diff --git a/cli/lib/loader.rs b/cli/lib/loader.rs
index 58be3de7a7..bdd111ae73 100644
--- a/cli/lib/loader.rs
+++ b/cli/lib/loader.rs
@@ -14,16 +14,15 @@ pub fn module_type_from_media_and_requested_type(
   requested_module_type: &RequestedModuleType,
 ) -> ModuleType {
   match requested_module_type {
-    RequestedModuleType::Json => ModuleType::Json,
     RequestedModuleType::Text => ModuleType::Text,
     RequestedModuleType::Bytes => ModuleType::Bytes,
-    RequestedModuleType::None | RequestedModuleType::Other(_) => {
-      match media_type {
-        MediaType::Json => ModuleType::Json,
-        MediaType::Wasm => ModuleType::Wasm,
-        _ => ModuleType::JavaScript,
-      }
-    }
+    RequestedModuleType::None
+    | RequestedModuleType::Other(_)
+    | RequestedModuleType::Json => match media_type {
+      MediaType::Json => ModuleType::Json,
+      MediaType::Wasm => ModuleType::Wasm,
+      _ => ModuleType::JavaScript,
+    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/json_import/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/__test__.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..222cdaa77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/__test__.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "tempDir": true,
+  "tests": {
+    "has_attribute": {
+      "args": "run has_attribute.ts",
+      "output": "[WILDCARD]"
+    },
+    "missing_attribute": {
+      "args": "run missing_attribute.ts",
+      "output": "missing.out",
+      "exitCode": 1
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/json_import/has_attribute.ts b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/has_attribute.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..969bf6cbcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/has_attribute.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import data from "package/package.json" with { type: "json" };
+console.log(data);
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/json_import/missing.out b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/missing.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77f4339dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/missing.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+error: Attempted to load JSON module without specifying "type": "json" attribute in the import statement.
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/json_import/missing_attribute.ts b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/missing_attribute.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68146ded6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/missing_attribute.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import data from "package/package.json";
+console.log(data);
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/json_import/node_modules/package/package.json b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/node_modules/package/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..920dda0800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/node_modules/package/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "name": "package"
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/json_import/package.json b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c63c08510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/json_import/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}