diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 564e7585c84f..d1192e691629 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - `[jest-runtime]` Fix issue where user cannot utilize dynamic import despite specifying `--experimental-vm-modules` Node option ([#15842](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15842))
+- `[jest-config]` Fix issue where custom reporters not loaded from legacy global module folder, i.e. `$HOME/.node_libraries` ([#15852](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15852))
 - `[jest-test-sequencer]` Fix issue where failed tests due to compilation errors not getting re-executed even with `--onlyFailures` CLI option ([#15851](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15851))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/customReporters.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/customReporters.test.ts
index bdd4b6c2063f..3f8db443d1c9 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/customReporters.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/customReporters.test.ts
@@ -179,4 +179,36 @@ describe('Custom Reporters Integration', () => {
     expect(stderr).toMatch(/ON_RUN_START_ERROR/);
     expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
   });
+
+  test('supports custom reporter stored in legacy module path, i.e. $HOME/.node_libraries', () => {
+    writeFiles(DIR, {
+      '__tests__/test.test.js': "test('test', () => {});",
+      'fakeHome/.node_libraries/@org/custom-reporter/index.js': `
+        'use strict';
+        module.exports = class Reporter {
+          onRunStart() {
+            throw new Error('ON_RUN_START_ERROR');
+          }
+        };
+      `,
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+        jest: {
+          reporters: ['@org/custom-reporter'],
+        },
+      }),
+    });
+
+    const {stderr, exitCode} = runJest(DIR, undefined, {
+      env: {
+        HOME: path.resolve(DIR, 'fakeHome'),
+        // For Windows testing
+        USERPROFILE:
+          process.platform === 'win32'
+            ? path.resolve(DIR, 'fakeHome')
+            : undefined,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(stderr).toMatch(/ON_RUN_START_ERROR/);
+    expect(exitCode).toBe(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
index 3939302c890a..8462a5d3d432 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/__tests__/normalize.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {escapeStrForRegex} from 'jest-regex-util';
 import Defaults from '../Defaults';
 import {DEFAULT_JS_PATTERN} from '../constants';
 import normalize, {type AllOptions} from '../normalize';
+import type {FindNodeModuleConfig} from 'jest-resolve';
 
 const DEFAULT_CSS_PATTERN = '\\.(css)$';
 
@@ -83,7 +84,16 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   jest.spyOn(console, 'warn');
 });
 
+const oldUserProfile = process.env.USERPROFILE;
+const originalPlatform = process.platform;
+
 afterEach(() => {
+  // Restore the original process.* value after each test.
+  process.env.USERPROFILE = oldUserProfile;
+  Object.defineProperty(process, 'platform', {
+    value: originalPlatform,
+  });
+
   jest.mocked(console.warn).mockRestore();
 });
 
@@ -293,10 +303,14 @@ describe('roots', () => {
 
 describe('reporters', () => {
   let Resolver: typeof import('jest-resolve').default;
+  const spiedFindNodeModuleFunction = jest.fn(
+    (name: string, _: FindNodeModuleConfig) => name,
+  );
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     Resolver = (require('jest-resolve') as typeof import('jest-resolve'))
       .default;
-    Resolver.findNodeModule = jest.fn((name: string) => name);
+    Resolver.findNodeModule = spiedFindNodeModuleFunction;
   });
 
   it('allows empty list', async () => {
@@ -390,6 +404,29 @@ describe('reporters', () => {
       ),
     ).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('normalizes the path and options object for custom reporter on Windows', async () => {
+    // Simulate running in Windows env with USERPROFILE env var undefined.
+    process.env.USERPROFILE = undefined;
+    Object.defineProperty(process, 'platform', {
+      value: 'win32',
+    });
+
+    const {options} = await normalize(
+      {
+        reporters: [
+          ['<rootDir>/custom-reporter.js', {banana: 'yes', pineapple: 'no'}],
+        ],
+        rootDir: '/root/',
+      },
+      {} as Config.Argv,
+    );
+
+    expect(options.reporters).toEqual([
+      ['/root/custom-reporter.js', {banana: 'yes', pineapple: 'no'}],
+    ]);
+    expect(spiedFindNodeModuleFunction.mock.calls[0][1].paths).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('transform', () => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
index e2ed840cf020..936f84374d53 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   clearLine,
   replacePathSepForGlob,
   requireOrImportModule,
+  specialChars,
   tryRealpath,
 } from 'jest-util';
 import {ValidationError, validate} from 'jest-validate';
@@ -169,7 +170,9 @@ const setupPreset = async (
           );
         }
         throw createConfigError(
-          `  Preset ${chalk.bold(presetPath)} not found relative to rootDir ${chalk.bold(options.rootDir)}.`,
+          `  Preset ${chalk.bold(
+            presetPath,
+          )} not found relative to rootDir ${chalk.bold(options.rootDir)}.`,
         );
       }
       throw createConfigError(
@@ -378,8 +381,17 @@ const normalizeReporters = ({
     );
 
     if (!['default', 'github-actions', 'summary'].includes(reporterPath)) {
+      // There's a chance that users store custom reporter in legacy module paths
+      // such as $HOME/.node_libraries
+      const homeDir = specialChars.isWindows
+        ? process.env.USERPROFILE
+        : process.env.HOME;
+      const legacyModulePaths = homeDir
+        ? [path.resolve(homeDir, '.node_libraries')]
+        : undefined;
       const reporter = Resolver.findNodeModule(reporterPath, {
         basedir: rootDir,
+        paths: legacyModulePaths,
       });
       if (!reporter) {
         throw new Resolver.ModuleNotFoundError(
diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/specialChars.ts b/packages/jest-util/src/specialChars.ts
index e3dc1f561313..580777af26cb 100644
--- a/packages/jest-util/src/specialChars.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/specialChars.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
+export const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 
 export const ARROW = ' \u203A ';
 export const ICONS = {