diff --git a/require/module.go b/require/module.go
index b9fb9b8..bc249d1 100644
--- a/require/module.go
+++ b/require/module.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 
 	js "github.com/dop251/goja"
+	"github.com/dop251/goja/parser"
 )
 
 type ModuleLoader func(*js.Runtime, *js.Object)
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ func NewRegistryWithLoader(srcLoader SourceLoader) *Registry {
 
 type Option func(*Registry)
 
+// WithLoader sets a function which will be called by the require() function in order to get a source code for a
+// module at the given path. The same function will be used to get external source maps.
+// Note, this only affects the modules loaded by the require() function. If you need to use it as a source map
+// loader for code parsed in a different way (such as runtime.RunString() or eval()), use (*Runtime).SetParserOptions()
 func WithLoader(srcLoader SourceLoader) Option {
 	return func(r *Registry) {
 		r.srcLoader = srcLoader
@@ -123,32 +128,37 @@ func (r *Registry) getSource(p string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return srcLoader(p)
 }
 
-func (r *Registry) getCompiledSource(p string) (prg *js.Program, err error) {
+func (r *Registry) getCompiledSource(p string) (*js.Program, error) {
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
 
-	prg = r.compiled[p]
+	prg := r.compiled[p]
 	if prg == nil {
-		if buf, err1 := r.getSource(p); err1 == nil {
-			s := string(buf)
+		buf, err := r.getSource(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		s := string(buf)
 
-			if filepath.Ext(p) == ".json" {
-				s = "module.exports = JSON.parse('" + template.JSEscapeString(s) + "')"
-			}
+		if filepath.Ext(p) == ".json" {
+			s = "module.exports = JSON.parse('" + template.JSEscapeString(s) + "')"
+		}
 
-			source := "(function(exports, require, module) {" + s + "\n})"
-			prg, err = js.Compile(p, source, false)
-			if err == nil {
-				if r.compiled == nil {
-					r.compiled = make(map[string]*js.Program)
-				}
-				r.compiled[p] = prg
+		source := "(function(exports, require, module) {" + s + "\n})"
+		parsed, err := js.Parse(p, source, parser.WithSourceMapLoader(r.srcLoader))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		prg, err = js.CompileAST(parsed, false)
+		if err == nil {
+			if r.compiled == nil {
+				r.compiled = make(map[string]*js.Program)
 			}
-		} else {
-			err = err1
+			r.compiled[p] = prg
 		}
+		return prg, err
 	}
-	return
+	return prg, nil
 }
 
 func (r *RequireModule) require(call js.FunctionCall) js.Value {
diff --git a/require/module_test.go b/require/module_test.go
index 80d4068..140615c 100644
--- a/require/module_test.go
+++ b/require/module_test.go
@@ -335,3 +335,31 @@ func TestErrorPropagation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSourceMapLoader(t *testing.T) {
+	vm := js.New()
+	r := NewRegistry(WithLoader(func(p string) ([]byte, error) {
+		switch p {
+		case "dir/m.js":
+			return []byte(`throw 'test passed';
+//# sourceMappingURL=m.js.map`), nil
+		case "dir/m.js.map":
+			return []byte(`{"version":3,"file":"m.js","sourceRoot":"","sources":["m.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":";AAAA"}
+`), nil
+		}
+		return nil, ModuleFileDoesNotExistError
+	}))
+
+	rr := r.Enable(vm)
+	_, err := rr.Require("./dir/m")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected an error")
+	}
+	if ex, ok := err.(*js.Exception); ok {
+		if !ex.Value().StrictEquals(vm.ToValue("test passed")) {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected Exception: %v", ex)
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}