diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index d149b044284d8..0091229ee6c5e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -2637,6 +2637,11 @@ namespace ts {
             return usageMode === ModuleKind.ESNext && targetMode === ModuleKind.CommonJS;
         }
 
+        function isOnlyImportedAsDefault(usage: Expression) {
+            const usageMode = getUsageModeForExpression(usage);
+            return usageMode === ModuleKind.ESNext && endsWith((usage as StringLiteralLike).text, Extension.Json);
+        }
+
         function canHaveSyntheticDefault(file: SourceFile | undefined, moduleSymbol: Symbol, dontResolveAlias: boolean, usage: Expression) {
             const usageMode = file && getUsageModeForExpression(usage);
             if (file && usageMode !== undefined) {
@@ -2688,8 +2693,9 @@ namespace ts {
                 }
 
                 const file = moduleSymbol.declarations?.find(isSourceFile);
+                const hasDefaultOnly = isOnlyImportedAsDefault(node.parent.moduleSpecifier);
                 const hasSyntheticDefault = canHaveSyntheticDefault(file, moduleSymbol, dontResolveAlias, node.parent.moduleSpecifier);
-                if (!exportDefaultSymbol && !hasSyntheticDefault) {
+                if (!exportDefaultSymbol && !hasSyntheticDefault && !hasDefaultOnly) {
                     if (hasExportAssignmentSymbol(moduleSymbol)) {
                         const compilerOptionName = moduleKind >= ModuleKind.ES2015 ? "allowSyntheticDefaultImports" : "esModuleInterop";
                         const exportEqualsSymbol = moduleSymbol.exports!.get(InternalSymbolName.ExportEquals);
@@ -2708,7 +2714,7 @@ namespace ts {
                         reportNonDefaultExport(moduleSymbol, node);
                     }
                 }
-                else if (hasSyntheticDefault) {
+                else if (hasSyntheticDefault || hasDefaultOnly) {
                     // per emit behavior, a synthetic default overrides a "real" .default member if `__esModule` is not present
                     const resolved = resolveExternalModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol, dontResolveAlias) || resolveSymbol(moduleSymbol, dontResolveAlias);
                     markSymbolOfAliasDeclarationIfTypeOnly(node, moduleSymbol, resolved, /*overwriteTypeOnly*/ false);
@@ -2840,7 +2846,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     let symbolFromModule = getExportOfModule(targetSymbol, name, specifier, dontResolveAlias);
                     if (symbolFromModule === undefined && name.escapedText === InternalSymbolName.Default) {
                         const file = moduleSymbol.declarations?.find(isSourceFile);
-                        if (canHaveSyntheticDefault(file, moduleSymbol, dontResolveAlias, moduleSpecifier)) {
+                        if (isOnlyImportedAsDefault(moduleSpecifier) || canHaveSyntheticDefault(file, moduleSymbol, dontResolveAlias, moduleSpecifier)) {
                             symbolFromModule = resolveExternalModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol, dontResolveAlias) || resolveSymbol(moduleSymbol, dontResolveAlias);
                         }
                     }
@@ -3430,6 +3436,9 @@ namespace ts {
                         if (isSyncImport && sourceFile.impliedNodeFormat === ModuleKind.ESNext) {
                             error(errorNode, Diagnostics.Module_0_cannot_be_imported_using_this_construct_The_specifier_only_resolves_to_an_ES_module_which_cannot_be_imported_synchronously_Use_dynamic_import_instead, moduleReference);
                         }
+                        if (mode === ModuleKind.ESNext && compilerOptions.resolveJsonModule && resolvedModule.extension === Extension.Json) {
+                            error(errorNode, Diagnostics.JSON_imports_are_experimental_in_ES_module_mode_imports);
+                        }
                     }
                     // merged symbol is module declaration symbol combined with all augmentations
                     return getMergedSymbol(sourceFile.symbol);
@@ -3592,32 +3601,26 @@ namespace ts {
                     return symbol;
                 }
 
-                if (getESModuleInterop(compilerOptions)) {
-                    const referenceParent = referencingLocation.parent;
-                    if (
-                        (isImportDeclaration(referenceParent) && getNamespaceDeclarationNode(referenceParent)) ||
-                        isImportCall(referenceParent)
-                    ) {
-                        const type = getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
+                const referenceParent = referencingLocation.parent;
+                if (
+                    (isImportDeclaration(referenceParent) && getNamespaceDeclarationNode(referenceParent)) ||
+                    isImportCall(referenceParent)
