diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index c23b2c504ec624..e0e1449bfa680f 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
         'src/node_perf_common.h',
         'src/node_persistent.h',
         'src/node_platform.h',
+        'src/node_process.h',
         'src/node_revert.h',
         'src/node_root_certs.h',
         'src/node_stat_watcher.h',
diff --git a/src/env.cc b/src/env.cc
index 0ebcc53c213944..2cbbd14e713b9b 100644
--- a/src/env.cc
+++ b/src/env.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "node_native_module.h"
 #include "node_options-inl.h"
 #include "node_platform.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "node_worker.h"
 #include "tracing/agent.h"
 #include "tracing/traced_value.h"
diff --git a/src/inspector_agent.cc b/src/inspector_agent.cc
index 8710b8569072a1..d9a252bbe88140 100644
--- a/src/inspector_agent.cc
+++ b/src/inspector_agent.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "node/inspector/protocol/Protocol.h"
 #include "node_errors.h"
 #include "node_internals.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "node_url.h"
 #include "v8-inspector.h"
 #include "v8-platform.h"
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 375ee7fd6edbeb..8e5dbd1516235d 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "node_options-inl.h"
 #include "node_perf.h"
 #include "node_platform.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "node_revert.h"
 #include "node_version.h"
 #include "tracing/traced_value.h"
@@ -586,9 +587,9 @@ void Exit(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 }
 
 static Maybe<bool> ProcessEmitWarningGeneric(Environment* env,
-                                             const char* warning,
-                                             const char* type = nullptr,
-                                             const char* code = nullptr) {
+                                      const char* warning,
+                                      const char* type = nullptr,
+                                      const char* code = nullptr) {
   HandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Context::Scope context_scope(env->context());
 
@@ -746,12 +747,10 @@ void RunBootstrapping(Environment* env) {
 
   // Setting global properties for the bootstrappers to use:
   // - global
-  // - process._rawDebug
   // Expose the global object as a property on itself
   // (Allows you to set stuff on `global` from anywhere in JavaScript.)
   global->Set(context, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "global"), global)
       .FromJust();
-  env->SetMethod(process, "_rawDebug", RawDebug);
 
   // Create binding loaders
   std::vector<Local<String>> loaders_params = {
diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index cc4431b8138810..71eb3880100ea0 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -19,16 +19,17 @@
 // OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+#include "node_crypto.h"
 #include "node.h"
 #include "node_buffer.h"
-#include "node_errors.h"
 #include "node_constants.h"
-#include "node_crypto.h"
 #include "node_crypto_bio.h"
-#include "node_crypto_groups.h"
 #include "node_crypto_clienthello-inl.h"
-#include "node_mutex.h"
+#include "node_crypto_groups.h"
+#include "node_errors.h"
 #include "node_internals.h"
+#include "node_mutex.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "tls_wrap.h"  // TLSWrap
 
 #include "async_wrap-inl.h"
diff --git a/src/node_env_var.cc b/src/node_env_var.cc
index 8cbfa22973c65d..d1ebb064e2417e 100644
--- a/src/node_env_var.cc
+++ b/src/node_env_var.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#include "node_internals.h"
 #include "node_errors.h"
+#include "node_internals.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <crt_externs.h>
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index b66c0fe6d20915..8757f6bf0d8921 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 // OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+#include "node_file.h"
 #include "aliased_buffer.h"
 #include "node_buffer.h"
 #include "node_internals.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "node_stat_watcher.h"
-#include "node_file.h"
+
 #include "tracing/trace_event.h"
 
 #include "req_wrap-inl.h"
diff --git a/src/node_internals.h b/src/node_internals.h
index afdffe10de4d9c..c7f98245443490 100644
--- a/src/node_internals.h
+++ b/src/node_internals.h
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ void RegisterSignalHandler(int signal,
                            bool reset_handler = false);
 #endif
 
