diff --git a/lib/inspector.js b/lib/inspector.js
index b623d96b68c3f7..599a99db33855b 100644
--- a/lib/inspector.js
+++ b/lib/inspector.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ if (!hasInspector)
 
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const { queueMicrotask } = require('internal/process/task_queues');
+const { kEmptyObject } = require('internal/util');
 const {
   isUint32,
   validateFunction,
@@ -189,12 +190,10 @@ function inspectorWaitForDebugger() {
     throw new ERR_INSPECTOR_NOT_ACTIVE();
 }
 
-function broadcastToFrontend(eventName, params) {
+function broadcastToFrontend(eventName, params = kEmptyObject) {
   validateString(eventName, 'eventName');
-  if (params) {
-    validateObject(params, 'params');
-  }
-  emitProtocolEvent(eventName, JSONStringify(params ?? {}));
+  validateObject(params, 'params');
+  emitProtocolEvent(eventName, params);
 }
 
 const Network = {
diff --git a/src/inspector/network_agent.cc b/src/inspector/network_agent.cc
index 157d0c52cf98e2..497260ecc93c5f 100644
--- a/src/inspector/network_agent.cc
+++ b/src/inspector/network_agent.cc
@@ -1,27 +1,174 @@
 #include "network_agent.h"
+#include "inspector/protocol_helper.h"
 #include "network_inspector.h"
+#include "util-inl.h"
+#include "v8.h"
 
