diff --git a/nodejs/__test__/embedding_registry.test.ts b/nodejs/__test__/embedding_registry.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aee1981d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodejs/__test__/embedding_registry.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright The LanceDB Authors
+
+import type { EmbeddingFunctionRegistry } from "../lancedb/embedding/registry";
+
+type EmbeddingModule = typeof import("../lancedb/embedding");
+type RegistryModule = typeof import("../lancedb/embedding/registry");
+
+describe("embedding function registry", () => {
+  const registries: EmbeddingFunctionRegistry[] = [];
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    for (const registry of registries) {
+      registry.reset();
+    }
+    registries.length = 0;
+  });
+
+  it("shares registrations across isolated module instances", () => {
+    let registeringRegistry: EmbeddingFunctionRegistry | undefined;
+
+    jest.isolateModules(() => {
+      require("../lancedb/embedding/openai");
+      const { getRegistry } =
+        require("../lancedb/embedding/registry") as RegistryModule;
+      registeringRegistry = getRegistry();
+      registries.push(registeringRegistry);
+      expect(registeringRegistry.get("openai")).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    jest.isolateModules(() => {
+      const { getRegistry } =
+        require("../lancedb/embedding") as EmbeddingModule;
+      const publicRegistry = getRegistry();
+      registries.push(publicRegistry);
+      expect(publicRegistry).toBe(registeringRegistry);
+      expect(publicRegistry.get("openai")).toBeDefined();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/registry.ts b/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/registry.ts
index 2eae90ed3..14df90607 100644
--- a/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/registry.ts
+++ b/nodejs/lancedb/embedding/registry.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,26 @@ export class EmbeddingFunctionRegistry {
   }
 }
 
-const _REGISTRY = new EmbeddingFunctionRegistry();
+// Server bundlers can load the side-effect embedding entry points and the public
+// embedding API from separate module graphs. Keep their registry shared.
+const registryKey = Symbol.for(
+  "@lancedb/lancedb::embedding-function-registry::v1",
+);
+const registryGlobal = globalThis as typeof globalThis & {
+  [key: symbol]: EmbeddingFunctionRegistry | undefined;
+};
+
+function getGlobalRegistry(): EmbeddingFunctionRegistry {
+  const existingRegistry = registryGlobal[registryKey];
+  if (existingRegistry !== undefined) {
+    return existingRegistry;
+  }
+  const registry = new EmbeddingFunctionRegistry();
+  registryGlobal[registryKey] = registry;
+  return registry;
+}
+
+const _REGISTRY = getGlobalRegistry();
 
 export function register(name?: string) {
   return _REGISTRY.register(name);