+                ) {
+                    const reference = isImportCall(referenceParent) ? referenceParent.arguments[0] : referenceParent.moduleSpecifier;
+                    const type = getTypeOfSymbol(symbol);
+                    const defaultOnlyType = getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultOnly(type, symbol, moduleSymbol!, reference);
+                    if (defaultOnlyType) {
+                        return cloneTypeAsModuleType(symbol, defaultOnlyType, referenceParent);
+                    }
+
+                    if (getESModuleInterop(compilerOptions)) {
                         let sigs = getSignaturesOfStructuredType(type, SignatureKind.Call);
                         if (!sigs || !sigs.length) {
                             sigs = getSignaturesOfStructuredType(type, SignatureKind.Construct);
                         }
-                        if (sigs && sigs.length) {
-                            const moduleType = getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultImportType(type, symbol, moduleSymbol!, isImportCall(referenceParent) ? referenceParent.arguments[0] : referenceParent.moduleSpecifier);
-                            // Create a new symbol which has the module's type less the call and construct signatures
-                            const result = createSymbol(symbol.flags, symbol.escapedName);
-                            result.declarations = symbol.declarations ? symbol.declarations.slice() : [];
-                            result.parent = symbol.parent;
-                            result.target = symbol;
-                            result.originatingImport = referenceParent;
-                            if (symbol.valueDeclaration) result.valueDeclaration = symbol.valueDeclaration;
-                            if (symbol.constEnumOnlyModule) result.constEnumOnlyModule = true;
-                            if (symbol.members) result.members = new Map(symbol.members);
-                            if (symbol.exports) result.exports = new Map(symbol.exports);
-                            const resolvedModuleType = resolveStructuredTypeMembers(moduleType as StructuredType); // Should already be resolved from the signature checks above
-                            result.type = createAnonymousType(result, resolvedModuleType.members, emptyArray, emptyArray, resolvedModuleType.indexInfos);
-                            return result;
+                        if ((sigs && sigs.length) || getPropertyOfType(type, InternalSymbolName.Default)) {
+                            const moduleType = getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultImportType(type, symbol, moduleSymbol!, reference);
+                            return cloneTypeAsModuleType(symbol, moduleType, referenceParent);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -3625,6 +3628,24 @@ namespace ts {
             return symbol;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Create a new symbol which has the module's type less the call and construct signatures
+         */
+        function cloneTypeAsModuleType(symbol: Symbol, moduleType: Type, referenceParent: ImportDeclaration | ImportCall) {
+            const result = createSymbol(symbol.flags, symbol.escapedName);
+            result.declarations = symbol.declarations ? symbol.declarations.slice() : [];
+            result.parent = symbol.parent;
+            result.target = symbol;
+            result.originatingImport = referenceParent;
+            if (symbol.valueDeclaration) result.valueDeclaration = symbol.valueDeclaration;
+            if (symbol.constEnumOnlyModule) result.constEnumOnlyModule = true;
+            if (symbol.members) result.members = new Map(symbol.members);
+            if (symbol.exports) result.exports = new Map(symbol.exports);
+            const resolvedModuleType = resolveStructuredTypeMembers(moduleType as StructuredType); // Should already be resolved from the signature checks above
+            result.type = createAnonymousType(result, resolvedModuleType.members, emptyArray, emptyArray, resolvedModuleType.indexInfos);
+            return result;
+        }
+
         function hasExportAssignmentSymbol(moduleSymbol: Symbol): boolean {
             return moduleSymbol.exports!.get(InternalSymbolName.ExportEquals) !== undefined;
         }
@@ -30980,12 +31001,38 @@ namespace ts {
             if (moduleSymbol) {
                 const esModuleSymbol = resolveESModuleSymbol(moduleSymbol, specifier, /*dontRecursivelyResolve*/ true, /*suppressUsageError*/ false);
                 if (esModuleSymbol) {
-                    return createPromiseReturnType(node, getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultImportType(getTypeOfSymbol(esModuleSymbol), esModuleSymbol, moduleSymbol, specifier));
+                    return createPromiseReturnType(node,