 namespace node {
 namespace inspector {
-namespace protocol {
 
-std::unique_ptr<Network::Request> createRequest(
-    const String& url,
-    const String& method,
-    std::unique_ptr<Network::Headers> headers) {
-  return Network::Request::create()
+using v8::EscapableHandleScope;
+using v8::HandleScope;
+using v8::Just;
+using v8::Local;
+using v8::Maybe;
+using v8::MaybeLocal;
+using v8::Nothing;
+using v8::Object;
+using v8::Value;
+
+// Get a protocol string property from the object.
+Maybe<protocol::String> ObjectGetProtocolString(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                                Local<Object> object,
+                                                Local<v8::String> property) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  Local<Value> value;
+  if (!object->Get(context, property).ToLocal(&value) || !value->IsString()) {
+    return Nothing<protocol::String>();
+  }
+  Local<v8::String> str = value.As<v8::String>();
+  return Just(ToProtocolString(context->GetIsolate(), str));
+}
+
+// Get a protocol string property from the object.
+Maybe<protocol::String> ObjectGetProtocolString(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                                Local<Object> object,
+                                                const char* property) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  return ObjectGetProtocolString(
+      context, object, OneByteString(context->GetIsolate(), property));
+}
+
+// Get a protocol double property from the object.
+Maybe<double> ObjectGetDouble(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                              Local<Object> object,
+                              const char* property) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  Local<Value> value;
+  if (!object->Get(context, OneByteString(context->GetIsolate(), property))
+           .ToLocal(&value) ||
+      !value->IsNumber()) {
+    return Nothing<double>();
+  }
+  return Just(value.As<v8::Number>()->Value());
+}
+
+// Get a protocol int property from the object.
+Maybe<int> ObjectGetInt(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                        Local<Object> object,
+                        const char* property) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  Local<Value> value;
+  if (!object->Get(context, OneByteString(context->GetIsolate(), property))
+           .ToLocal(&value) ||
+      !value->IsInt32()) {
+    return Nothing<int>();
+  }
+  return Just(value.As<v8::Int32>()->Value());
+}
+
+// Get an object property from the object.
+MaybeLocal<v8::Object> ObjectGetObject(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                       Local<Object> object,
+                                       const char* property) {
+  EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  Local<Value> value;
+  if (!object->Get(context, OneByteString(context->GetIsolate(), property))
+           .ToLocal(&value) ||
+      !value->IsObject()) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  return handle_scope.Escape(value.As<v8::Object>());
+}
+
+// Create a protocol::Network::Headers from the v8 object.
+std::unique_ptr<protocol::Network::Headers> createHeadersFromObject(
+    v8::Local<v8::Context> context, Local<Object> headers_obj) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+
+  std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> dict =
+      protocol::DictionaryValue::create();
+  Local<v8::Array> property_names;
+  if (!headers_obj->GetOwnPropertyNames(context).ToLocal(&property_names)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  for (size_t idx = 0; idx < property_names->Length(); idx++) {
+    Local<v8::Value> property_name_val;
+    if (!property_names->Get(context, idx).ToLocal(&property_name_val) ||
+        !property_name_val->IsString()) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    Local<v8::String> property_name = property_name_val.As<v8::String>();
+    protocol::String property_value;
+    if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, headers_obj, property_name)
+             .To(&property_value)) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    dict->setString(ToProtocolString(context->GetIsolate(), property_name),
+                    property_value);
+  }
+
+  return std::make_unique<protocol::Network::Headers>(std::move(dict));
+}
+
+// Create a protocol::Network::Request from the v8 object.
+std::unique_ptr<protocol::Network::Request> createRequestFromObject(
+    v8::Local<v8::Context> context, Local<Object> request) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  protocol::String url;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, request, "url").To(&url)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  protocol::String method;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, request, "method").To(&method)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  Local<Object> headers_obj;
+  if (!ObjectGetObject(context, request, "headers").ToLocal(&headers_obj)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  std::unique_ptr<protocol::Network::Headers> headers =
+      createHeadersFromObject(context, headers_obj);
+  if (!headers) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return protocol::Network::Request::create()
       .setUrl(url)
       .setMethod(method)
       .setHeaders(std::move(headers))
       .build();
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Network::Response> createResponse(
-    const String& url,
-    int status,
-    const String& statusText,
-    std::unique_ptr<Network::Headers> headers) {
-  return Network::Response::create()
+// Create a protocol::Network::Response from the v8 object.
+std::unique_ptr<protocol::Network::Response> createResponseFromObject(
+    v8::Local<v8::Context> context, Local<Object> response) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  protocol::String url;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, response, "url").To(&url)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  int status;
+  if (!ObjectGetInt(context, response, "status").To(&status)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  protocol::String statusText;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, response, "statusText")
+           .To(&statusText)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  Local<Object> headers_obj;
+  if (!ObjectGetObject(context, response, "headers").ToLocal(&headers_obj)) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  std::unique_ptr<protocol::Network::Headers> headers =
+      createHeadersFromObject(context, headers_obj);
+  if (!headers) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return protocol::Network::Response::create()
       .setUrl(url)
       .setStatus(status)
       .setStatusText(statusText)
@@ -38,123 +185,131 @@ NetworkAgent::NetworkAgent(NetworkInspector* inspector,
   event_notifier_map_["loadingFinished"] = &NetworkAgent::loadingFinished;
 }
 
-void NetworkAgent::emitNotification(
-    const String& event, std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params) {
+void NetworkAgent::emitNotification(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                    const protocol::String& event,
+                                    v8::Local<v8::Object> params) {
   if (!inspector_->IsEnabled()) return;
   auto it = event_notifier_map_.find(event);
   if (it != event_notifier_map_.end()) {
-    (this->*(it->second))(std::move(params));
+    (this->*(it->second))(context, params);
   }
 }
 
-void NetworkAgent::Wire(UberDispatcher* dispatcher) {
-  frontend_ = std::make_unique<Network::Frontend>(dispatcher->channel());
-  Network::Dispatcher::wire(dispatcher, this);
+void NetworkAgent::Wire(protocol::UberDispatcher* dispatcher) {
+  frontend_ =
+      std::make_unique<protocol::Network::Frontend>(dispatcher->channel());
+  protocol::Network::Dispatcher::wire(dispatcher, this);
 }
 
