diff --git a/src/node_api.cc b/src/node_api.cc
index fb3ea5df2ce006..a83244131ff5a8 100644
--- a/src/node_api.cc
+++ b/src/node_api.cc
@@ -868,6 +868,12 @@ void napi_module_register_by_symbol(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports,
                                     v8::Local<v8::Value> module,
                                     v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
                                     napi_addon_register_func init) {
+  if (init == nullptr) {
+    node::Environment::GetCurrent(context)->ThrowError(
+        "Module has no declared entry point.");
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Create a new napi_env for this module or reference one if a pre-existing
   // one is found.
   napi_env env = v8impl::GetEnv(context);
diff --git a/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/binding.gyp b/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/binding.gyp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..27701616e338db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/binding.gyp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'test_null_init',
+      'sources': [ 'test_null_init.c' ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/test.js b/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6e6bf51839bed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+assert.throws(
+  () => require(`./build/${common.buildType}/test_null_init`),
+  /Module has no declared entry point[.]/);
diff --git a/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/test_null_init.c b/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/test_null_init.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d9d2200488ce41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons-napi/test_null_init/test_null_init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include <node_api.h>
+
+NAPI_MODULE(NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, NULL)