-v8::Local<v8::Object> CreateEnvVarProxy(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
-                                        v8::Isolate* isolate,
-                                        v8::Local<v8::Value> data);
-
 std::string GetHumanReadableProcessName();
 void GetHumanReadableProcessName(char (*name)[1024]);
 
@@ -180,16 +176,6 @@ namespace task_queue {
 void PromiseRejectCallback(v8::PromiseRejectMessage message);
 }  // namespace task_queue
 
-v8::Maybe<bool> ProcessEmitWarning(Environment* env, const char* fmt, ...);
-v8::Maybe<bool> ProcessEmitDeprecationWarning(Environment* env,
-                                              const char* warning,
-                                              const char* deprecation_code);
-
-v8::Local<v8::Object> CreateProcessObject(
-    Environment* env,
-    const std::vector<std::string>& args,
-    const std::vector<std::string>& exec_args);
-
 enum Endianness {
   kLittleEndian,  // _Not_ LITTLE_ENDIAN, clashes with endian.h.
   kBigEndian
@@ -371,23 +357,6 @@ void DisposePlatform();
 
 // Functions defined in node.cc that are exposed via the bootstrapper object
 
-void RawDebug(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
-
-void DebugPortGetter(v8::Local<v8::Name> property,
-                     const v8::PropertyCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
-void DebugPortSetter(v8::Local<v8::Name> property,
-                     v8::Local<v8::Value> value,
-                     const v8::PropertyCallbackInfo<void>& info);
-
-void GetParentProcessId(v8::Local<v8::Name> property,
-                        const v8::PropertyCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
-
-void ProcessTitleGetter(v8::Local<v8::Name> property,
-                        const v8::PropertyCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
-void ProcessTitleSetter(v8::Local<v8::Name> property,
-                        v8::Local<v8::Value> value,
-                        const v8::PropertyCallbackInfo<void>& info);
-
 #if defined(__POSIX__) && !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__CloudABI__)
 #define NODE_IMPLEMENTS_POSIX_CREDENTIALS 1
 #endif  // __POSIX__ && !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__CloudABI__)
diff --git a/src/node_messaging.cc b/src/node_messaging.cc
index 6036648dd4c527..a538839bcc6fcb 100644
--- a/src/node_messaging.cc
+++ b/src/node_messaging.cc
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-#include "debug_utils.h"
 #include "node_messaging.h"
-#include "node_internals.h"
+#include "async_wrap-inl.h"
+#include "async_wrap.h"
+#include "debug_utils.h"
 #include "node_buffer.h"
 #include "node_errors.h"
-#include "util.h"
+#include "node_internals.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
-#include "async_wrap.h"
-#include "async_wrap-inl.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 using v8::Array;
 using v8::ArrayBuffer;
diff --git a/src/node_process.h b/src/node_process.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..35667ca1b9de40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_process.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef SRC_NODE_PROCESS_H_
+#define SRC_NODE_PROCESS_H_
+
+#if defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
+
+#include "v8.h"
+
+namespace node {
+
+v8::Local<v8::Object> CreateEnvVarProxy(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                        v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                        v8::Local<v8::Value> data);
+
+// Most of the time, it's best to use `console.error` to write
+// to the process.stderr stream.  However, in some cases, such as
+// when debugging the stream.Writable class or the process.nextTick
+// function, it is useful to bypass JavaScript entirely.
+void RawDebug(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
+
+v8::Maybe<bool> ProcessEmitWarning(Environment* env, const char* fmt, ...);
+v8::Maybe<bool> ProcessEmitDeprecationWarning(Environment* env,
+                                              const char* warning,
+                                              const char* deprecation_code);
+
+v8::Local<v8::Object> CreateProcessObject(
+    Environment* env,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& args,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& exec_args);
+
+}  // namespace node
+#endif  // defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
+#endif  // SRC_NODE_PROCESS_H_
diff --git a/src/node_process_methods.cc b/src/node_process_methods.cc
index 69f08a219b67e6..c9abe19b7e0b68 100644
--- a/src/node_process_methods.cc
+++ b/src/node_process_methods.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#include "node.h"
-#include "node_internals.h"
-#include "node_errors.h"
-#include "base_object.h"
 #include "base_object-inl.h"
+#include "base_object.h"
 #include "env-inl.h"
+#include "node.h"
+#include "node_errors.h"
+#include "node_internals.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 #include "uv.h"
 #include "v8.h"
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ using v8::Local;
 using v8::Name;
 using v8::NewStringType;
 using v8::Object;
-using v8::PropertyCallbackInfo;
 using v8::String;
 using v8::Uint32;
 using v8::Uint32Array;
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ static void MemoryUsage(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   fields[3] = v8_heap_stats.external_memory();
 }
 
