diff --git a/core/runtime.rs b/core/runtime.rs
index c03ee9d6fc..ecac588ca9 100644
--- a/core/runtime.rs
+++ b/core/runtime.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ impl JsRuntime {
   fn shared_init(&mut self) {
     if self.needs_init {
       self.needs_init = false;
-      self.execute("core.js", include_str!("core.js")).unwrap();
+      self
+        .execute("deno:core/core.js", include_str!("core.js"))
+        .unwrap();
     }
   }
 
@@ -2584,4 +2586,19 @@ main();
       };
     })
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_core_js_stack_frame() {
+    let mut runtime = JsRuntime::new(RuntimeOptions::default());
+    // Call non-existent op so we get error from `core.js`
+    let error = runtime
+      .execute(
+        "core_js_stack_frame.js",
+        "Deno.core.dispatchByName('non_existent');",
+      )
+      .unwrap_err();
+    let error_string = error.to_string();
+    // Test that the script specifier is a URL: `deno:<repo-relative path>`.
+    assert!(error_string.contains("deno:core/core.js"));
+  }
 }