diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index 10d4ad1372..49495fcaec 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports = [
     },
   },
   {
-    files: ["test/**/*.mjs"],
+    files: ["**/*.mjs"],
     languageOptions: {
       sourceType: "module",
     },
diff --git a/mocha.mjs b/mocha.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f90c72d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocha.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// this built file is not committed to the repo
+/* eslint-disable-next-line n/no-missing-import */
+import "./mocha.js";
+
+const { mocha } = globalThis;
+const after = mocha.after.bind(mocha);
+const afterEach = mocha.afterEach.bind(mocha);
+const before = mocha.before.bind(mocha);
+const beforeEach = mocha.beforeEach.bind(mocha);
+const context = mocha.context.bind(mocha);
+const describe = mocha.describe.bind(mocha);
+const it = mocha.it.bind(mocha);
+const run = mocha.run.bind(mocha);
+const setup = mocha.setup.bind(mocha);
+const specify = mocha.specify.bind(mocha);
+const xcontext = mocha.xcontext.bind(mocha);
+const xdescribe = mocha.xdescribe.bind(mocha);
+const xit = mocha.xit.bind(mocha);
+const xspecify = mocha.xspecify.bind(mocha);
+
+export {
+  after,
+  afterEach,
+  before,
+  beforeEach,
+  context,
+  describe,
+  it,
+  run,
+  setup,
+  specify,
+  xcontext,
+  xdescribe,
+  xit,
+  xspecify,
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ca471c06f..1bdaa51447 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
     "mocha.css",
     "mocha.js",
     "mocha.js.map",
+    "mocha.mjs",
     "browser-entry.js"
   ],
   "browser": {