-// Most of the time, it's best to use `console.error` to write
-// to the process.stderr stream.  However, in some cases, such as
-// when debugging the stream.Writable class or the process.nextTick
-// function, it is useful to bypass JavaScript entirely.
 void RawDebug(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   CHECK(args.Length() == 1 && args[0]->IsString() &&
         "must be called with a single string");
@@ -246,28 +242,6 @@ static void Uptime(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(uptime / 1000);
 }
 
-void ProcessTitleGetter(Local<Name> property,
-                        const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
-  char buffer[512];
-  uv_get_process_title(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(String::NewFromUtf8(info.GetIsolate(), buffer,
-      NewStringType::kNormal).ToLocalChecked());
-}
-
-void ProcessTitleSetter(Local<Name> property,
-                        Local<Value> value,
-                        const PropertyCallbackInfo<void>& info) {
-  node::Utf8Value title(info.GetIsolate(), value);
-  TRACE_EVENT_METADATA1("__metadata", "process_name", "name",
-                        TRACE_STR_COPY(*title));
-  uv_set_process_title(*title);
-}
-
-void GetParentProcessId(Local<Name> property,
-                        const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(uv_os_getppid());
-}
-
 static void GetActiveRequests(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
 
@@ -297,22 +271,6 @@ void GetActiveHandles(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       Array::New(env->isolate(), handle_v.data(), handle_v.size()));
 }
 
-void DebugPortGetter(Local<Name> property,
-                     const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
-  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info);
-  int port = env->inspector_host_port()->port();
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(port);
-}
-
-
-void DebugPortSetter(Local<Name> property,
-                     Local<Value> value,
-                     const PropertyCallbackInfo<void>& info) {
-  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info);
-  int32_t port = value->Int32Value(env->context()).FromMaybe(0);
-  env->inspector_host_port()->set_port(static_cast<int>(port));
-}
-
 #ifdef __POSIX__
 static void DebugProcess(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
diff --git a/src/node_process_object.cc b/src/node_process_object.cc
index 07f28653deeb38..980b5002b69b0b 100644
--- a/src/node_process_object.cc
+++ b/src/node_process_object.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "node_internals.h"
 #include "node_options-inl.h"
 #include "node_metadata.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "node_revert.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
@@ -18,13 +19,53 @@ using v8::Integer;
 using v8::Isolate;
 using v8::Just;
 using v8::Local;
+using v8::Name;
 using v8::NewStringType;
 using v8::None;
 using v8::Object;
+using v8::PropertyCallbackInfo;
 using v8::SideEffectType;
 using v8::String;
 using v8::Value;
 
