diff --git a/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md b/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md
index b2556577536791..9118374a95319f 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ A good commit message should describe what changed and why.
    contain an explanation about the reason of the breaking change, which
    situation would trigger the breaking change, and what is the exact change.
 
+6. Your commit must contain the `Signed-off-by` line with your name and email
+   address as an acknowledgement that you agree to the [Developer Certificate of Origin][].
+   Bot generated commits are exempt from this requirement. If a commit has
+   multiple authors, the `Signed-off-by` line should be added for each author;
+   and at least one should match the author information in the commit metadata.
+   This rule does not apply to dependency updates (e.g. cherry-picks), release
+   commits, or backport commits.
+
 Sample complete commit message:
 
 ```text
@@ -210,6 +218,7 @@ less.
 
 Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/1337
 Refs: https://eslint.org/docs/rules/space-in-parens.html
+Signed-off-by: J. Random User <j.random.user@example.com>
 ```
 
 If you are new to contributing to Node.js, please try to do your best at
@@ -594,6 +603,7 @@ More than one subsystem may be valid for any particular issue or pull request.
 [Building guide]: ../../BUILDING.md
 [CI (Continuous Integration) test run]: #continuous-integration-testing
 [Code of Conduct]: https://github.com/nodejs/admin/blob/HEAD/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+[Developer Certificate of Origin]: ../../CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11
 [Onboarding guide]: ../../onboarding.md
 [approved]: #getting-approvals-for-your-pull-request
 [benchmark results]: writing-and-running-benchmarks.md
diff --git a/src/node_modules.cc b/src/node_modules.cc
index 7d8e24f915be95..ad1e001ae0b68c 100644
--- a/src/node_modules.cc
+++ b/src/node_modules.cc
@@ -425,8 +425,16 @@ void BindingData::GetPackageScopeConfig(
       url::ThrowInvalidURL(realm->env(), resolved.ToStringView(), std::nullopt);
       return;
     }
+    BufferValue file_path_buf(realm->isolate(),
+                              String::NewFromUtf8(realm->isolate(),
+                                                  file_url->c_str(),
+                                                  NewStringType::kInternalized,
+                                                  file_url->size())
+                                  .ToLocalChecked());
+    ToNamespacedPath(realm->env(), &file_path_buf);
     error_context.specifier = resolved.ToString();
-    auto package_json = GetPackageJSON(realm, *file_url, &error_context);
+    auto package_json =
+        GetPackageJSON(realm, file_path_buf.ToStringView(), &error_context);
     if (package_json != nullptr) {
       if constexpr (return_only_type) {
         Local<Value> value;
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-long-path-win.js b/test/es-module/test-esm-long-path-win.js
index fca22172a85995..d125d341f09202 100644
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-long-path-win.js
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-long-path-win.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('long path on Windows', () => {
     tmpdir.refresh();
 
     fs.mkdirSync(packageDirPath);
-    fs.writeFileSync(packageJSPath, '');
+    fs.writeFileSync(packageJSPath, '{}');
     fs.writeFileSync(indexJSPath, '');
 
     const packageJsonUrl = pathToFileURL(
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('long path on Windows', () => {
     tmpdir.refresh();
 
     fs.mkdirSync(packageDirPath);
-    fs.writeFileSync(packageJSPath, '');
+    fs.writeFileSync(packageJSPath, '{}');
     fs.writeFileSync(indexJSPath, '');
 
     const packageJsonUrl = pathToFileURL(
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-subpath-import-long-path.js b/test/parallel/test-module-subpath-import-long-path.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..69207746f77062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-subpath-import-long-path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/62043
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+if (!common.isWindows) {
+  common.skip('this test is Windows-specific.');
+}
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { createRequire } = require('module');
+const path = require('path');
+const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
+
+tmpdir.refresh();
+
+const TARGET = 260; // Shortest length that used to trigger the bug
+const fixedLen = tmpdir.path.length + 2 + 'package.json'.length;
+const dirNameLen = Math.max(TARGET - fixedLen, 1);
+
+const dir = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'a'.repeat(dirNameLen));
+const depDir = path.join(dir, 'node_modules', 'dep');
+const packageJsonPath = path.join(dir, 'package.json');
+
+fs.mkdirSync(depDir, { recursive: true });
+fs.writeFileSync(
+  packageJsonPath,
+  JSON.stringify({ imports: { '#foo': './foo.mjs' } }),
+);
+fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, 'foo.mjs'), 'export default 1;\n');
+fs.writeFileSync(
+  path.join(depDir, 'package.json'),
+  JSON.stringify({ name: 'dep', exports: { '.': './index.mjs' } }),
+);
+fs.writeFileSync(path.join(depDir, 'index.mjs'), 'export default 1;\n');
+
+const req = createRequire(path.join(dir, '_.mjs'));
+
+// Both resolves should succeed without throwing
+req.resolve('dep');
+req.resolve('#foo');