+                        getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultOnly(getTypeOfSymbol(esModuleSymbol), esModuleSymbol, moduleSymbol, specifier) ||
+                            getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultImportType(getTypeOfSymbol(esModuleSymbol), esModuleSymbol, moduleSymbol, specifier)
+                    );
                 }
             }
             return createPromiseReturnType(node, anyType);
         }
 
+        function createDefaultPropertyWrapperForModule(symbol: Symbol, originalSymbol: Symbol, anonymousSymbol?: Symbol | undefined) {
+            const memberTable = createSymbolTable();
+            const newSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Alias, InternalSymbolName.Default);
+            newSymbol.parent = originalSymbol;
+            newSymbol.nameType = getStringLiteralType("default");
+            newSymbol.target = resolveSymbol(symbol);
+            memberTable.set(InternalSymbolName.Default, newSymbol);
+            return createAnonymousType(anonymousSymbol, memberTable, emptyArray, emptyArray, emptyArray);
+        }
+
+        function getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultOnly(type: Type, symbol: Symbol, originalSymbol: Symbol, moduleSpecifier: Expression) {
+            const hasDefaultOnly = isOnlyImportedAsDefault(moduleSpecifier);
+            if (hasDefaultOnly && type && !isErrorType(type)) {
+                const synthType = type as SyntheticDefaultModuleType;
+                if (!synthType.defaultOnlyType) {
+                    const type = createDefaultPropertyWrapperForModule(symbol, originalSymbol);
+                    synthType.defaultOnlyType = type;
+                }
+                return synthType.defaultOnlyType;
+            }
+            return undefined;
+        }
+
         function getTypeWithSyntheticDefaultImportType(type: Type, symbol: Symbol, originalSymbol: Symbol, moduleSpecifier: Expression): Type {
             if (allowSyntheticDefaultImports && type && !isErrorType(type)) {
                 const synthType = type as SyntheticDefaultModuleType;
@@ -30993,14 +31040,8 @@ namespace ts {
                     const file = originalSymbol.declarations?.find(isSourceFile);
                     const hasSyntheticDefault = canHaveSyntheticDefault(file, originalSymbol, /*dontResolveAlias*/ false, moduleSpecifier);
                     if (hasSyntheticDefault) {
-                        const memberTable = createSymbolTable();
-                        const newSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.Alias, InternalSymbolName.Default);
-                        newSymbol.parent = originalSymbol;
-                        newSymbol.nameType = getStringLiteralType("default");
-                        newSymbol.target = resolveSymbol(symbol);
-                        memberTable.set(InternalSymbolName.Default, newSymbol);
                         const anonymousSymbol = createSymbol(SymbolFlags.TypeLiteral, InternalSymbolName.Type);
-                        const defaultContainingObject = createAnonymousType(anonymousSymbol, memberTable, emptyArray, emptyArray, emptyArray);
+                        const defaultContainingObject = createDefaultPropertyWrapperForModule(symbol, originalSymbol, anonymousSymbol);
                         anonymousSymbol.type = defaultContainingObject;
                         synthType.syntheticType = isValidSpreadType(type) ? getSpreadType(type, defaultContainingObject, anonymousSymbol, /*objectFlags*/ 0, /*readonly*/ false) : defaultContainingObject;
                     }
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index a40439d012afd..bade52b478ac3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -5997,6 +5997,10 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 7061
     },
+    "JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.": {
+        "category": "Error",
+        "code": 7062
+    },
 
     "You cannot rename this element.": {
         "category": "Error",
diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 2db75250cce8c..0847e2dbfc3d7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -3333,7 +3333,9 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             if (options.resolveJsonModule) {
-                if (getEmitModuleResolutionKind(options) !== ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs) {
+                if (getEmitModuleResolutionKind(options) !== ModuleResolutionKind.NodeJs &&
+                    getEmitModuleResolutionKind(options) !== ModuleResolutionKind.Node12 &&
+                    getEmitModuleResolutionKind(options) !== ModuleResolutionKind.NodeNext) {
                     createDiagnosticForOptionName(Diagnostics.Option_resolveJsonModule_cannot_be_specified_without_node_module_resolution_strategy, "resolveJsonModule");