+static void ProcessTitleGetter(Local<Name> property,
+                               const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
+  char buffer[512];
+  uv_get_process_title(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+  info.GetReturnValue().Set(
+      String::NewFromUtf8(info.GetIsolate(), buffer, NewStringType::kNormal)
+          .ToLocalChecked());
+}
+
+static void ProcessTitleSetter(Local<Name> property,
+                               Local<Value> value,
+                               const PropertyCallbackInfo<void>& info) {
+  node::Utf8Value title(info.GetIsolate(), value);
+  TRACE_EVENT_METADATA1(
+      "__metadata", "process_name", "name", TRACE_STR_COPY(*title));
+  uv_set_process_title(*title);
+}
+
+static void DebugPortGetter(Local<Name> property,
+                            const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info);
+  int port = env->inspector_host_port()->port();
+  info.GetReturnValue().Set(port);
+}
+
+static void DebugPortSetter(Local<Name> property,
+                            Local<Value> value,
+                            const PropertyCallbackInfo<void>& info) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info);
+  int32_t port = value->Int32Value(env->context()).FromMaybe(0);
+  env->inspector_host_port()->set_port(static_cast<int>(port));
+}
+
+static void GetParentProcessId(Local<Name> property,
+                               const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
+  info.GetReturnValue().Set(uv_os_getppid());
+}
+
 Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
                                   const std::vector<std::string>& args,
                                   const std::vector<std::string>& exec_args) {
@@ -39,6 +80,7 @@ Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
                               ->NewInstance(context)
                               .ToLocalChecked();
 
+  // process.title
   auto title_string = FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "title");
   CHECK(process->SetAccessor(
       env->context(),
@@ -103,7 +145,7 @@ Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
                ToV8Value(env->context(), exec_args)
                    .ToLocalChecked()).FromJust();
 
-  // create process.env
+  // process.env
   process
       ->Set(env->context(),
             FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "env"),
@@ -117,6 +159,9 @@ Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
                              FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "ppid"),
                              GetParentProcessId).FromJust());
 
+  // TODO(joyeecheung): the following process properties that are set using
+  // parsed CLI flags should be migrated to `internal/options` in JS land.
+
   // -e, --eval
   // TODO(addaleax): Remove this.
   if (env->options()->has_eval_string) {
@@ -193,13 +238,13 @@ Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
     READONLY_PROPERTY(process, "traceDeprecation", True(env->isolate()));
   }
 
-  // TODO(refack): move the following 4 to `node_config`
   // --inspect-brk
   if (env->options()->debug_options().wait_for_connect()) {
     READONLY_DONT_ENUM_PROPERTY(process,
                                 "_breakFirstLine", True(env->isolate()));
   }
 
+  // --inspect-brk-node
   if (env->options()->debug_options().break_node_first_line) {
     READONLY_DONT_ENUM_PROPERTY(process,
                                 "_breakNodeFirstLine", True(env->isolate()));
@@ -227,6 +272,7 @@ Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
   SECURITY_REVERSIONS(V)
 #undef V
 
+  // process.execPath
   {
     size_t exec_path_len = 2 * PATH_MAX;
     std::vector<char> exec_path(exec_path_len);
@@ -245,6 +291,7 @@ Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
                  exec_path_value).FromJust();
   }
 
+  // process.debugPort
   auto debug_port_string = FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "debugPort");
   CHECK(process->SetAccessor(env->context(),
                              debug_port_string,
@@ -252,6 +299,10 @@ Local<Object> CreateProcessObject(Environment* env,
                              env->is_main_thread() ? DebugPortSetter : nullptr,
                              env->as_external()).FromJust());
 
+  // process._rawDebug: may be overwritten later in JS land, but should be
+  // availbale from the begining for debugging purposes
+  env->SetMethod(process, "_rawDebug", RawDebug);
+
   return scope.Escape(process);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/signal_wrap.cc b/src/signal_wrap.cc
index 93f86f5d790aa7..ca08342ec63bb1 100644
--- a/src/signal_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/signal_wrap.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "async_wrap-inl.h"
 #include "env-inl.h"
 #include "handle_wrap.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 #include "v8.h"
 
diff --git a/src/uv.cc b/src/uv.cc
index a7d0b1012ce2f4..5422b0d2403d39 100644
--- a/src/uv.cc
+++ b/src/uv.cc
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #include "uv.h"
+#include "env-inl.h"
 #include "node.h"
 #include "node_internals.h"
-#include "env-inl.h"
+#include "node_process.h"
 
 namespace node {