diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml
index 30e1179cf6..d6beb59440 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/fixtures/pre-request-collection.yaml
@@ -603,3 +603,150 @@ resources:
       mimeType: "application/json"
       text: '{}'
     _type: request
+  - _id: req_89dade2ee9ee42fbb22d588783a9df07
+    parentId: fld_01de564274824ecaad272330339ea6b2
+    modified: 1636707449231
+    created: 1636141014552
+    url: http://127.0.0.1:4010/echo
+    name: eval() works in script
+    description: ""
+    method: POST
+    parameters: []
+    headers:
+      - name: 'Content-Type'
+        value: 'application/json'
+    authentication: {}
+    metaSortKey: -1636141014553
+    isPrivate: false
+    settingStoreCookies: true
+    settingSendCookies: true
+    settingDisableRenderRequestBody: false
+    settingEncodeUrl: true
+    settingRebuildPath: true
+    settingFollowRedirects: global
+    preRequestScript: |-
+      const evalResult = eval('8+8');
+      insomnia.environment.set('evalResult', evalResult);
+    body:
+      mimeType: "application/json"
+      text: |-
+        {
+          "evalResult": {{ _.evalResult }}
+        }
+    _type: request
+  - _id: req_89dade2ee9ee42fbb22d588783a9df08
+    parentId: fld_01de564274824ecaad272330339ea6b2
+    modified: 1636707449231
+    created: 1636141014552
+    url: http://127.0.0.1:4010/echo
+    name: require the url module
+    description: ""
+    method: POST
+    parameters: []
+    headers:
+      - name: 'Content-Type'
+        value: 'application/json'
+    authentication: {}
+    metaSortKey: -1636141014553
+    isPrivate: false
+    settingStoreCookies: true
+    settingSendCookies: true
+    settingDisableRenderRequestBody: false
+    settingEncodeUrl: true
+    settingRebuildPath: true
+    settingFollowRedirects: global
+    preRequestScript: |-
+      const { URL } = require('url');
+      const url = new URL('https://user:pwd@insomnia.com:6666/p1?q1=a&q2=b#hashcontent');
+      insomnia.environment.set('hash', "#hashcontent");
+      insomnia.environment.set('host', "insomnia.com:6666");
+      insomnia.environment.set('hostname', "insomnia.com");
+      insomnia.environment.set('href', "https://user:pwd@insomnia.com:6666/p1?q1=a&q2=b#hashcontent");
+      insomnia.environment.set('origin', "https://insomnia.com:6666");
+      insomnia.environment.set('password', "pwd");
+      insomnia.environment.set('pathname', "/p1");
+      insomnia.environment.set('port', "6666");
+      insomnia.environment.set('protocol', "https:");
+      insomnia.environment.set('search', "?q1=a&q2=b");
+      insomnia.environment.set('username', "user");
+      insomnia.environment.set('seachParam', url.searchParams.toString());
+    body:
+      mimeType: "application/json"
+      text: |-
+        {
+          "hash": "{{ _.hash }}",
+          "host": "{{ _.host }}",
+          "hostname": "{{ _.hostname }}",
+          "href": "{{ _.href }}",
+          "origin": "{{ _.origin }}",
+          "password": "{{ _.password }}",
+          "pathname": "{{ _.pathname }}",
+          "port": "{{ _.port }}",
+          "protocol": "{{ _.protocol }}",
+          "search": "{{ _.search }}",
+          "username": "{{ _.username }}",
+          "seachParam": "{{ _.seachParam }}"
+        }
+    _type: request
+  - _id: req_89dade2ee9ee42fbb22d588783a9df09
+    parentId: fld_01de564274824ecaad272330339ea6b2
+    modified: 1636707449231
+    created: 1636141014552
+    url: http://127.0.0.1:4010/echo
+    name: require node.js modules
+    description: ""
+    method: POST
+    parameters: []
+    headers:
+      - name: 'Content-Type'
+        value: 'application/json'
+    authentication: {}
+    metaSortKey: -1636141014553
+    isPrivate: false
+    settingStoreCookies: true
+    settingSendCookies: true
+    settingDisableRenderRequestBody: false
+    settingEncodeUrl: true
+    settingRebuildPath: true
+    settingFollowRedirects: global
+    preRequestScript: |-
+      const path = require('path');
+      const assert = require('assert');
+      const buffer = require('buffer');
+      const util = require('util');
+      const url = require('url');
+      const punycode = require('punycode');
+      const querystring = require('querystring');
+      const stringDecoder = require('string_decoder');
+      const stream = require('stream');
+      const timers = require('timers');
+      const events = require('events');
+      // set them
+      insomnia.environment.set('path', path != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('assert', assert != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('buffer', buffer != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('util', util != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('url', url != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('punycode', punycode != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('querystring', querystring != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('stringDecoder', stringDecoder != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('stream', stream != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('timers', timers != null);
+      insomnia.environment.set('events', events != null);
+    body:
+      mimeType: "application/json"
+      text: |-
+        {
+          "path": {{ _.path }},
+          "assert": {{ _.assert }},
+          "buffer": {{ _.buffer }},
+          "util": {{ _.util }},
+          "url": {{ _.url }},
+          "punycode": {{ _.punycode }},
+          "querystring": {{ _.querystring }},
+          "stringDecoder": {{ _.stringDecoder }},
+          "stream": {{ _.stream }},
+          "timers": {{ _.timers }},
+          "events": {{ _.events }}
+        }
+    _type: request
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts
index e1e0bbff13..247930fc2d 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-features.test.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,48 @@ test.describe('pre-request features tests', async () => {
                 expect(bodyJson.headers['authorization']).toEqual(`Basic ${expectedEncCred}`);
             },
         },
+        {
+            name: 'eval() works in script',
+            expectedBody: {
+                evalResult: 16,
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'require the url module',
+            customVerify: (bodyJson: any) => {
+                const reqBodyJsons = JSON.parse(bodyJson.data);
+                expect(reqBodyJsons).toEqual({
+                    hash: '#hashcontent',
+                    host: 'insomnia.com:6666',
+                    hostname: 'insomnia.com',
+                    href: 'https://user:pwd@insomnia.com:6666/p1?q1=a&q2=b#hashcontent',
+                    origin: 'https://insomnia.com:6666',
+                    password: 'pwd',
+                    pathname: '/p1',
+                    port: '6666',
+                    protocol: 'https:',
+                    search: '?q1=a&q2=b',
+                    username: 'user',
+                    seachParam: 'q1=a&q2=b',
+                });
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'require node.js modules',
+            expectedBody: {
+                path: true,
+                assert: true,
+                buffer: true,
+                util: true,
+                url: true,
+                punycode: true,
+                querystring: true,
+                stringDecoder: true,
+                stream: true,
+                timers: true,
+                events: true,
+            },
+        },
     ];
 