-DispatchResponse NetworkAgent::enable() {
+protocol::DispatchResponse NetworkAgent::enable() {
   inspector_->Enable();
-  return DispatchResponse::Success();
+  return protocol::DispatchResponse::Success();
 }
 
-DispatchResponse NetworkAgent::disable() {
+protocol::DispatchResponse NetworkAgent::disable() {
   inspector_->Disable();
-  return DispatchResponse::Success();
+  return protocol::DispatchResponse::Success();
 }
 
-void NetworkAgent::requestWillBeSent(
-    std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params) {
-  String request_id;
-  params->getString("requestId", &request_id);
+void NetworkAgent::requestWillBeSent(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                     v8::Local<v8::Object> params) {
+  protocol::String request_id;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, params, "requestId").To(&request_id)) {
+    return;
+  }
   double timestamp;
-  params->getDouble("timestamp", &timestamp);
+  if (!ObjectGetDouble(context, params, "timestamp").To(&timestamp)) {
+    return;
+  }
   double wall_time;
-  params->getDouble("wallTime", &wall_time);
-  auto request = params->getObject("request");
-  String url;
-  request->getString("url", &url);
-  String method;
-  request->getString("method", &method);
-
-  std::unique_ptr<Network::Initiator> initiator =
-      Network::Initiator::create()
-          .setType(Network::Initiator::TypeEnum::Script)
+  if (!ObjectGetDouble(context, params, "wallTime").To(&wall_time)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  Local<v8::Object> request_obj;
+  if (!ObjectGetObject(context, params, "request").ToLocal(&request_obj)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  std::unique_ptr<protocol::Network::Request> request =
+      createRequestFromObject(context, request_obj);
+  if (!request) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  std::unique_ptr<protocol::Network::Initiator> initiator =
+      protocol::Network::Initiator::create()
+          .setType(protocol::Network::Initiator::TypeEnum::Script)
           .setStack(
               v8_inspector_->captureStackTrace(true)->buildInspectorObject(0))
           .build();
 
-  ErrorSupport errors;
-  errors.Push();
-  errors.SetName("headers");
-  auto headers =
-      Network::Headers::fromValue(request->getObject("headers"), &errors);
-  if (!errors.Errors().empty()) {
-    headers = std::make_unique<Network::Headers>(DictionaryValue::create());
-  }
-
   frontend_->requestWillBeSent(request_id,
-                               createRequest(url, method, std::move(headers)),
+                               std::move(request),
                                std::move(initiator),
                                timestamp,
                                wall_time);
 }
 
-void NetworkAgent::responseReceived(
-    std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params) {
-  String request_id;
-  params->getString("requestId", &request_id);
+void NetworkAgent::responseReceived(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                    v8::Local<v8::Object> params) {
+  protocol::String request_id;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, params, "requestId").To(&request_id)) {
+    return;
+  }
   double timestamp;
-  params->getDouble("timestamp", &timestamp);
-  String type;
-  params->getString("type", &type);
-  auto response = params->getObject("response");
-  String url;
-  response->getString("url", &url);
-  int status;
-  response->getInteger("status", &status);
-  String statusText;
-  response->getString("statusText", &statusText);
-
-  ErrorSupport errors;
-  errors.Push();
-  errors.SetName("headers");
-  auto headers =
-      Network::Headers::fromValue(response->getObject("headers"), &errors);
-  if (!errors.Errors().empty()) {
-    headers = std::make_unique<Network::Headers>(DictionaryValue::create());
-  }
-
-  frontend_->responseReceived(
-      request_id,
-      timestamp,
-      type,
-      createResponse(url, status, statusText, std::move(headers)));
-}
-
-void NetworkAgent::loadingFailed(
-    std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params) {
-  String request_id;
-  params->getString("requestId", &request_id);
+  if (!ObjectGetDouble(context, params, "timestamp").To(&timestamp)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  protocol::String type;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, params, "type").To(&type)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  Local<Object> response_obj;
+  if (!ObjectGetObject(context, params, "response").ToLocal(&response_obj)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  auto response = createResponseFromObject(context, response_obj);
+  if (!response) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  frontend_->responseReceived(request_id, timestamp, type, std::move(response));
+}
+
+void NetworkAgent::loadingFailed(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                 v8::Local<v8::Object> params) {
+  protocol::String request_id;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, params, "requestId").To(&request_id)) {
+    return;
+  }
   double timestamp;
-  params->getDouble("timestamp", &timestamp);
-  String type;
-  params->getString("type", &type);
-  String error_text;
-  params->getString("errorText", &error_text);
+  if (!ObjectGetDouble(context, params, "timestamp").To(&timestamp)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  protocol::String type;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, params, "type").To(&type)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  protocol::String error_text;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, params, "errorText").To(&error_text)) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   frontend_->loadingFailed(request_id, timestamp, type, error_text);
 }
 
