diff --git a/nodejs/__test__/embedding_registry.test.ts b/nodejs/__test__/embedding_registry.test.ts
index 74696b356..48ba48f96 100644
--- a/nodejs/__test__/embedding_registry.test.ts
+++ b/nodejs/__test__/embedding_registry.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ describe("embedding function registry", () => {
     registries.length = 0;
   });
 
+  it("registers built-in providers through the public embedding API", () => {
+    jest.isolateModules(() => {
+      const { getRegistry } =
+        require("../lancedb/embedding") as EmbeddingModule;
+      const registry = getRegistry();
+      registries.push(registry);
+
+      expect(registry.get("openai")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(registry.get("huggingface")).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("shares registrations across duplicated provider module graphs", () => {
     let registeringRegistry: EmbeddingFunctionRegistry | undefined;
 
diff --git a/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/index.ts b/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/index.ts
index 4a1aa9a7b..f8b453211 100644
--- a/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/index.ts
+++ b/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { Field, Schema } from "../arrow";
 import { sanitizeType } from "../sanitize";
 import { EmbeddingFunction } from "./embedding_function";
 import { EmbeddingFunctionConfig, getRegistry } from "./registry";
+import "./openai";
+import "./transformers";
 
 export {
   FieldOptions,