diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
index 489d8ff91e35..2e0b0fef8e9d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
@@ -613,12 +613,13 @@ class ModuleLoader {
 
     const isMain = (parentURL === undefined);
     const inspectBrk = (isMain && getOptionValue('--inspect-brk'));
-    // Use ModuleJobSync whenever we're on the main thread (not the async loader hook worker),
+    // Use ModuleJobSync for kImportInRequiredESM, which must always be linked synchronously,
+    // and whenever we're on the main thread (not the async loader hook worker),
     // except for kRequireInImportedCJS (TODO: consolidate that case too).
     // TODO(joyeecheung): use ModuleJobSync for kRequireInImportedCJS too.
-    const ModuleJobCtor = (this.isForAsyncLoaderHookWorker ||
-                           requestType === kRequireInImportedCJS) ?
-      ModuleJob : ModuleJobSync;
+    const ModuleJobCtor = (requestType === kImportInRequiredESM ||
+                           (!this.isForAsyncLoaderHookWorker && requestType !== kRequireInImportedCJS)) ?
+      ModuleJobSync : ModuleJob;
     job = new ModuleJobCtor(
       this,
       url,
@@ -645,9 +646,12 @@ class ModuleLoader {
    */
   getOrCreateModuleJob(parentURL, request, requestType) {
     let maybePromise;
-    if (!this.isForAsyncLoaderHookWorker) {
+    if (!this.isForAsyncLoaderHookWorker ||
+        requestType === kRequireInImportedCJS || requestType === kImportInRequiredESM) {
       // On the main thread, always resolve synchronously;
       // `resolveSync` coordinates with the async loader hook worker if needed.
+      // On the async loader hook worker, require(esm) and require() in imported CJS
+      // must still be resolved synchronously.
       maybePromise = this.resolveSync(parentURL, request);
       assert(!isPromise(maybePromise));
     } else {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/dep.mjs b/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/dep.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d34ee667697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/dep.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const value = 'dep:';
diff --git a/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/esm-with-import.mjs b/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/esm-with-import.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1aad2b7a98c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/esm-with-import.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { sep } from 'node:path';
+import { value } from './dep.mjs';
+
+export const result = `${value}${typeof sep}`;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/hooks.mjs b/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/hooks.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b80b4ef959b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/hooks.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Loaded on the module.register() hooks thread. It defines no hooks: require()-ing
+// an ES module with imports while the hooks module is being loaded is enough.
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const { result } = require('./esm-with-import.mjs');
+if (result !== 'dep:string') {
+  throw new Error(`Unexpected result: ${result}`);
+}
diff --git a/test/module-hooks/test-async-loader-hooks-require-esm-in-hooks-thread.mjs b/test/module-hooks/test-async-loader-hooks-require-esm-in-hooks-thread.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a647568ffee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/module-hooks/test-async-loader-hooks-require-esm-in-hooks-thread.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Test that require(esm) of a module with imports works while loading a module.register() hooks module.
+// Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/66767
+import '../common/index.mjs';
+import { execPath } from 'node:process';
+import fixtures from '../common/fixtures.js';
+import { spawnSyncAndAssert } from '../common/child_process.js';
+
+spawnSyncAndAssert(
+  execPath,
+  [
+    '--no-warnings',
+    '--input-type=module',
+    '--eval',
+    `import { register } from 'node:module';
+    register(${JSON.stringify(fixtures.fileURL('module-hooks/require-esm-in-hooks-thread/hooks.mjs'))});
+    console.log('ok');`,
+  ],
+  {
+    stdout: 'ok',
+    stderr: '',
+    trim: true,
+  },
+);