-void NetworkAgent::loadingFinished(
-    std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params) {
-  String request_id;
-  params->getString("requestId", &request_id);
+void NetworkAgent::loadingFinished(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                   Local<v8::Object> params) {
+  protocol::String request_id;
+  if (!ObjectGetProtocolString(context, params, "requestId").To(&request_id)) {
+    return;
+  }
   double timestamp;
-  params->getDouble("timestamp", &timestamp);
+  if (!ObjectGetDouble(context, params, "timestamp").To(&timestamp)) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   frontend_->loadingFinished(request_id, timestamp);
 }
 
-}  // namespace protocol
 }  // namespace inspector
 }  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/inspector/network_agent.h b/src/inspector/network_agent.h
index 67994e19475d65..459195ad6d31c2 100644
--- a/src/inspector/network_agent.h
+++ b/src/inspector/network_agent.h
@@ -6,44 +6,46 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 namespace node {
-
 namespace inspector {
-class NetworkInspector;
 
-namespace protocol {
+class NetworkInspector;
 
-class NetworkAgent : public Network::Backend {
+class NetworkAgent : public protocol::Network::Backend {
  public:
   explicit NetworkAgent(NetworkInspector* inspector,
                         v8_inspector::V8Inspector* v8_inspector);
 
-  void Wire(UberDispatcher* dispatcher);
+  void Wire(protocol::UberDispatcher* dispatcher);
 
-  DispatchResponse enable() override;
+  protocol::DispatchResponse enable() override;
 
-  DispatchResponse disable() override;
+  protocol::DispatchResponse disable() override;
 
-  void emitNotification(const String& event,
-                        std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params);
+  void emitNotification(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                        const protocol::String& event,
+                        v8::Local<v8::Object> params);
 
-  void requestWillBeSent(std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params);
+  void requestWillBeSent(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                         v8::Local<v8::Object> params);
 
-  void responseReceived(std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params);
+  void responseReceived(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                        v8::Local<v8::Object> params);
 
-  void loadingFailed(std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params);
+  void loadingFailed(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                     v8::Local<v8::Object> params);
 
-  void loadingFinished(std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params);
+  void loadingFinished(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                       v8::Local<v8::Object> params);
 
  private:
   NetworkInspector* inspector_;
   v8_inspector::V8Inspector* v8_inspector_;
-  std::shared_ptr<Network::Frontend> frontend_;
-  using EventNotifier =
-      void (NetworkAgent::*)(std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue>);
-  std::unordered_map<String, EventNotifier> event_notifier_map_;
+  std::shared_ptr<protocol::Network::Frontend> frontend_;
+  using EventNotifier = void (NetworkAgent::*)(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                               v8::Local<v8::Object>);
+  std::unordered_map<protocol::String, EventNotifier> event_notifier_map_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace protocol
 }  // namespace inspector
 }  // namespace node
 
diff --git a/src/inspector/network_inspector.cc b/src/inspector/network_inspector.cc
index 2a3488b8ffd854..e93db7bbe922f6 100644
--- a/src/inspector/network_inspector.cc
+++ b/src/inspector/network_inspector.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace inspector {
 NetworkInspector::NetworkInspector(Environment* env,
                                    v8_inspector::V8Inspector* v8_inspector)
     : enabled_(false), env_(env) {
-  network_agent_ = std::make_unique<protocol::NetworkAgent>(this, v8_inspector);
+  network_agent_ = std::make_unique<NetworkAgent>(this, v8_inspector);
 }
 NetworkInspector::~NetworkInspector() {
   network_agent_.reset();
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ bool NetworkInspector::canEmit(const std::string& domain) {
   return domain == "Network";
 }
 
