diff --git a/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/VM.cpp b/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/VM.cpp
index 5ce09f0d403..0761100a089 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/VM.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/VM.cpp
@@ -551,7 +551,10 @@ ThrowCompletionOr<void> VM::link_and_eval_module(Badge<Bytecode::Interpreter>, S
 ThrowCompletionOr<void> VM::link_and_eval_module(CyclicModule& module)
 {
     auto filename = module.filename();
-    module.load_requested_modules(nullptr);
+    auto& promise_capability = module.load_requested_modules(nullptr);
+
+    if (auto const& promise = verify_cast<Promise>(*promise_capability.promise()); promise.state() == Promise::State::Rejected)
+        return JS::throw_completion(promise.result());
 
     dbgln_if(JS_MODULE_DEBUG, "[JS MODULE] Linking module {}", filename);
     auto linked_or_error = module.link(*this);
diff --git a/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/modules/basic-modules.js b/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/modules/basic-modules.js
index 23b61dbdad8..1fa49198889 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/modules/basic-modules.js
+++ b/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/modules/basic-modules.js
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ describe("in- and exports", () => {
         expect(result.default).toBeInstanceOf(RegExp);
         expect(result.default.toString()).toBe(/foo/.toString());
     });
+
+    test("importing a non-existent file results in a SyntaxError", () => {
+        expectedModuleToThrowSyntaxError("./i-do-no-exist.mjs", "Cannot find/open module");
+    });
 });
 
 describe("loops", () => {