diff --git a/test/es-module/test-cjs-defer-static-import-eval.mjs b/test/es-module/test-cjs-defer-static-import-eval.mjs
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+// Flags: --js-defer-import-eval
+
+// Test that uses import.defer for a CJS module. It ensures that:
+//   1. the module is imported successfully
+//   2. it's evaluated synchronously, regardless of the `defer` modifier.
+
+import '../common/index.mjs';
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+
+// Import the CJS module with the `defer` modifier.
+import defer * as imported from '../fixtures/es-modules/module-cjs-deferred-eval.js';
+
+globalThis.eval_list = [];
+
+// Check that the exported properties are accessible and have the
+// expected values.
+assert.strictEqual(imported.foo, 42);
+assert.strictEqual(imported.identifier, 'package-type-commonjs');
+
+// Check that the module has been evaluated at this point,
+// also that it's not evaluated more than once.
+assert.deepStrictEqual(['defer-1'], globalThis.eval_list);
+
+// Clean-up
+delete globalThis.eval_list;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/module-cjs-deferred-eval.js b/test/fixtures/es-modules/module-cjs-deferred-eval.js
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+const identifier = 'package-type-commonjs';
+
+module.exports.foo = 42;
+module.exports.identifier = identifier;
+
+globalThis.eval_list.push('defer-1');