-void NetworkInspector::emitNotification(
-    const std::string& domain,
-    const std::string& method,
-    std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params) {
+void NetworkInspector::emitNotification(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                        const std::string& domain,
+                                        const std::string& method,
+                                        v8::Local<v8::Object> params) {
   if (domain == "Network") {
-    network_agent_->emitNotification(method, std::move(params));
+    network_agent_->emitNotification(context, method, params);
   } else {
     UNREACHABLE("Unknown domain");
   }
diff --git a/src/inspector/network_inspector.h b/src/inspector/network_inspector.h
index a77260e3815a5c..4095a05394cd8a 100644
--- a/src/inspector/network_inspector.h
+++ b/src/inspector/network_inspector.h
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ class NetworkInspector {
 
   bool canEmit(const std::string& domain);
 
-  void emitNotification(const std::string& domain,
+  void emitNotification(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                        const std::string& domain,
                         const std::string& method,
-                        std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> params);
+                        v8::Local<v8::Object> params);
 
   void Enable();
   void Disable();
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class NetworkInspector {
  private:
   bool enabled_;
   Environment* env_;
-  std::unique_ptr<protocol::NetworkAgent> network_agent_;
+  std::unique_ptr<NetworkAgent> network_agent_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace inspector
diff --git a/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi b/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi
index db0709dfcf17ed..b789018e24f545 100644
--- a/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi
+++ b/src/inspector/node_inspector.gypi
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       'src/inspector/node_json.h',
       'src/inspector/node_string.cc',
       'src/inspector/node_string.h',
+      'src/inspector/protocol_helper.h',
       'src/inspector/runtime_agent.cc',
       'src/inspector/runtime_agent.h',
       'src/inspector/tracing_agent.cc',
diff --git a/src/inspector/protocol_helper.h b/src/inspector/protocol_helper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a0f88aa93532a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/inspector/protocol_helper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef SRC_INSPECTOR_PROTOCOL_HELPER_H_
+#define SRC_INSPECTOR_PROTOCOL_HELPER_H_
+
+#include "node/inspector/protocol/Protocol.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "v8-inspector.h"
+
+namespace node::inspector {
+
+// Convert a V8 string to v8_inspector StringBuffer, encoded in UTF16.
+inline std::unique_ptr<v8_inspector::StringBuffer> ToInspectorString(
+    v8::Isolate* isolate, v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
+  TwoByteValue buffer(isolate, value);
+  return v8_inspector::StringBuffer::create(
+      v8_inspector::StringView(*buffer, buffer.length()));
+}
+
+// Convert a V8 string to node::inspector::protocol::String, encoded in UTF8.
+inline protocol::String ToProtocolString(v8::Isolate* isolate,
+                                         v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
+  Utf8Value buffer(isolate, value);
+  return *buffer;
+}
+
+}  // namespace node::inspector
+
+#endif  // SRC_INSPECTOR_PROTOCOL_HELPER_H_
diff --git a/src/inspector_agent.cc b/src/inspector_agent.cc
index f730ca2028316c..a68b19fd8a3930 100644
--- a/src/inspector_agent.cc
+++ b/src/inspector_agent.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "inspector/network_inspector.h"
 #include "inspector/node_json.h"
 #include "inspector/node_string.h"
+#include "inspector/protocol_helper.h"
 #include "inspector/runtime_agent.h"
 #include "inspector/tracing_agent.h"
 #include "inspector/worker_agent.h"
@@ -69,12 +70,6 @@ static std::atomic_bool start_io_thread_async_initialized { false };
 // Protects the Agent* stored in start_io_thread_async.data.
 static Mutex start_io_thread_async_mutex;
 