     for (let i = 0; i < testCases.length; i++) {
@@ -108,7 +150,6 @@ test.describe('pre-request features tests', async () => {
 
             const bodyJson = JSON.parse(rows.join(' '));
             if (tc.expectedBody) {
-                // await page.waitForTimeout(600000);
                 expect(JSON.parse(bodyJson.data)).toEqual(tc.expectedBody);
             }
             if (tc.customVerify) {
@@ -304,3 +345,91 @@ test.describe('pre-request features tests', async () => {
         await expect(responsePane).toContainText('fixtures/certificates/fake.pfx'); // original proxy
     });
 });
+
+test.describe('unhappy paths', async () => {
+    test.slow(process.platform === 'darwin' || process.platform === 'win32', 'Slow app start on these platforms');
+
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ app, page }) => {
+        const text = await loadFixture('pre-request-collection.yaml');
+        await app.evaluate(async ({ clipboard }, text) => clipboard.writeText(text), text);
+
+        await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create in project' }).click();
+        await page.getByRole('menuitemradio', { name: 'Import' }).click();
+        await page.locator('[data-test-id="import-from-clipboard"]').click();
+        await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Scan' }).click();
+        await page.getByRole('dialog').getByRole('button', { name: 'Import' }).click();
+
+        await page.getByLabel('Pre-request Scripts').click();
+    });
+
+    const testCases = [
+        {
+            name: 'invalid result is returned',
+            preReqScript: `
+          return;
+          `,
+            context: {
+                insomnia: {},
+            },
+            expectedResult: {
+                message: 'insomnia object is invalid or script returns earlier than expected.',
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'custom error is returned',
+            preReqScript: `
+          throw Error('my custom error');
+          `,
+            context: {
+                insomnia: {},
+            },
+            expectedResult: {
+                message: 'my custom error',
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'syntax error',
+            preReqScript: `
+          insomnia.INVALID_FIELD.set('', '')
+          `,
+            context: {
+                insomnia: {},
+            },
+            expectedResult: {
+                message: "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'set')",
+            },
+        },
+    ];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < testCases.length; i++) {
+        const tc = testCases[i];
+
+        test(tc.name, async ({ page }) => {
+            const responsePane = page.getByTestId('response-pane');
+
+            await page.getByLabel('Request Collection').getByTestId('echo pre-request script result').press('Enter');
+
+            // set request body
+            await page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Body' }).click();
+            await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Body' }).click();
+            await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'JSON' }).click();
+
+            // enter script
+            const preRequestScriptTab = page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Pre-request Script' });
+            await preRequestScriptTab.click();
+            const preRequestScriptEditor = page.getByTestId('CodeEditor').getByRole('textbox');
+            await preRequestScriptEditor.fill(tc.preReqScript);
+
+            // TODO: wait for body and pre-request script are persisted to the disk
+            // should improve this part, we should avoid sync this state through db as it introduces race condition
+            await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+            // send
+            await page.getByTestId('request-pane').getByRole('button', { name: 'Send' }).click();
+
+            // verify
+            await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="response-status-tag"]:visible');
+            await expect(responsePane).toContainText(tc.expectedResult.message);
+        });
+    }
+});
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-window.test.ts b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-window.test.ts
index 6710e54480..5a16b160a0 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-window.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/pre-request-script-window.test.ts
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ test('handle hidden browser window getting closed', async ({ app, page }) => {
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Scan' }).click();
   await page.getByRole('dialog').getByRole('button', { name: 'Import' }).click();
 
