diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index cbc40a906505d5..9e61ba395c7457 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -879,17 +879,21 @@ added: REPLACEME
 
 > Stability: 1.1 - Active Developement
 
-Supports loading a synchronous ES module graph in `require()`. If the module
-graph is not synchronous (contains top-level await), Node.js throws an error
-without executing the module. If `--print-pending-tla` is passed, Node.js
-will evaluate the module, try to locate the top-level awaits, and print
-their location to help users fix them.
-
-With this option alone, the module being `require()`'d should be explicitly
-marked as an ES module either using the `"type": "module"` field in
-`package.json` or the `.mjs` extension. To load implicit ES modules with
-automatic syntax-based module type detection, use
-`--experimental-require-module-with-detection`.
+Supports loading a synchronous ES module graph in `require()`.
+
+When `--experimental-require-module` is enabled, and `require()`
+resolves to an ES module, if the module is fully synchronous
+(contains no top-level await), the `require()` call returns the
+module name space object. Otherwise, Node.js throws an error
+without executing the module. If `--experimental-print-required-tla`
+is passed, Node.js will evaluate the module, try to locate the
+top-level awaits, and print their location to help users fix them.
+
+With this option alone, the module being `require()`'d should be
+explicitly marked as an ES module either using the `"type": "module"`
+field in `package.json` or the `.mjs` extension. To load implicit ES
+modules ending with `.js` using automatic syntax-based module type
+detection, use `--experimental-require-module-with-detection`.
 
 ### `--experimental-require-module-with-detection`
 
@@ -1611,7 +1615,7 @@ changes:
 
 Identical to `-e` but prints the result.
 
-### `--print-pending-tla`
+### `--experimental-print-required-tla`
 
 <!-- YAML
 added: REPLACEME
@@ -2602,7 +2606,7 @@ Node.js options that are allowed are:
 * `--policy-integrity`
 * `--preserve-symlinks-main`
 * `--preserve-symlinks`
-* `--print-pending-tla`
+* `--experimental-print-required-tla`
 * `--prof-process`
 * `--redirect-warnings`
 * `--report-compact`
diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index e8156461767196..8ee50b4f748057 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -2496,8 +2496,8 @@ object.
 When trying to `require()` a [ES Module][] under `--experimental-require-module`,
 the module turns out to be asynchronous. That is, it contains top-level await.
 To see where the top-level await is, use
-`--print-pending-tla` (this would execute the modules before looking for
-the top-level awaits).
+`--experimental-print-required-tla` (this would execute the modules
+before looking for the top-level awaits).
 
 <a id="ERR_REQUIRE_ESM"></a>
 
diff --git a/src/module_wrap.cc b/src/module_wrap.cc
index a4e8c87506ce2c..6662a363b0a917 100644
--- a/src/module_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/module_wrap.cc
@@ -571,9 +571,10 @@ void ModuleWrap::InstantiateSync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     }
   }
 
-  // If --print-pending-tla is true, proceeds to evaluation even if it's
-  // async because we want to search for the TLA and help users locate them.
-  if (module->IsGraphAsync() && !env->options()->print_pending_tla) {
+  // If --experimental-print-required-tla is true, proceeds to evaluation even
+  // if it's async because we want to search for the TLA and help users locate
+  // them.
+  if (module->IsGraphAsync() && !env->options()->print_required_tla) {
     THROW_ERR_REQUIRE_ASYNC_MODULE(env);
     return;
   }
@@ -607,7 +608,7 @@ void ModuleWrap::EvaluateSync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
 
   if (module->IsGraphAsync()) {
-    CHECK(env->options()->print_pending_tla);
+    CHECK(env->options()->print_required_tla);
     auto stalled = module->GetStalledTopLevelAwaitMessage(isolate);
     if (stalled.size() != 0) {
       for (auto pair : stalled) {
diff --git a/src/node_errors.h b/src/node_errors.h
index 8e664921cbd800..681e07f2d21711 100644
--- a/src/node_errors.h
+++ b/src/node_errors.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ ERRORS_WITH_CODE(V)
   V(ERR_REQUIRE_ASYNC_MODULE,                                                  \
     "require() cannot be used on an ESM graph with top-level await. Use "      \
     "import() instead. To see where the top-level await comes from, use "      \
-    "--print-pending-tla.")                                                    \
+    "--experimental-print-required-tla.")                                      \
   V(ERR_SCRIPT_EXECUTION_INTERRUPTED,                                          \
     "Script execution was interrupted by `SIGINT`")                            \
   V(ERR_TLS_PSK_SET_IDENTIY_HINT_FAILED, "Failed to set PSK identity hint")    \
diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index 5976f533def934..8f70795825fabb 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ EnvironmentOptionsParser::EnvironmentOptionsParser() {
             "ES module syntax, try again to evaluate them as ES modules",
             &EnvironmentOptions::detect_module,
             kAllowedInEnvvar);
-  AddOption("--print-pending-tla",
+  AddOption("--experimental-print-required-tla",
             "Print pending top-level await. If --experimental-require-module "
             "is true, evaluate asynchronous graphs loaded by `require()` but "
             "do not run the microtasks, in order to to find and print "
             "top-level await in the graph",
-            &EnvironmentOptions::print_pending_tla,
+            &EnvironmentOptions::print_required_tla,
             kAllowedInEnvvar);
   AddOption("--experimental-require-module",
             "Allow loading explicit ES Modules in require().",
diff --git a/src/node_options.h b/src/node_options.h
index 76da3446aef09e..1bcc350de79e2d 100644
--- a/src/node_options.h
+++ b/src/node_options.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class EnvironmentOptions : public Options {
   bool abort_on_uncaught_exception = false;
   std::vector<std::string> conditions;
   bool detect_module = false;
-  bool print_pending_tla = false;
+  bool print_required_tla = false;
   bool require_module = false;
   bool require_module_with_detection = false;
   std::string dns_result_order;
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-require-module-tla.js b/test/es-module/test-require-module-tla.js
index 00f02d539d24c1..6affc6a6255e45 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-require-module-tla.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-require-module-tla.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ assert.throws(() => {
 {
   spawnSyncAndExit(process.execPath, [
     '--experimental-require-module',
-    '--print-pending-tla',
+    '--experimental-print-required-tla',
     fixtures.path('es-modules/tla/require-execution.js'),
   ], {
     signal: null,