diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/builtins/prelude.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/builtins/prelude.js
index 189d8cba73d..9dccee3e5b3 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/builtins/prelude.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/src/builtins/prelude.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ parcelRequire = (function (modules, cache, entry, globalName) {
       }
 
       localRequire.resolve = resolve;
+      localRequire.cache = {};
 
       var module = cache[name] = new newRequire.Module(name);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/test/integration/node_require_cache/main.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/test/integration/node_require_cache/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a16716400e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/test/integration/node_require_cache/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Object.keys(require.cache);
diff --git a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/test/javascript.js b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/test/javascript.js
index cc60c14010d..aef22a52c9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/parcel-bundler/test/javascript.js
+++ b/packages/core/parcel-bundler/test/javascript.js
@@ -1392,4 +1392,15 @@ describe('javascript', function() {
     let file = await fs.readFile(__dirname + '/dist/index.js', 'utf8');
     assert(!file.includes('OptionsType'));
   });
+
+  it('should stub require.cache', async function() {
+    let b = await bundle(
+      __dirname + '/integration/node_require_cache/main.js',
+      {
+        target: 'node'
+      }
+    );
+
+    await run(b);
+  });
 });