diff --git a/internal/compiler/grammarchecks.go b/internal/compiler/grammarchecks.go
index cc778b906a..0d6348347a 100644
--- a/internal/compiler/grammarchecks.go
+++ b/internal/compiler/grammarchecks.go
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkGrammarForInOrForOfStatement(forInOrOfStatement *ast.ForI
 						c.diagnostics.add(createDiagnosticForNode(forInOrOfStatement.AwaitModifier, diagnostics.X_for_await_loops_are_only_allowed_at_the_top_level_of_a_file_when_that_file_is_a_module_but_this_file_has_no_imports_or_exports_Consider_adding_an_empty_export_to_make_this_file_a_module))
 					}
 					switch c.moduleKind {
-					case core.ModuleKindNode16, core.ModuleKindNodeNext:
+					case core.ModuleKindNode16, core.ModuleKindNode18, core.ModuleKindNodeNext:
 						if sourceFile.ImpliedNodeFormat == core.ModuleKindCommonJS {
 							c.diagnostics.add(createDiagnosticForNode(forInOrOfStatement.AwaitModifier, diagnostics.The_current_file_is_a_CommonJS_module_and_cannot_use_await_at_the_top_level))
 							break
@@ -1723,6 +1723,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkGrammarAwaitOrAwaitUsing(node *ast.Node) bool {
 				}
 				switch c.moduleKind {
 				case core.ModuleKindNode16,
+					core.ModuleKindNode18,
 					core.ModuleKindNodeNext:
 					if sourceFile.ImpliedNodeFormat == core.ModuleKindCommonJS {
 						if !spanCalculated {
@@ -2176,7 +2177,7 @@ func (c *Checker) checkGrammarImportCallExpression(node *ast.Node) bool {
 
 	nodeArguments := nodeAsCall.Arguments
 	argumentNodes := nodeArguments.Nodes
-	if c.moduleKind != core.ModuleKindESNext && c.moduleKind != core.ModuleKindNodeNext && c.moduleKind != core.ModuleKindNode16 && c.moduleKind != core.ModuleKindPreserve {
+	if c.moduleKind != core.ModuleKindESNext && c.moduleKind != core.ModuleKindPreserve && !(core.ModuleKindNode16 <= c.moduleKind && c.moduleKind <= core.ModuleKindNodeNext) {
 		// We are allowed trailing comma after proposal-import-assertions.
 		c.checkGrammarForDisallowedTrailingComma(nodeArguments, diagnostics.Trailing_comma_not_allowed)
 
diff --git a/internal/compiler/utilities.go b/internal/compiler/utilities.go
index f548d890a1..9ecb4e1ab9 100644
--- a/internal/compiler/utilities.go
+++ b/internal/compiler/utilities.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func isEffectiveModuleDeclaration(node *ast.Node) bool {
 }
 
 func isCommonJSContainingModuleKind(kind core.ModuleKind) bool {
-	return kind == core.ModuleKindCommonJS || kind == core.ModuleKindNode16 || kind == core.ModuleKindNodeNext
+	return kind == core.ModuleKindCommonJS || core.ModuleKindNode16 <= kind && kind <= core.ModuleKindNodeNext
 }
 
 /** @internal */
diff --git a/internal/core/compileroptions.go b/internal/core/compileroptions.go
index 5bfda24078..4b5d1db5e1 100644
--- a/internal/core/compileroptions.go
+++ b/internal/core/compileroptions.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (options *CompilerOptions) GetModuleResolutionKind() ModuleResolutionKind {
 		return options.ModuleResolution
 	}
 	switch options.GetEmitModuleKind() {
-	case ModuleKindNode16:
+	case ModuleKindNode16, ModuleKindNode18:
 		return ModuleResolutionKindNode16
 	case ModuleKindNodeNext:
 		return ModuleResolutionKindNodeNext
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (options *CompilerOptions) GetESModuleInterop() bool {
 		return options.ESModuleInterop == TSTrue
 	}
 	switch options.GetEmitModuleKind() {
-	case ModuleKindNode16, ModuleKindNodeNext, ModuleKindPreserve:
+	case ModuleKindNode16, ModuleKindNode18, ModuleKindNodeNext, ModuleKindPreserve:
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ const (
 	ModuleKindESNext ModuleKind = 99
 	// Node16+ is an amalgam of commonjs (albeit updated) and es2022+, and represents a distinct module system from es2020/esnext
 	ModuleKindNode16   ModuleKind = 100
+	ModuleKindNode18   ModuleKind = 101
 	ModuleKindNodeNext ModuleKind = 199
 	// Emit as written
 	ModuleKindPreserve ModuleKind = 200
diff --git a/internal/core/compileroptions_stringer_generated.go b/internal/core/compileroptions_stringer_generated.go
index add7adb822..7f8f27a0b6 100644
--- a/internal/core/compileroptions_stringer_generated.go
+++ b/internal/core/compileroptions_stringer_generated.go
@@ -18,19 +18,20 @@ func _() {
 	_ = x[ModuleKindES2022-7]
 	_ = x[ModuleKindESNext-99]
 	_ = x[ModuleKindNode16-100]
+	_ = x[ModuleKindNode18-101]
 	_ = x[ModuleKindNodeNext-199]
 	_ = x[ModuleKindPreserve-200]
 }
 
 const (
 	_ModuleKind_name_0 = "ModuleKindNoneModuleKindCommonJSModuleKindAMDModuleKindUMDModuleKindSystemModuleKindES2015ModuleKindES2020ModuleKindES2022"
-	_ModuleKind_name_1 = "ModuleKindESNextModuleKindNode16"
+	_ModuleKind_name_1 = "ModuleKindESNextModuleKindNode16ModuleKindNode18"
 	_ModuleKind_name_2 = "ModuleKindNodeNextModuleKindPreserve"
 )
 
 var (
 	_ModuleKind_index_0 = [...]uint8{0, 14, 32, 45, 58, 74, 90, 106, 122}
-	_ModuleKind_index_1 = [...]uint8{0, 16, 32}
+	_ModuleKind_index_1 = [...]uint8{0, 16, 32, 48}
 	_ModuleKind_index_2 = [...]uint8{0, 18, 36}
 )
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func (i ModuleKind) String() string {
 	switch {
 	case 0 <= i && i <= 7:
 		return _ModuleKind_name_0[_ModuleKind_index_0[i]:_ModuleKind_index_0[i+1]]
-	case 99 <= i && i <= 100:
+	case 99 <= i && i <= 101:
 		i -= 99
 		return _ModuleKind_name_1[_ModuleKind_index_1[i]:_ModuleKind_index_1[i+1]]
 	case 199 <= i && i <= 200: