diff --git a/src/node_api.cc b/src/node_api.cc
index fbe3d84fc20d12..f52e364c1cf35a 100644
--- a/src/node_api.cc
+++ b/src/node_api.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "ada.h"
 #include "async_context_frame.h"
 #include "async_wrap-inl.h"
 #include "env-inl.h"
@@ -722,11 +723,12 @@ void napi_module_register_by_symbol(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports,
       filename_js->IsString()) {
     node::Utf8Value filename(node_env->isolate(), filename_js);
 
-    // Turn the absolute path into a URL. Currently the absolute path is always
-    // a file system path.
-    // TODO(gabrielschulhof): Pass the `filename` through unchanged if/when we
-    // receive it as a URL already.
-    module_filename = node::url::FromFilePath(filename.ToStringView());
+    const auto filename_view = filename.ToStringView();
+    if (ada::can_parse(filename_view)) {
+      module_filename = filename_view;
+    } else {
+      module_filename = node::url::FromFilePath(filename_view);
+    }
   }
 
   // Create a new napi_env for this specific module.