diff --git a/packages/next/build/index.ts b/packages/next/build/index.ts
index 91fcf8b8c0ce2..1e6eaff734339 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/index.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/index.ts
@@ -532,6 +532,13 @@ export default async function build(
       await recursiveDelete(distDir, /^cache/)
     }
 
+    // Ensure commonjs handling is used for files in the distDir (generally .next)
+    // Files outside of the distDir can be "type": "module"
+    await promises.writeFile(
+      path.join(distDir, 'package.json'),
+      '{"type": "commonjs"}'
+    )
+
     // We need to write the manifest with rewrites before build
     // so serverless can import the manifest
     await nextBuildSpan
diff --git a/packages/next/server/dev/hot-reloader.ts b/packages/next/server/dev/hot-reloader.ts
index 15743235edf12..a5b9391be164e 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/dev/hot-reloader.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/dev/hot-reloader.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { DecodeError } from '../../shared/lib/utils'
 import { Span, trace } from '../../trace'
 import { getProperError } from '../../lib/is-error'
 import ws from 'next/dist/compiled/ws'
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs'
 
 const wsServer = new ws.Server({ noServer: true })
 
@@ -432,6 +433,15 @@ export default class HotReloader {
     startSpan.stop() // Stop immediately to create an artificial parent span
 
     await this.clean(startSpan)
+    // Ensure distDir exists before writing package.json
+    await fs.mkdir(this.config.distDir, { recursive: true })
+
+    // Ensure commonjs handling is used for files in the distDir (generally .next)
+    // Files outside of the distDir can be "type": "module"
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      join(this.config.distDir, 'package.json'),
+      '{"type": "commonjs"}'
+    )
 
     const configs = await this.getWebpackConfig(startSpan)
 
diff --git a/packages/react-refresh-utils/internal/ReactRefreshModule.runtime.ts b/packages/react-refresh-utils/internal/ReactRefreshModule.runtime.ts
index d4b5814bc6eb8..fc4b7cf5459f9 100644
--- a/packages/react-refresh-utils/internal/ReactRefreshModule.runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/react-refresh-utils/internal/ReactRefreshModule.runtime.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import { RefreshRuntimeGlobals } from '../runtime'
 declare const self: Window & RefreshRuntimeGlobals
 
 type Dictionary = { [key: string]: unknown }
-declare const module: {
+declare const __webpack_module__: {
   id: string
-  __proto__: { exports: unknown }
+  exports: unknown
   hot: {
     accept: () => void
     dispose: (onDispose: (data: Dictionary) => void) => void
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ export default function () {
       // AMP / No-JS mode does not inject these helpers:
       '$RefreshHelpers$' in self
     ) {
-      var currentExports = module.__proto__.exports
-      var prevExports = module.hot.data?.prevExports ?? null
+      // @ts-ignore __webpack_module__ is global
+      var currentExports = __webpack_module__.exports
+      // @ts-ignore __webpack_module__ is global
+      var prevExports = __webpack_module__.hot.data?.prevExports ?? null
 
       // This cannot happen in MainTemplate because the exports mismatch between
       // templating and execution.
       self.$RefreshHelpers$.registerExportsForReactRefresh(
         currentExports,
-        module.id
+        __webpack_module__.id
       )
 
       // A module can be accepted automatically based on its exports, e.g. when
@@ -42,12 +44,13 @@ export default function () {
       if (self.$RefreshHelpers$.isReactRefreshBoundary(currentExports)) {
         // Save the previous exports on update so we can compare the boundary
         // signatures.
-        module.hot.dispose(function (data) {
+        __webpack_module__.hot.dispose(function (data) {
           data.prevExports = currentExports
         })
         // Unconditionally accept an update to this module, we'll check if it's
         // still a Refresh Boundary later.
-        module.hot.accept()
+        // @ts-ignore importMeta is replaced in the loader
+        global.importMeta.webpackHot.accept()
 
         // This field is set when the previous version of this module was a
         // Refresh Boundary, letting us know we need to check for invalidation or
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ export default function () {
               currentExports
             )
           ) {
-            module.hot.invalidate()
+            __webpack_module__.hot.invalidate()
           } else {
             self.$RefreshHelpers$.scheduleUpdate()
           }
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ export default function () {
         // because we already accepted this update (accidental side effect).
         var isNoLongerABoundary = prevExports !== null
         if (isNoLongerABoundary) {
-          module.hot.invalidate()
+          __webpack_module__.hot.invalidate()
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/react-refresh-utils/loader.ts b/packages/react-refresh-utils/loader.ts
index c44198429f665..85a321aaa51f0 100644
--- a/packages/react-refresh-utils/loader.ts
+++ b/packages/react-refresh-utils/loader.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,33 @@ import type { LoaderDefinition } from 'webpack'
 import RefreshModuleRuntime from './internal/ReactRefreshModule.runtime'
 
 let refreshModuleRuntime = RefreshModuleRuntime.toString()
-refreshModuleRuntime = refreshModuleRuntime.slice(
-  refreshModuleRuntime.indexOf('{') + 1,
-  refreshModuleRuntime.lastIndexOf('}')
+refreshModuleRuntime = refreshModuleRuntime
+  .slice(
+    refreshModuleRuntime.indexOf('{') + 1,
+    refreshModuleRuntime.lastIndexOf('}')
+  )
+  // Given that the import above executes the module we need to make sure it does not crash on `import.meta` not being allowed.
+  .replace('global.importMeta', 'import.meta')
+
+let commonJsrefreshModuleRuntime = refreshModuleRuntime.replace(
+  'import.meta.webpackHot',
+  'module.hot'
 )
 
 const ReactRefreshLoader: LoaderDefinition = function ReactRefreshLoader(
   source,
   inputSourceMap
 ) {
-  this.callback(null, `${source}\n\n;${refreshModuleRuntime}`, inputSourceMap)
+  this.callback(
+    null,
+    `${source}\n\n;${
+      // Account for commonjs not supporting `import.meta
+      this.resourcePath.endsWith('.cjs')
+        ? commonJsrefreshModuleRuntime
+        : refreshModuleRuntime
+    }`,
+    inputSourceMap
+  )
 }
 
 export default ReactRefreshLoader
diff --git a/test/e2e/type-module-interop/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/type-module-interop/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..21e13a32586bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/type-module-interop/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { createNext } from 'e2e-utils'
+import { NextInstance } from 'test/lib/next-modes/base'
+import { hasRedbox, renderViaHTTP } from 'next-test-utils'
+import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
+
+describe('Type module interop', () => {
+  let next: NextInstance
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    next = await createNext({
+      files: {
+        'pages/index.js': `
+          export default function Page() { 
+            return <p>hello world</p>
+          } 
+        `,
+      },
+      dependencies: {},
+    })
+    const contents = await next.readFile('package.json')
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(contents)
+    await next.patchFile(
+      'package.json',
+      JSON.stringify({
+        ...pkg,
+        type: 'module',
+      })
+    )
+  })
+  afterAll(() => next.destroy())
+
+  it('should render server-side', async () => {
+    const html = await renderViaHTTP(next.url, '/')
+    expect(html).toContain('hello world')
+  })
+
+  it('should render client-side', async () => {
+    const browser = await webdriver(next.url, '/')
+    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await browser.close()
+  })
+})