diff --git a/src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs b/src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs
index ca5a75f82164..ca8cdac9a35d 100644
--- a/src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs
+++ b/src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs
@@ -2316,10 +2316,6 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
         global: &JSGlobalObject,
         argv1: JSValue,
     ) -> JSValue;
-    safe fn JSC__JSInternalPromise__resolvedPromise(
-        global: &JSGlobalObject,
-        value: JSValue,
-    ) -> *mut JSInternalPromise;
 }
 
 fn get_origin_timestamp() -> u64 {
@@ -2711,7 +2707,9 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
                     if let Some(stored) = self.pending_internal_promise {
                         return Ok(stored);
                     }
-                    let resolved = JSC__JSInternalPromise__resolvedPromise(global_ref, ret);
+                    let resolved =
+                        crate::cpp::JSC__JSInternalPromise__resolvedPromise(global_ref, ret)
+                            .map_err(|_| crate::CrateError::JSError)?;
                     self.pending_internal_promise = Some(resolved);
                     self.pending_internal_promise_is_protected = false;
                     return Ok(resolved);
diff --git a/src/jsc/bindings/bindings.cpp b/src/jsc/bindings/bindings.cpp
index 40e19b3e571e..adad1842c4cb 100644
--- a/src/jsc/bindings/bindings.cpp
+++ b/src/jsc/bindings/bindings.cpp
@@ -4069,6 +4069,9 @@ void JSC__JSInternalPromise__resolve(JSC::JSPromise* arg0, JSC::JSGlobalObject*
     arg0->resolve(arg1, arg1->vm(), JSC::JSValue::decode(JSValue2));
 }
 
+// `JSPromise::resolvedPromise` runs `promiseResolve`, which reads `.constructor`
+// off a promise argument and returns null when that getter throws.
+[[ZIG_EXPORT(check_slow)]]
 JSC::JSPromise* JSC__JSInternalPromise__resolvedPromise(JSC::JSGlobalObject* arg0,
     JSC::EncodedJSValue JSValue1)
 {
diff --git a/test/js/node/module/node-module-module.test.js b/test/js/node/module/node-module-module.test.js
index 9014990b19f1..e35bfb992a06 100644
--- a/test/js/node/module/node-module-module.test.js
+++ b/test/js/node/module/node-module-module.test.js
@@ -568,6 +568,12 @@ console.log("survived", require("./late.js"));`,
     expect(require("./esm_to_cjs_interop.mjs")).toEqual(Symbol.for("meow"));
   });
 
+  // BUN_JSC_validateExceptionChecks=1 makes a debug build abort on the first
+  // JSC call whose exception state is never checked; it is a no-op in release
+  // builds. The runMain override path wraps the override's return value in a
+  // promise natively, so these run under it.
+  const validateExceptions = { ...bunEnv, BUN_JSC_validateExceptionChecks: "1" };
+
   test("Module.runMain", async () => {
     await using proc = Bun.spawn({
       cmd: [
@@ -576,14 +582,13 @@ console.log("survived", require("./late.js"));`,
         path.join(import.meta.dir, "overwrite-module-run-main-1.cjs"),
         path.join(import.meta.dir, "overwrite-module-run-main-2.cjs"),
       ],
-      env: bunEnv,
-      stderr: "inherit",
+      env: validateExceptions,
+      stderr: "pipe",
       stdout: "pipe",
     });
 
-    const stdout = await proc.stdout.text();
-    expect(stdout.trim()).toBe("pass");
-    expect(await proc.exited).toBe(0);
+    const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+    expect({ stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr, exitCode }).toEqual({ stdout: "pass", stderr: "", exitCode: 0 });
   });
   test("Module.runMain 2", async () => {
     await using proc = Bun.spawn({
@@ -593,14 +598,64 @@ console.log("survived", require("./late.js"));`,
         path.join(import.meta.dir, "overwrite-module-run-main-3.cjs"),
         path.join(import.meta.dir, "overwrite-module-run-main-2.cjs"),
       ],
-      env: bunEnv,
-      stderr: "inherit",
+      env: validateExceptions,
+      stderr: "pipe",
       stdout: "pipe",
     });
 
-    const stdout = await proc.stdout.text();
-    expect(stdout.trim()).toBe("pass");
-    expect(await proc.exited).toBe(0);
+    const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+    expect({ stdout: stdout.trim(), stderr, exitCode }).toEqual({ stdout: "pass", stderr: "", exitCode: 0 });
+  });
+
+  // When an override does not call the original runMain, bun adopts whatever
+  // it returned (Promise.resolve semantics) as the entry point promise.
+  test.each([
+    {
+      name: "a plain value",
+      runMain: `() => { console.log("override ran"); return 42; }`,
+      expected: { stdout: "override ran\n", stderr: "", exitCode: 0 },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "a pending promise that fulfills",
+      runMain: `async () => { await 0; console.log("override resolved"); }`,
+      expected: { stdout: "override resolved\n", stderr: "", exitCode: 0 },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "a thenable that fulfills",
+      runMain: `() => ({ then(resolve) { console.log("thenable adopted"); resolve(); } })`,
+      expected: { stdout: "thenable adopted\n", stderr: "", exitCode: 0 },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "a thenable that rejects",
+      runMain: `() => ({ then(_, reject) { reject(new Error("thenable rejected")); } })`,
+      expected: { stdout: "", stderr: expect.stringContaining("thenable rejected"), exitCode: 1 },
+    },
+    {
+      // Promise.resolve(p) reads p.constructor; the getter throwing is the one
+      // way adopting the return value itself throws.
+      name: "a promise whose constructor getter throws",
+      runMain: `() => {
+        const p = Promise.resolve();
+        Object.defineProperty(p, "constructor", { get() { throw new Error("constructor getter threw"); } });
+        return p;
+      }`,
+      expected: { stdout: "", stderr: expect.stringContaining("Error occurred loading entry point"), exitCode: 1 },
+    },
+  ])("Module.runMain override returning $name", async ({ runMain, expected }) => {
+    using dir = tempDir("run-main-override", {
+      "preload.cjs": `require("module").runMain = ${runMain};`,
+      "main.cjs": `console.log("main ran");`,
+    });
+    await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+      cmd: [bunExe(), "--require", "./preload.cjs", "./main.cjs"],
+      env: validateExceptions,
+      cwd: String(dir),
+      stderr: "pipe",
+      stdout: "pipe",
+    });
+
+    const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+    expect({ stdout, stderr, exitCode }).toEqual(expected);
   });
   test.each(["no args", "--access-early"])("children, %s", async arg => {
     await using proc = Bun.spawn({