diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 0012f3dc1a4..2822294da40 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # @graphql-codegen/cli
 
+## 7.1.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#10861](https://github.com/dotansimha/graphql-code-generator/pull/10861)
+  [`a2e1093`](https://github.com/dotansimha/graphql-code-generator/commit/a2e109397eda1bdee51864eb3e713afce5ef7771)
+  Thanks [@eddeee888](https://github.com/eddeee888)! - Fix CLI's `require` flag when resolving
+  module issue in ESM in native Windows
+
 ## 7.1.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/package.json b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/package.json
index d724779e11e..b14ed8fc034 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@graphql-codegen/cli",
-  "version": "7.1.1",
+  "version": "7.1.2",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/codegen.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/codegen.ts
index 217cef5256c..d6d54f05c57 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/codegen.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/codegen.ts
@@ -18,17 +18,11 @@ import { NoTypeDefinitionsFound, type UnnormalizedTypeDefPointer } from '@graphq
 import { mergeTypeDefs } from '@graphql-tools/merge';
 import { CodegenContext, ensureContext } from './config.js';
 import { getDocumentTransform } from './documentTransforms.js';
+import { isESMModule } from './isESMModule.js';
 import { getPluginByName } from './plugins.js';
 import { getPresetByName } from './presets.js';
 import { debugLog, printLogs } from './utils/debugging.js';
 
-/**
- * Poor mans ESM detection.
- * Looking at this and you have a better method?
- * Send a PR.
- */
-const isESMModule = (typeof __dirname === 'string') === false;
-
 const makeDefaultLoader = (from: string) => {
   if (fs.statSync(from).isDirectory()) {
     from = path.join(from, '__fake.js');
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/config.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/config.ts
index 49d1f7e7ade..4103c5cf002 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { BinaryToTextEncoding, createHash } from 'crypto';
 import { promises } from 'fs';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
+import * as url from 'node:url';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { cosmiconfig, defaultLoaders } from 'cosmiconfig';
 import { GraphQLSchema, GraphQLSchemaExtensions, print } from 'graphql';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@graphql-codegen/plugin-helpers';
 import type { UnnormalizedTypeDefPointer } from '@graphql-tools/load';
 import { findAndLoadGraphQLConfig } from './graphql-config.js';
+import { isESMModule } from './isESMModule.js';
 import {
   defaultDocumentsLoadOptions,
   defaultSchemaLoadOptions,
@@ -293,13 +295,12 @@ export async function createContext(
   if (cliFlags.require && cliFlags.require.length > 0) {
     const relativeRequire = createRequire(process.cwd());
     await Promise.all(
-      cliFlags.require.map(
-        mod =>
-          import(
-            relativeRequire.resolve(mod, {
-              paths: [process.cwd()],
-            })
-          ),
+      cliFlags.require.map(mod =>
+        safeDynamicImport(
+          relativeRequire.resolve(mod, {
+            paths: [process.cwd()],
+          }),
+        ),
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -544,3 +545,24 @@ async function addMetadataToSources(
     }),
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * `safeDynamicImport` is a wrapper of dynamic `import()`
+ * to work across Linux and Windows
+ *
+ * CJS:
+ * `import()` seems to work well in CJS when given resolved filename
+ *
+ * ESM:
+ * On native Windows (i.e. no WSL or CI), filename may look like this: `C:\\Users\\path\\to\\file.ts`
+ * If used directly with `import()`, we'll see `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME` error because `c:` is not a valid protocol
+ * `url.pathToFileURL` turns the filename to `file:///C:/Users/path/to/file.ts`, which is import-able
+ */
+const safeDynamicImport = (absoluteFilename: string): Promise<any> => {
+  if (isESMModule) {
+    const { href: fileUrl } = url.pathToFileURL(absoluteFilename);
+    return import(fileUrl);
+  }
+
+  return import(absoluteFilename);
+};
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/isESMModule.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/isESMModule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c49ff12ea7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/isESMModule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * Poor mans ESM detection.
+ * Looking at this and you have a better method?
+ * Send a PR.
+ */
+export const isESMModule = (typeof __dirname === 'string') === false;