2 files changed, 38 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 5805284016..e0a548f042 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -555,10 +555,11 @@ cjs === 'cjs'; // true
 
 ## Builtin modules
 
-Builtin modules will provide named exports of their public API, as well as a
-default export which can be used for, among other things, modifying the named
-exports. Named exports of builtin modules are updated when the corresponding
-exports property is accessed, redefined, or deleted.
+Builtin modules will provide named exports of their public API. A
+default export is also provided which is the value of the CommonJS exports.
+The default export can be used for, among other things, modifying the named
+exports. Named exports of builtin modules are updated only by calling
+[`module.syncBuiltinESMExports()`][].
 
 ```js
 import EventEmitter from 'events';
@@ -578,8 +579,10 @@ readFile('./foo.txt', (err, source) => {
 
 ```js
 import fs, { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { syncBuiltinESMExports } from 'module';
 
 fs.readFileSync = () => Buffer.from('Hello, ESM');
+syncBuiltinESMExports();
 
 fs.readFileSync === readFileSync;
 ```
@@ -1008,6 +1011,7 @@ success!
 [`import.meta.url`]: #esm_import_meta
 [`import`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/import
 [`module.createRequire()`]: modules.html#modules_module_createrequire_filename
+[`module.syncBuiltinESMExports()`]: modules.html#modules_module_syncbuiltinesmexports
 [dynamic instantiate hook]: #esm_dynamic_instantiate_hook
 [package exports]: #esm_package_exports
 [special scheme]: https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#special-scheme
diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 32490cf47f..9ed9273e0b 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -984,6 +984,36 @@ const requireUtil = createRequireFromPath('../src/utils/');
 requireUtil('./some-tool');
 ```
 
+### module.syncBuiltinESMExports()
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+The `module.syncBuiltinESMExports()` method updates all the live bindings for
+builtin ES Modules to match the properties of the CommonJS exports. It does
+not add or remove exported names from the ES Modules.
+
+```js
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { syncBuiltinESMExports } = require('module');
+
+fs.readFile = null;
+
+delete fs.readFileSync;
+
+fs.newAPI = function newAPI() {
+  // ...
+};
+
+syncBuiltinESMExports();
+
+import('fs').then((esmFS) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(esmFS.readFile, null);
+  assert.strictEqual('readFileSync' in fs, true);
+  assert.strictEqual(esmFS.newAPI, undefined);
+});
+```
+
 [GLOBAL_FOLDERS]: #modules_loading_from_the_global_folders
 [`Error`]: errors.html#errors_class_error
 [`__dirname`]: #modules_dirname