diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c9f27b33..4aeb78672 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -529,6 +529,10 @@ Space-delimited list of hosts or socket paths which should be denied for network
 
 Set a timeout in seconds for idle sockets being kept-alive. Default timeout is 15 seconds
 
+### `LLRT_PLATFORM=value`
+
+Used to explicitly specify a preferred platform for the Node.js package resolver. The default is `browser`. If `node` is specified, "node" takes precedence in the search path. If a value other than `browser` or `node` is specified, it will behave as if "browser" was specified.
+
 ### `LLRT_TLS_VERSION=value`
 
 Set the TLS version to be used for network connections. By default only TLS 1.2 is enabled. TLS 1.3 can also be enabled by setting this variable to `1.3`
diff --git a/llrt_core/src/environment.rs b/llrt_core/src/environment.rs
index f7560f27d..5c2af4dad 100644
--- a/llrt_core/src/environment.rs
+++ b/llrt_core/src/environment.rs
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ pub const ENV_LLRT_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: &str = "LLRT_EXTRA_CA_CERTS";
 //log
 pub const ENV_LLRT_LOG: &str = "LLRT_LOG";
 
+//module
+pub const ENV_LLRT_PLATFORM: &str = "LLRT_PLATFORM";
+
 //vm
 pub const ENV_LLRT_GC_THRESHOLD_MB: &str = "LLRT_GC_THRESHOLD_MB";
diff --git a/llrt_core/src/module_loader/loader.rs b/llrt_core/src/module_loader/loader.rs
index 574d5ccf1..520dbf037 100644
--- a/llrt_core/src/module_loader/loader.rs
+++ b/llrt_core/src/module_loader/loader.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use rquickjs::{loader::Loader, Ctx, Function, Module, Object, Result, Value};
 use std::{
diff --git a/llrt_core/src/module_loader/mod.rs b/llrt_core/src/module_loader/mod.rs
index 26f3cc2b0..de93d7e0f 100644
--- a/llrt_core/src/module_loader/mod.rs
+++ b/llrt_core/src/module_loader/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+use std::env;
+
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+
+use crate::environment;
+
 pub mod loader;
 pub mod resolver;
 
@@ -5,3 +13,10 @@ pub mod resolver;
 pub const CJS_IMPORT_PREFIX: &str = "__cjs:";
 // added to force CJS imports in loader
 pub const CJS_LOADER_PREFIX: &str = "__cjsm:";
+
+pub static LLRT_PLATFORM: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    env::var(environment::ENV_LLRT_PLATFORM)
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|platform| platform == "node")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "browser".to_string())
+});
diff --git a/llrt_core/src/module_loader/resolver.rs b/llrt_core/src/module_loader/resolver.rs
index 5d9fdb4bd..5c4ea7b5d 100644
--- a/llrt_core/src/module_loader/resolver.rs
+++ b/llrt_core/src/module_loader/resolver.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use crate::{
     utils::io::{is_supported_ext, JS_EXTENSIONS, SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS},
 };
 
-use super::CJS_IMPORT_PREFIX;
+use super::{CJS_IMPORT_PREFIX, LLRT_PLATFORM};
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/bytecode_cache.rs"));
 
@@ -433,7 +433,8 @@ fn load_package_imports(ctx: &Ctx<'_>, x: &str, dir: &str) -> Result<Option<Stri
         if let Some(module_path) = package_imports_resolve(&package_json, x) {
             trace!("|  load_package_imports(6): {}", module_path);
             let dir = path.as_ref().trim_end_matches("package.json");
-            return Ok(Some(correct_extensions([dir, module_path].concat()).into()));
+            let module_path = to_abs_path(correct_extensions([dir, module_path].concat()))?;
+            return Ok(Some(module_path.into()));
         }
     };
 
@@ -512,7 +513,10 @@ fn load_package_exports<'a>(
 
     let (module_path, is_cjs) = package_exports_resolve(&package_json, name, is_esm)?;
 
-    let module_path = correct_extensions([dir, "/", scope, "/", module_path].concat());
+    let module_path = to_abs_path(correct_extensions(
+        [dir, "/", scope, "/", module_path].concat(),
+    ))?;
+
     let prefix = if is_cjs && is_esm {
         CJS_LOADER_PREFIX
     } else {
@@ -584,9 +588,9 @@ fn package_exports_resolve<'a>(
 
         if let Some(BorrowedValue::Object(exports)) = map.get("exports") {
             if let Some(BorrowedValue::Object(name)) = exports.get(modules_name) {
-                // Check for exports -> name -> browser -> [import | require]
-                if let Some(BorrowedValue::Object(browser)) = name.get("browser") {
-                    if let Some(BorrowedValue::String(ident)) = browser.get(ident) {
+                // Check for exports -> name -> platform(browser or node) -> [import | require]
+                if let Some(BorrowedValue::Object(platform)) = name.get(LLRT_PLATFORM.as_str()) {
+                    if let Some(BorrowedValue::String(ident)) = platform.get(ident) {
                         return Ok((ident.as_ref(), is_cjs));
                     }
                 }
@@ -624,9 +628,9 @@ fn package_exports_resolve<'a>(
                 }
             }
         }
-        // Check for browser field
-        if let Some(BorrowedValue::String(browser)) = map.get("browser") {
-            return Ok((browser.as_ref(), is_cjs));
+        // Check for platform(browser or node) field
+        if let Some(BorrowedValue::String(platform)) = map.get(LLRT_PLATFORM.as_str()) {
+            return Ok((platform.as_ref(), is_cjs));
         }
         // [ESM only] Check for module field
         if is_esm {
@@ -650,6 +654,10 @@ fn package_imports_resolve<'a>(
     if let BorrowedValue::Object(map) = package_json {
         if let Some(BorrowedValue::Object(imports)) = map.get("imports") {
             if let Some(BorrowedValue::Object(name)) = imports.get(modules_name) {
+                // Check for imports -> name -> platform(browser or node)
+                if let Some(BorrowedValue::String(platform)) = name.get(LLRT_PLATFORM.as_str()) {
+                    return Some(platform.as_ref());
+                }
                 // Check for imports -> name -> require
                 if let Some(BorrowedValue::String(require)) = name.get("require") {
                     return Some(require.as_ref());