diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 3bd831cd2c5..6be6a0a6d5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x, 25.x]
+        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x, 25.x, 26.x]
         webpack-version: [latest]
         dev-server-version: [latest]
 
diff --git a/test/build/config-format/typescript-mjs/typescript.test.mjs b/test/build/config-format/typescript-mjs/typescript.test.mjs
index 03acf17b9a9..857678ae870 100644
--- a/test/build/config-format/typescript-mjs/typescript.test.mjs
+++ b/test/build/config-format/typescript-mjs/typescript.test.mjs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe("typescript ecma modules configuration", () => {
       // Fallback to `ts-node/esm` for old Node.js versions
       nodeOptions:
         major >= 22
-          ? ["--experimental-transform-types", "--no-warnings"]
+          ? ["--no-warnings", ...(major < 26 ? ["--experimental-transform-types"] : [])]
           : [
               "--no-deprecation",
               "--import=data:text/javascript,import { register } from 'node:module'; import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'; register('ts-node/esm', pathToFileURL('./'));",
diff --git a/test/external-command/my-loader.mjs b/test/external-command/my-loader.mjs
index e1d2f1665a0..2f5280dd2b7 100644
--- a/test/external-command/my-loader.mjs
+++ b/test/external-command/my-loader.mjs
@@ -1,23 +1,40 @@
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 
+/**
+ * Resolves a bare specifier from the `node_modules` directory of the current working directory.
+ * @param {string} specifier module specifier
+ * @param {Error & { code?: string }} err error thrown by the next resolve hook
+ * @returns {{ url: string, shortCircuit: boolean }} resolution result
+ */
+function resolveFromCwd(specifier, err) {
+  if (err.code === "ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND" && !specifier.startsWith(".")) {
+    const baseDir = join(process.cwd(), "node_modules/");
+    const resolved = join(baseDir, specifier, "index.js");
+
+    return {
+      url: pathToFileURL(resolved).href,
+      shortCircuit: true,
+    };
+  }
+
+  throw err;
+}
+
+// Asynchronous hook, used with `module.register()`
 export async function resolve(specifier, context, nextResolve) {
   try {
     return await nextResolve(specifier, context);
   } catch (err) {
-    if (err.code === "ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND" && !specifier.startsWith(".")) {
-      try {
-        const baseDir = join(process.cwd(), "node_modules/");
-        const resolved = join(baseDir, specifier, "index.js");
+    return resolveFromCwd(specifier, err);
+  }
+}
 
-        return {
-          url: pathToFileURL(resolved).href,
-          shortCircuit: true,
-        };
-      } catch {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    }
-    throw err;
+// Synchronous hook, used with `module.registerHooks()`
+export function resolveSync(specifier, context, nextResolve) {
+  try {
+    return nextResolve(specifier, context);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return resolveFromCwd(specifier, err);
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/external-command/register-loader.mjs b/test/external-command/register-loader.mjs
index d3c8a88dce4..3dd8d195ed3 100644
--- a/test/external-command/register-loader.mjs
+++ b/test/external-command/register-loader.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { register } from "node:module";
+import nodeModule from "node:module";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { resolveSync } from "./my-loader.mjs";
 
-register("./my-loader.mjs", pathToFileURL("./"));
+// `module.register()` is deprecated (DEP0205) since Node.js 26,
+// fallback to it only for Node.js versions without `module.registerHooks()`
+if (typeof nodeModule.registerHooks === "function") {
+  nodeModule.registerHooks({ resolve: resolveSync });
+} else {
+  nodeModule.register("./my-loader.mjs", pathToFileURL("./"));
+}