diff --git a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-caught.mjs b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-caught.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..175ff0702d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-caught.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
+
+Sentry.init({
+  dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
+  includeLocalVariables: true,
+  integrations: [new Sentry.Integrations.LocalVariables({ captureAllExceptions: true })],
+  beforeSend: event => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(event));
+  },
+});
+
+class Some {
+  two(name) {
+    throw new Error('Enough!');
+  }
+}
+
+function one(name) {
+  const arr = [1, '2', null];
+  const obj = {
+    name,
+    num: 5,
+  };
+
+  const ty = new Some();
+
+  ty.two(name);
+}
+
+try {
+  one('some name');
+} catch (e) {
+  Sentry.captureException(e);
+}
diff --git a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
index 649f7cc9ba06..aae488d50475 100644
--- a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import type { Event } from '@sentry/node';
+import { parseSemver } from '@sentry/utils';
 import * as childProcess from 'child_process';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
+const nodeMajor = parseSemver(process.version.slice(1)).major || 1;
+
+const testIf = (condition: boolean, t: jest.It) => (condition ? t : t.skip);
+
 describe('LocalVariables integration', () => {
   test('Should not include local variables by default', done => {
     expect.assertions(2);
@@ -52,6 +57,34 @@ describe('LocalVariables integration', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  testIf(nodeMajor > 10, test)('Should include local variables with ESM', done => {
+    expect.assertions(4);
+
+    const testScriptPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'local-variables-caught.mjs');
+
+    childProcess.exec(`node ${testScriptPath}`, { encoding: 'utf8' }, (_, stdout) => {
+      const event = JSON.parse(stdout) as Event;
+
+      const frames = event.exception?.values?.[0].stacktrace?.frames || [];
+      const lastFrame = frames[frames.length - 1];
+
+      expect(lastFrame.function).toBe('Some.two');
+      expect(lastFrame.vars).toEqual({ name: 'some name' });
+
+      const penultimateFrame = frames[frames.length - 2];
+
+      expect(penultimateFrame.function).toBe('one');
+      expect(penultimateFrame.vars).toEqual({
+        name: 'some name',
+        arr: [1, '2', null],
+        obj: { name: 'some name', num: 5 },
+        ty: '<Some>',
+      });
+
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
   test('Includes local variables for caught exceptions when enabled', done => {
     expect.assertions(4);
 
diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
index ac23e67af910..2423cfa30c70 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/integrations/localvariables.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ export class LocalVariables implements Integration {
     const framePromises = callFrames.map(async ({ scopeChain, functionName, this: obj }) => {
       const localScope = scopeChain.find(scope => scope.type === 'local');
 
-      const fn = obj.className === 'global' ? functionName : `${obj.className}.${functionName}`;
+      // obj.className is undefined in ESM modules
+      const fn = obj.className === 'global' || !obj.className ? functionName : `${obj.className}.${functionName}`;
 
       if (localScope?.object.objectId === undefined) {
         return { function: fn };