diff --git a/src/sourcemap_jsc/JSSourceMap.rs b/src/sourcemap_jsc/JSSourceMap.rs
index f284e4b80e42..3f611c7e928f 100644
--- a/src/sourcemap_jsc/JSSourceMap.rs
+++ b/src/sourcemap_jsc/JSSourceMap.rs
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ impl JSSourceMap {
         // Parse the payload to create a proper sourcemap
 
         // Extract mappings string from payload
-        let Some(mappings_value) = payload_arg.get_stringish(global, b"mappings")? else {
-            return Err(
-                global.throw_invalid_arguments(format_args!("payload 'mappings' must be a string"))
-            );
+        let mappings_value = match payload_arg.get(global, b"mappings")? {
+            Some(value) if !value.is_undefined_or_null() => value.to_bun_string(global)?,
+            _ => {
+                return Err(global
+                    .throw_invalid_arguments(format_args!("payload 'mappings' must be a string")));
+            }
         };
         let mappings_value = bstring::OwnedString::new(mappings_value);
 
diff --git a/test/js/node/module/sourcemap.test.js b/test/js/node/module/sourcemap.test.js
index 58cd458697c1..8642d77317d9 100644
--- a/test/js/node/module/sourcemap.test.js
+++ b/test/js/node/module/sourcemap.test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,39 @@ test("SourceMap payload must be an object", () => {
   );
 });
 
+test("SourceMap accepts an empty mappings string", () => {
+  // esbuild and tsc emit `"mappings": ""` for modules that produce no code,
+  // such as re-export-only or side-effect-only modules.
+  const payload = { version: 3, sources: ["empty.js"], names: [], mappings: "" };
+  const sourceMap = new SourceMap(payload);
+
+  expect(sourceMap).toBeInstanceOf(SourceMap);
+  expect(sourceMap.payload).toEqual(payload);
+  expect(sourceMap.findEntry(0, 0)).toEqual({});
+  expect(sourceMap.findOrigin(1, 1)).toEqual({});
+});
+
+test("SourceMap accepts mappings made only of line separators", () => {
+  const sourceMap = new SourceMap({ version: 3, sources: ["a.js"], names: [], mappings: ";;;" });
+
+  expect(sourceMap.findEntry(0, 0)).toEqual({});
+  expect(sourceMap.findEntry(3, 0)).toEqual({});
+});
+
+test.each([
+  ["missing", { version: 3, sources: ["a.js"], names: [] }],
+  ["undefined", { version: 3, sources: ["a.js"], names: [], mappings: undefined }],
+  ["null", { version: 3, sources: ["a.js"], names: [], mappings: null }],
+])("SourceMap constructor rejects %s mappings", (_, payload) => {
+  expect(() => new SourceMap(payload)).toThrow(
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      name: "TypeError",
+      code: "ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE",
+      message: "payload 'mappings' must be a string",
+    }),
+  );
+});
+
 test("SourceMap instance has expected methods", () => {
   const sourceMap = new SourceMap({
     version: 3,