                 }
                 // Any emit other than common js, amd, es2015 or esnext is error
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index a5b143e06f3bd..6ebdf66a0423e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -5579,6 +5579,7 @@ namespace ts {
     /* @internal */
     export interface SyntheticDefaultModuleType extends Type {
         syntheticType?: Type;
+        defaultOnlyType?: Type;
     }
 
     export interface InstantiableType extends Type {
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 4b225a0ad0e99..5a9d22fe2aa96 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -6168,6 +6168,8 @@ namespace ts {
             case ModuleKind.ES2020:
             case ModuleKind.ES2022:
             case ModuleKind.ESNext:
+            case ModuleKind.Node12:
+            case ModuleKind.NodeNext:
                 return true;
             default:
                 return false;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4200a11e7baf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts(1,17): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts(3,21): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts(1,17): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts(3,21): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts (2 errors) ====
+    import pkg from "./package.json"
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const name = pkg.name;
+    import * as ns from "./package.json";
+                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const thing = ns;
+    export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.cts (0 errors) ====
+    import pkg from "./package.json"
+    export const name = pkg.name;
+    import * as ns from "./package.json";
+    export const thing = ns;
+    export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts (2 errors) ====
+    import pkg from "./package.json"
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const name = pkg.name;
+    import * as ns from "./package.json";
+                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const thing = ns;
+    export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/package.json (0 errors) ====
+    {
+        "name": "pkg",
+        "version": "0.0.1",
+        "type": "module",
+        "default": "misedirection"
+    }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).js b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3736ec5f37a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/node/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule.ts] ////
+
+//// [index.ts]
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.cts]
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.mts]
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [package.json]
+{
+    "name": "pkg",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "type": "module",
+    "default": "misedirection"
+}
+
+//// [package.json]
+{
+    "name": "pkg",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "type": "module",
+    "default": "misedirection"
+}
+//// [index.js]
+import pkg from "./package.json";
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.cjs]
+"use strict";
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } });
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.name2 = exports.thing = exports.name = void 0;
+const package_json_1 = __importDefault(require("./package.json"));
+exports.name = package_json_1.default.name;
+const ns = __importStar(require("./package.json"));
+exports.thing = ns;
+exports.name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.mjs]
+import pkg from "./package.json";
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+
+
+//// [index.d.ts]
+export declare const name: string;
+export declare const thing: {
+    default: {
+        name: string;
+        version: string;
+        type: string;
+        default: string;
+    };
+};
+export declare const name2: string;
+//// [index.d.cts]
+export declare const name: string;
+export declare const thing: {
+    default: {
+        name: string;
+        version: string;
+        type: string;
+        default: string;
+    };
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+    type: string;
+};
+export declare const name2: string;
+//// [index.d.mts]
+export declare const name: string;
+export declare const thing: {
+    default: {
+        name: string;
+        version: string;
+        type: string;
+        default: string;
+    };
+};
+export declare const name2: string;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f1927c6899605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.ts, 0, 6))
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : Symbol(name, Decl(index.ts, 1, 12))
+>pkg.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.ts, 0, 6))