-std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer> ToProtocolString(Isolate* isolate,
-                                               Local<Value> value) {
-  TwoByteValue buffer(isolate, value);
-  return StringBuffer::create(StringView(*buffer, buffer.length()));
-}
-
 // Called on the main thread.
 void StartIoThreadAsyncCallback(uv_async_t* handle) {
   static_cast<Agent*>(handle->data)->StartIoThread();
@@ -259,16 +254,15 @@ class ChannelImpl final : public v8_inspector::V8Inspector::Channel,
     network_inspector_.reset();  // Dispose before the dispatchers
   }
 
-  void emitNotificationFromBackend(const StringView& event,
-                                   const StringView& params) {
-    std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> value =
-        protocol::DictionaryValue::cast(JsonUtil::parseJSON(params));
+  void emitNotificationFromBackend(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                   const StringView& event,
+                                   Local<Object> params) {
     std::string raw_event = protocol::StringUtil::StringViewToUtf8(event);
     std::string domain_name = raw_event.substr(0, raw_event.find('.'));
     std::string event_name = raw_event.substr(raw_event.find('.') + 1);
     if (network_inspector_->canEmit(domain_name)) {
       network_inspector_->emitNotification(
-          domain_name, event_name, std::move(value));
+          context, domain_name, event_name, params);
     } else {
       UNREACHABLE("Unknown domain for emitNotificationFromBackend");
     }
@@ -619,8 +613,8 @@ class NodeInspectorClient : public V8InspectorClient {
         context,
         StringView(DETAILS, sizeof(DETAILS) - 1),
         error,
-        ToProtocolString(isolate, message->Get())->string(),
-        ToProtocolString(isolate, message->GetScriptResourceName())->string(),
+        ToInspectorString(isolate, message->Get())->string(),
+        ToInspectorString(isolate, message->GetScriptResourceName())->string(),
         message->GetLineNumber(context).FromMaybe(0),
         message->GetStartColumn(context).FromMaybe(0),
         client_->createStackTrace(stack_trace),
@@ -688,9 +682,11 @@ class NodeInspectorClient : public V8InspectorClient {
     return retaining_context;
   }
 
-  void emitNotification(const StringView& event, const StringView& params) {
+  void emitNotification(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                        const StringView& event,
+                        Local<Object> params) {
     for (const auto& id_channel : channels_) {
-      id_channel.second->emitNotificationFromBackend(event, params);
+      id_channel.second->emitNotificationFromBackend(context, event, params);
     }
   }
 
@@ -907,10 +903,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<InspectorSession> Agent::ConnectToMainThread(
                                  prevent_shutdown);
 }
 
-void Agent::EmitProtocolEvent(const StringView& event,
-                              const StringView& params) {
+void Agent::EmitProtocolEvent(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                              const StringView& event,
+                              Local<Object> params) {
   if (!env()->options()->experimental_network_inspection) return;
-  client_->emitNotification(event, params);
+  client_->emitNotification(context, event, params);
 }
 
 void Agent::SetupNetworkTracking(Local<Function> enable_function,
diff --git a/src/inspector_agent.h b/src/inspector_agent.h
index 2ddffdb63ffee3..ad7a8e6c069968 100644
--- a/src/inspector_agent.h
+++ b/src/inspector_agent.h
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ class Agent {
   void ReportUncaughtException(v8::Local<v8::Value> error,
                                v8::Local<v8::Message> message);
 
