diff --git a/packages/graphql/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts b/packages/graphql/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts
index c79a288a1..9dc008b8c 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/lib/plugin/visitors/model-class.visitor.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ export class ModelClassVisitor {
     const metadataWithImports = [];
     Object.keys(this._collectedMetadata).forEach((filePath) => {
       const metadata = this._collectedMetadata[filePath];
-      const path = filePath.replace(/\.[jt]s$/, '');
+      // Emit explicit .js specifiers so generated metadata.ts stays NodeNext-compatible.
+      const path = filePath.replace(/\.[jt]s$/, '.js');
       const importExpr = ts.factory.createCallExpression(
         ts.factory.createToken(ts.SyntaxKind.ImportKeyword) as ts.Expression,
         undefined,
diff --git a/packages/graphql/tests/plugin/fixtures/serialized-meta.fixture.ts b/packages/graphql/tests/plugin/fixtures/serialized-meta.fixture.ts
index 467ee5e03..f5cbec086 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/tests/plugin/fixtures/serialized-meta.fixture.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/tests/plugin/fixtures/serialized-meta.fixture.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default async () => {
     '@nestjs/graphql': {
       models: [
         [
-          import('./recipes/dto/new-recipe.input'),
+          import('./recipes/dto/new-recipe.input.js'),
           {
             NewRecipeInput: {
               title: {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default async () => {
           }
         ],
         [
-          import('./recipes/dto/recipes.args'),
+          import('./recipes/dto/recipes.args.js'),
           {
             RecipesArgs: {
               skip: { type: () => Number },
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default async () => {
           }
         ],
         [
-          import('./recipes/models/ingredient.model'),
+          import('./recipes/models/ingredient.model.js'),
           {
             Ingredient: {
               id: { type: () => String },
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default async () => {
           }
         ],
         [
-          import('./recipes/models/recipe.model'),
+          import('./recipes/models/recipe.model.js'),
           {
             Recipe: {
               id: { type: () => String },