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.ts, 2, 6))
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.ts, 3, 12))
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.ts, 2, 6))
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : Symbol(name2, Decl(index.ts, 4, 12))
+>ns.default.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>ns.default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.ts, 2, 6))
+>default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.cts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.cts, 0, 6))
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : Symbol(name, Decl(index.cts, 1, 12))
+>pkg.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.cts, 0, 6))
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.cts, 2, 6))
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.cts, 3, 12))
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.cts, 2, 6))
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : Symbol(name2, Decl(index.cts, 4, 12))
+>ns.default.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>ns.default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.cts, 2, 6))
+>default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.mts, 0, 6))
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : Symbol(name, Decl(index.mts, 1, 12))
+>pkg.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.mts, 0, 6))
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.mts, 2, 6))
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.mts, 3, 12))
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.mts, 2, 6))
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : Symbol(name2, Decl(index.mts, 4, 12))
+>ns.default.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>ns.default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.mts, 2, 6))
+>default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/package.json ===
+{
+    "name": "pkg",
+>"name" : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+>"version" : Symbol("version", Decl(package.json, 1, 18))
+
+    "type": "module",
+>"type" : Symbol("type", Decl(package.json, 2, 23))
+
+    "default": "misedirection"
+>"default" : Symbol("default", Decl(package.json, 3, 21))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).types b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f6ad83e175444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=node12).types
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : string
+>pkg.name : string
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : string
+>ns.default.name : string
+>ns.default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.cts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : string
+>pkg.name : string
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : string
+>ns.default.name : string
+>ns.default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+>default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : string
+>pkg.name : string
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : string
+>ns.default.name : string
+>ns.default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/package.json ===
+{
+>{    "name": "pkg",    "version": "0.0.1",    "type": "module",    "default": "misedirection"} : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+    "name": "pkg",
+>"name" : string
+>"pkg" : "pkg"
+
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+>"version" : string
+>"0.0.1" : "0.0.1"
+
+    "type": "module",
+>"type" : string
+>"module" : "module"
+
+    "default": "misedirection"
+>"default" : string
+>"misedirection" : "misedirection"
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4200a11e7baf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts(1,17): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts(3,21): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts(1,17): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts(3,21): error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts (2 errors) ====
+    import pkg from "./package.json"
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const name = pkg.name;
+    import * as ns from "./package.json";
+                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const thing = ns;
+    export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.cts (0 errors) ====
+    import pkg from "./package.json"
+    export const name = pkg.name;
+    import * as ns from "./package.json";
+    export const thing = ns;
+    export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts (2 errors) ====
+    import pkg from "./package.json"
+                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const name = pkg.name;
+    import * as ns from "./package.json";
+                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS7062: JSON imports are experimental in ES module mode imports.
