diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 2b42e9a5dbd689..2015a45608f9b4 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -1187,6 +1187,7 @@ Node.js options that are allowed are:
 * `--experimental-policy`
 * `--experimental-repl-await`
 * `--experimental-specifier-resolution`
+* `--experimental-top-level-await`
 * `--experimental-vm-modules`
 * `--experimental-wasi-unstable-preview1`
 * `--experimental-wasm-modules`
diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index 013c3ef825efd6..875c2e73001dc9 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -599,7 +599,8 @@ PerIsolateOptionsParser::PerIsolateOptionsParser(
 
   AddOption("--experimental-top-level-await",
             "enable experimental support for ECMAScript Top-Level Await",
-            &PerIsolateOptions::experimental_top_level_await);
+            &PerIsolateOptions::experimental_top_level_await,
+            kAllowedInEnvironment);
   AddOption("--harmony-top-level-await", "", V8Option{});
   Implies("--experimental-top-level-await", "--harmony-top-level-await");
   Implies("--harmony-top-level-await", "--experimental-top-level-await");
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cli-node-options.js b/test/parallel/test-cli-node-options.js
index a0341eaf015371..19fd586eea6f75 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cli-node-options.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cli-node-options.js
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ expect('--stack-trace-limit=100',
 if (!['arm', 'arm64', 's390x'].includes(process.arch))
   expect('--interpreted-frames-native-stack', 'B\n');
 
+// Workers can't eval as ES Modules. https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/30682
+expectNoWorker('--experimental-top-level-await --input-type=module',
+               'B\n', 'console.log(await "B")');
+
 function expectNoWorker(opt, want, command, wantsError) {
   expect(opt, want, command, wantsError, false);
 }