diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index 9ad01a48f0f..05e796863a4 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ invariants.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v9.9.0
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/34001
+    description: Exposed as `require('assert/strict')`
   - version:
       - v13.9.0
       - v12.16.2
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ To use strict assertion mode:
 ```js
 const assert = require('assert').strict;
 ```
+```js
+const assert = require('assert/strict');
+```
 
 Example error diff:
 
diff --git a/lib/assert/strict.js b/lib/assert/strict.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0f4948f488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/assert/strict.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = require('assert').strict;
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 7331f127f22..47ce95de755 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
       'lib/internal/per_context/messageport.js',
       'lib/async_hooks.js',
       'lib/assert.js',
+      'lib/assert/strict.js',
       'lib/buffer.js',
       'lib/child_process.js',
       'lib/console.js',
diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-assert-strict.mjs b/test/es-module/test-esm-assert-strict.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f753c218a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/es-module/test-esm-assert-strict.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import '../common/index.mjs';
+import assert, { strict } from 'assert';
+import assertStrict from 'assert/strict';
+
+assert.strictEqual(strict, assertStrict);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert-strict-exists.js b/test/parallel/test-assert-strict-exists.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50cd8a49a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert-strict-exists.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+assert.strictEqual(require('assert/strict'), assert.strict);