-  await page.getByText('Pre-request Scripts').click();
-
-  await page.getByLabel('Request Collection').getByTestId('Long running task').press('Enter');
-  await page.getByTestId('request-pane').getByRole('button', { name: 'Send' }).click();
-
   await page.getByTestId('settings-button').click();
   await page.getByLabel('Request timeout (ms)').fill('1');
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: '' }).click();
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window-preload.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window-preload.ts
index ad88bdc711..f01b611485 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window-preload.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window-preload.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,32 @@ const bridge: HiddenBrowserWindowToMainBridgeAPI = {
   },
 
   requireInterceptor: (moduleName: string) => {
-    if (['uuid', 'fs'].includes(moduleName)) {
+    if (
+      [
+        // node.js modules
+        'path',
+        'assert',
+        'buffer',
+        'util',
+        'url',
+        'punycode',
+        'querystring',
+        'string_decoder',
+        'stream',
+        'timers',
+        'events',
+        // follows should be npm modules
+        // but they are moved to here to avoid introducing additional dependencies
+      ].includes(moduleName)
+    ) {
       return require(moduleName);
+    } else if (
+      [
+        'atob',
+        'btoa',
+      ].includes(moduleName)
+    ) {
+      return moduleName === 'atob' ? atob : btoa;
     } else if (moduleName === 'insomnia-collection' || moduleName === 'postman-collection') {
       return CollectionModule;
     }
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window.ts
index 09582bbba2..c3db98cbee 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/hidden-window.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { initInsomniaObject } from './sdk/objects/insomnia';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs';
+
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+import { invariant } from '../src/utils/invariant';
+import { initInsomniaObject, InsomniaObject } from './sdk/objects/insomnia';
 import { RequestContext } from './sdk/objects/interfaces';
 import { mergeClientCertificates, mergeRequests, mergeSettings } from './sdk/objects/request';
 
@@ -37,18 +42,26 @@ const runPreRequestScript = async (
   const consoleInterceptor = {
     log: (...args: any[]) => log.push(
       JSON.stringify({
-        value: args.map(a => JSON.stringify(a)).join('\n'),
+        value: args.map(a => JSON.stringify(a, null, 2)).join('\n'),
         name: 'Text',
         timestamp: Date.now(),
       }) + '\n',
     ),
   };
 
+  const evalInterceptor = (script: string) => {
+    invariant(script && typeof script === 'string', 'eval is called with invalid or empty value');
+    const result = eval(script);
+    return result;
+  };
+
   const AsyncFunction = (async () => { }).constructor;
   const executeScript = AsyncFunction(
     'insomnia',
     'require',
     'console',
+    'eval',
+    '_',
     `
       const $ = insomnia, pm = insomnia;
        ${script};
@@ -58,14 +71,19 @@ const runPreRequestScript = async (
   const mutatedInsomniaObject = await executeScript(
     executionContext,
     window.bridge.requireInterceptor,
-    consoleInterceptor
+    consoleInterceptor,
+    evalInterceptor,
+    _,
   );
+  if (mutatedInsomniaObject == null || !(mutatedInsomniaObject instanceof InsomniaObject)) {
+    throw Error('insomnia object is invalid or script returns earlier than expected.');
+  }
   const mutatedContextObject = mutatedInsomniaObject.toObject();
   const updatedRequest = mergeRequests(context.request, mutatedContextObject.request);
   const updatedSettings = mergeSettings(context.settings, mutatedContextObject.request);
   const updatedCertificates = mergeClientCertificates(context.clientCertificates, mutatedContextObject.request);
 
-  await window.bridge.requireInterceptor('fs').promises.writeFile(context.timelinePath, log.join('\n'));
+  await fs.promises.writeFile(context.timelinePath, log.join('\n'));
 
   console.log('mutatedInsomniaObject', mutatedContextObject);
   console.log('context', context);
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/editors/pre-request-script-editor.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/editors/pre-request-script-editor.tsx
index a6d12ae8f1..6f179a3b69 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/editors/pre-request-script-editor.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/editors/pre-request-script-editor.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const lintOptions = {
     pm: true,
     require: true,
     console: true,
+    _: true,
   },
   asi: true,
   // Don't require semicolons