diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb b/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb
index d35b6520379..87261f8b197 100644
--- a/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/lib/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager.rb
@@ -207,8 +207,9 @@ def find_engine_constraints_as_requirement(name)
         end
 
         if constraints && !constraints.empty?
-          Dependabot.logger.info("Parsed constraints for #{name}: #{constraints.join(', ')}")
-          Requirement.new(constraints)
+          normalized_constraints = split_compound_constraints(constraints)
+          Dependabot.logger.info("Parsed constraints for #{name}: #{normalized_constraints.join(', ')}")
+          Requirement.new(normalized_constraints)
         end
       rescue StandardError => e
         Dependabot.logger.error("Error processing constraints for #{name}: #{e.message}")
@@ -374,6 +375,70 @@ def installed_version(name)
 
       private
 
+      sig { params(constraints: T::Array[String]).returns(T::Array[String]) }
+      def split_compound_constraints(constraints)
+        constraints.flat_map { |constraint| split_compound_constraint(constraint) }
+      end
+
+      sig { params(constraint: String).returns(T::Array[String]) }
+      def split_compound_constraint(constraint)
+        tokens = T.let([], T::Array[String])
+        current = +""
+        index = 0
+
+        while index < constraint.length
+          character = T.must(constraint[index])
+
+          if whitespace_character?(character)
+            index = skip_whitespace_characters(constraint, index + 1)
+            normalize_boundary_after_whitespace(constraint, index, current, tokens)
+
+            next
+          end
+
+          current << character
+          index += 1
+        end
+
+        tokens << current unless current.empty?
+        tokens
+      end
+
+      sig { params(constraint: String, index: Integer).returns(Integer) }
+      def skip_whitespace_characters(constraint, index)
+        index += 1 while index < constraint.length && whitespace_character?(T.must(constraint[index]))
+        index
+      end
+
+      sig do
+        params(
+          constraint: String,
+          index: Integer,
+          current: String,
+          tokens: T::Array[String]
+        ).void
+      end
+      def normalize_boundary_after_whitespace(constraint, index, current, tokens)
+        return if current.empty? || index >= constraint.length
+
+        if comparator_start?(T.must(constraint[index]))
+          tokens << current.dup
+          current.clear
+        else
+          current << " "
+        end
+      end
+
+      sig { params(character: String).returns(T::Boolean) }
+      def whitespace_character?(character)
+        character == " " || character == "\t" || character == "\n" || character == "\r" || character == "\f"
+      end
+
+      sig { params(character: String).returns(T::Boolean) }
+      def comparator_start?(character)
+        character == ">" || character == "<" || character == "="
+      end
+
       sig { params(name: String, version: String).void }
       def raise_if_unsupported!(name, version)
         return unless name == PNPMPackageManager::NAME
diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb b/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb
index 51fc3a5ee66..9bf5e35d02e 100644
--- a/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/spec/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/package_manager_helper_spec.rb
@@ -492,6 +492,24 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "when node engines include a compound range and an alternative comparator" do
+      let(:package_json) do
+        {
+          "name" => "example",
+          "version" => "1.0.0",
+          "engines" => {
+            "node" => "^22.0.0 || >=24"
+          }
+        }
+      end
+
+      it "returns a requirement without raising illformed requirement errors" do
+        requirement = helper.find_engine_constraints_as_requirement("node")
+        expect(requirement).to be_a(Dependabot::NpmAndYarn::Requirement)
+        expect(requirement.constraints).to eq([">= 22.0.0", "< 23.0.0", ">= 24"])
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when the engines field contains npm >=11.0.0 constraint" do
       let(:package_json) do
         {