMap;
 }
 
+function getEmbedderOptions() {
+  if (!embedderOptions) {
+    embedderOptions = getEmbedderOptionsFromBinding();
+  }
+  return embedderOptions;
+}
+
 function getOptionValue(optionName) {
-  const options = getOptionsFromBinding();
+  const options = getCLIOptionsFromBinding();
   if (optionName.startsWith('--no-')) {
     const option = options.get('--' + optionName.slice(5));
     return option && !option.value;
@@ -54,13 +61,12 @@ function getAllowUnauthorized() {
 
 module.exports = {
   get options() {
-    return getOptionsFromBinding();
+    return getCLIOptionsFromBinding();
   },
   get aliases() {
     return getAliasesFromBinding();
   },
   getOptionValue,
   getAllowUnauthorized,
-  noGlobalSearchPaths,
-  shouldNotRegisterESMLoader,
+  getEmbedderOptions
 };
diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index c7f153f1d87817..acec2d72515d1d 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ std::string GetBashCompletion() {
 
 // Return a map containing all the options and their metadata as well
 // as the aliases
-void GetOptions(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+void GetCLIOptions(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_process::cli_options_mutex);
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   if (!env->has_run_bootstrapping_code()) {
@@ -1056,13 +1056,38 @@ void GetOptions(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
 }
 
+void GetEmbedderOptions(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  if (!env->has_run_bootstrapping_code()) {
+    // No code because this is an assertion.
+    return env->ThrowError(
+        "Should not query options before bootstrapping is done");
+  }
+  Isolate* isolate = args.GetIsolate();
+  Local<Context> context = env->context();
+  Local<Object> ret = Object::New(isolate);
+
+  if (ret->Set(context,
+           FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "shouldNotRegisterESMLoader"),
+           Boolean::New(isolate, env->should_not_register_esm_loader()))
+      .IsNothing()) return;
+
+  if (ret->Set(context,
+           FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "noGlobalSearchPaths"),
+           Boolean::New(isolate, env->no_global_search_paths()))
+      .IsNothing()) return;
+
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+}
+
 void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
                 Local<Value> unused,
                 Local<Context> context,
                 void* priv) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(context);
   Isolate* isolate = env->isolate();
-  env->SetMethodNoSideEffect(target, "getOptions", GetOptions);
+  env->SetMethodNoSideEffect(target, "getCLIOptions", GetCLIOptions);
+  env->SetMethodNoSideEffect(target, "getEmbedderOptions", GetEmbedderOptions);
 
   Local<Object> env_settings = Object::New(isolate);
   NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(env_settings, kAllowedInEnvironment);
@@ -1072,18 +1097,6 @@ void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
           context, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "envSettings"), env_settings)
       .Check();
 
-  target
-      ->Set(context,
-            FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "shouldNotRegisterESMLoader"),
-            Boolean::New(isolate, env->should_not_register_esm_loader()))
-      .Check();
-
-  target
-      ->Set(context,
-            FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "noGlobalSearchPaths"),
-            Boolean::New(isolate, env->no_global_search_paths()))
-      .Check();
-
   Local<Object> types = Object::New(isolate);
   NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(types, kNoOp);
   NODE_DEFINE_CONSTANT(types, kV8Option);
diff --git a/src/node_options.h b/src/node_options.h
index e5744333140a02..5cf2bb442fad40 100644
--- a/src/node_options.h
+++ b/src/node_options.h
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class OptionsParser {
   template <typename OtherOptions>
   friend class OptionsParser;
 
-  friend void GetOptions(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
+  friend void GetCLIOptions(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   friend std::string GetBashCompletion();
 };