+    export const thing = ns;
+    export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+==== tests/cases/conformance/node/package.json (0 errors) ====
+    {
+        "name": "pkg",
+        "version": "0.0.1",
+        "type": "module",
+        "default": "misedirection"
+    }
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).js b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3736ec5f37a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/node/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule.ts] ////
+
+//// [index.ts]
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.cts]
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.mts]
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [package.json]
+{
+    "name": "pkg",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "type": "module",
+    "default": "misedirection"
+}
+
+//// [package.json]
+{
+    "name": "pkg",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "type": "module",
+    "default": "misedirection"
+}
+//// [index.js]
+import pkg from "./package.json";
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.cjs]
+"use strict";
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } });
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.name2 = exports.thing = exports.name = void 0;
+const package_json_1 = __importDefault(require("./package.json"));
+exports.name = package_json_1.default.name;
+const ns = __importStar(require("./package.json"));
+exports.thing = ns;
+exports.name2 = ns.default.name;
+//// [index.mjs]
+import pkg from "./package.json";
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+
+
+//// [index.d.ts]
+export declare const name: string;
+export declare const thing: {
+    default: {
+        name: string;
+        version: string;
+        type: string;
+        default: string;
+    };
+};
+export declare const name2: string;
+//// [index.d.cts]
+export declare const name: string;
+export declare const thing: {
+    default: {
+        name: string;
+        version: string;
+        type: string;
+        default: string;
+    };
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+    type: string;
+};
+export declare const name2: string;
+//// [index.d.mts]
+export declare const name: string;
+export declare const thing: {
+    default: {
+        name: string;
+        version: string;
+        type: string;
+        default: string;
+    };
+};
+export declare const name2: string;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f1927c6899605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.ts, 0, 6))
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : Symbol(name, Decl(index.ts, 1, 12))
+>pkg.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.ts, 0, 6))
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.ts, 2, 6))
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.ts, 3, 12))
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.ts, 2, 6))
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : Symbol(name2, Decl(index.ts, 4, 12))
+>ns.default.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>ns.default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.ts, 2, 6))
+>default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.cts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.cts, 0, 6))
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : Symbol(name, Decl(index.cts, 1, 12))
+>pkg.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.cts, 0, 6))
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.cts, 2, 6))
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.cts, 3, 12))
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.cts, 2, 6))
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : Symbol(name2, Decl(index.cts, 4, 12))
+>ns.default.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>ns.default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.cts, 2, 6))
+>default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.mts, 0, 6))
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : Symbol(name, Decl(index.mts, 1, 12))
+>pkg.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>pkg : Symbol(pkg, Decl(index.mts, 0, 6))
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.mts, 2, 6))
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : Symbol(thing, Decl(index.mts, 3, 12))
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.mts, 2, 6))
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : Symbol(name2, Decl(index.mts, 4, 12))
+>ns.default.name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+>ns.default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>ns : Symbol(ns, Decl(index.mts, 2, 6))
+>default : Symbol("tests/cases/conformance/node/package")
+>name : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/package.json ===
+{
+    "name": "pkg",
+>"name" : Symbol("name", Decl(package.json, 0, 1))
+
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+>"version" : Symbol("version", Decl(package.json, 1, 18))
+
+    "type": "module",
+>"type" : Symbol("type", Decl(package.json, 2, 23))
+
+    "default": "misedirection"
+>"default" : Symbol("default", Decl(package.json, 3, 21))
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).types b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f6ad83e175444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule(module=nodenext).types
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.ts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : string
+>pkg.name : string
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : string
+>ns.default.name : string
+>ns.default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.cts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : string
+>pkg.name : string
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : string
+>ns.default.name : string
+>ns.default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; name: string; version: string; type: string; }
+>default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/index.mts ===
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+export const name = pkg.name;
+>name : string
+>pkg.name : string
+>pkg : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const thing = ns;
+>thing : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+>name2 : string
+>ns.default.name : string
+>ns.default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>ns : { default: { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }; }
+>default : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+>name : string
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/node/package.json ===
+{
+>{    "name": "pkg",    "version": "0.0.1",    "type": "module",    "default": "misedirection"} : { name: string; version: string; type: string; default: string; }
+
+    "name": "pkg",
+>"name" : string
+>"pkg" : "pkg"
+
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+>"version" : string
+>"0.0.1" : "0.0.1"
+
+    "type": "module",
+>"type" : string
+>"module" : "module"
+
+    "default": "misedirection"
+>"default" : string
+>"misedirection" : "misedirection"
+}
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/node/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/node/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c298685c228df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/node/nodeModulesResolveJsonModule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// @module: node12,nodenext
+// @resolveJsonModule: true
+// @outDir: ./out
+// @declaration: true
+// @filename: index.ts
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+// @filename: index.cts
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+// @filename: index.mts
+import pkg from "./package.json"
+export const name = pkg.name;
+import * as ns from "./package.json";
+export const thing = ns;
+export const name2 = ns.default.name;
+// @filename: package.json
+{
+    "name": "pkg",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "type": "module",
+    "default": "misedirection"
+}
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