diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7da0ee72d1..9970916abc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   "types": "./types/index.d.ts",
   "imports": {
     "#hljs": "./build/lib/index.js",
+    "#hljs/compat": "./build/compat.cjs",
     "#tools/*": "./tools/lib/*.js"
   },
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/test/api/highlight.cjs b/test/api/highlight.cjs
index 0dbe49b7d2..14045ff75f 100644
--- a/test/api/highlight.cjs
+++ b/test/api/highlight.cjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
- 
-const hljs = require('#hljs');
+
+const hljs = require('#hljs/compat');
+
 
 describe('.highlight()', () => {
   it('should works without continuation', () => {
diff --git a/tools/build_node.js b/tools/build_node.js
index f005b188fc..a25e463668 100644
--- a/tools/build_node.js
+++ b/tools/build_node.js
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ async function buildNodeLanguage(language) {
   await rollupWrite(input, output);
 }
 
+async function buildNodeBundle() {
+  const input = { ...config.rollup.node.input, input: `${process.env.BUILD_DIR}/lib/index.js` };
+  const output = { ...config.rollup.node.output, file: `${process.env.BUILD_DIR}/compat.cjs`, format: 'cjs' };
+  await rollupWrite(input, output);
+}
+
 async function buildNodeHighlightJS() {
   const input = { ...config.rollup.node.input, input: `src/highlight.js` };
   const output = { ...config.rollup.node.output, file: `${process.env.BUILD_DIR}/lib/core.js` };
@@ -83,6 +89,9 @@ async function buildNode(options) {
 
   log("Writing highlight.js");
   await buildNodeHighlightJS();
+  
+  log("Writing compat.cjs");
+  await buildNodeBundle();
 }
 
 module.exports.build = buildNode;