-  void EmitProtocolEvent(const v8_inspector::StringView& event,
-                         const v8_inspector::StringView& params);
+  void EmitProtocolEvent(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                         const v8_inspector::StringView& event,
+                         v8::Local<v8::Object> params);
 
   void SetupNetworkTracking(v8::Local<v8::Function> enable_function,
                             v8::Local<v8::Function> disable_function);
diff --git a/src/inspector_js_api.cc b/src/inspector_js_api.cc
index 8f8a72b05ab3b9..94dcb194914e11 100644
--- a/src/inspector_js_api.cc
+++ b/src/inspector_js_api.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "base_object-inl.h"
+#include "inspector/protocol_helper.h"
 #include "inspector_agent.h"
 #include "inspector_io.h"
 #include "memory_tracker-inl.h"
@@ -27,16 +28,8 @@ using v8::Object;
 using v8::String;
 using v8::Uint32;
 using v8::Value;
-
-using v8_inspector::StringBuffer;
 using v8_inspector::StringView;
 
-std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer> ToProtocolString(Isolate* isolate,
-                                               Local<Value> value) {
-  TwoByteValue buffer(isolate, value);
-  return StringBuffer::create(StringView(*buffer, buffer.length()));
-}
-
 struct LocalConnection {
   static std::unique_ptr<InspectorSession> Connect(
       Agent* inspector, std::unique_ptr<InspectorSessionDelegate> delegate) {
@@ -143,7 +136,7 @@ class JSBindingsConnection : public BaseObject {
 
     if (session->session_) {
       session->session_->Dispatch(
-          ToProtocolString(env->isolate(), info[0])->string());
+          ToInspectorString(env->isolate(), info[0])->string());
     }
   }
 
@@ -275,12 +268,13 @@ void EmitProtocolEvent(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   CHECK(args[0]->IsString());
   Local<String> eventName = args[0].As<String>();
-  CHECK(args[1]->IsString());
-  Local<String> params = args[1].As<String>();
+  CHECK(args[1]->IsObject());
+  Local<Object> params = args[1].As<Object>();
 
   env->inspector_agent()->EmitProtocolEvent(
-      ToProtocolString(env->isolate(), eventName)->string(),
-      ToProtocolString(env->isolate(), params)->string());
+      args.GetIsolate()->GetCurrentContext(),
+      ToInspectorString(env->isolate(), eventName)->string(),
+      params);
 }
 
 void SetupNetworkTracking(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-inspector-emit-protocol-event.js b/test/parallel/test-inspector-emit-protocol-event.js
index eda95d34e57620..e17e994ee520a3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-inspector-emit-protocol-event.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-inspector-emit-protocol-event.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const EXPECTED_EVENTS = {
         request: {
           url: 'https://nodejs.org/en',
           method: 'GET',
+          headers: {},
         },
         timestamp: 1000,
         wallTime: 1000,
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const EXPECTED_EVENTS = {
         request: {
           url: 'https://nodejs.org/en',
           method: 'GET',
-          headers: {} // Headers should be an empty object if not provided.
+          headers: {},
         },
         timestamp: 1000,
         wallTime: 1000,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const EXPECTED_EVENTS = {
         response: {
           url: 'https://nodejs.org/en',
           status: 200,
+          statusText: '',
           headers: { host: 'nodejs.org' }
         }
       },
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ const EXPECTED_EVENTS = {
         response: {
           url: 'https://nodejs.org/en',
           status: 200,
-          statusText: '', // Status text should be an empty string if not provided.
+          statusText: '',
           headers: { host: 'nodejs.org' }
         }
       }
@@ -104,6 +106,11 @@ const runAsyncTest = async () => {
   for (const [domain, events] of Object.entries(EXPECTED_EVENTS)) {
     for (const event of events) {
       session.on(`${domain}.${event.name}`, common.mustCall(({ params }) => {
+        if (event.name === 'requestWillBeSent') {
+          // Initiator is automatically captured and contains caller info.
+          // No need to validate it.
+          delete params.initiator;
+        }
         assert.deepStrictEqual(params, event.expected ?? event.params);
       }));
       inspector[domain][event.name](event.params);