diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/Execa.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/Execa.qll
index 624b21c5dac..2ef2fcde386 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/Execa.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/Execa.qll
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ module Execa {
       or
       this = API::moduleImport("execa").getMember("execaSync").getACall() and
       isSync = true
+      or
+      this = API::moduleImport("execa").getACall() and
+      isSync = false
     }
   }
 
@@ -208,4 +211,86 @@ module Execa {
   private predicate isExecaShellEnable(API::Node n) {
     n.getMember("shell").asSink().asExpr().(BooleanLiteral).getValue() = "true"
   }
+
+  /**
+   * A call to `execa.node`
+   */
+  class ExecaNodeCall extends SystemCommandExecution, API::CallNode {
+    ExecaNodeCall() { this = API::moduleImport("execa").getMember("node").getACall() }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getACommandArgument() { result = this.getArgument(0) }
+
+    override predicate isShellInterpreted(DataFlow::Node arg) { none() }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getArgumentList() {
+      result = this.getArgument(1) and
+      not result.asExpr() instanceof ObjectExpr
+    }
+
+    override predicate isSync() { none() }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getOptionsArg() {
+      result = this.getLastArgument() and
+      result.asExpr() instanceof ObjectExpr
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A call to `execa.stdout`, `execa.stderr`, or `execa.sync`
+   */
+  class ExecaStreamCall extends SystemCommandExecution, API::CallNode {
+    string methodName;
+
+    ExecaStreamCall() {
+      methodName in ["stdout", "stderr", "sync"] and
+      this = API::moduleImport("execa").getMember(methodName).getACall()
+    }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getACommandArgument() { result = this.getArgument(0) }
+
+    override predicate isShellInterpreted(DataFlow::Node arg) {
+      arg = this.getArgument(0) and
+      isExecaShellEnable(this.getParameter([1, 2]))
+    }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getArgumentList() {
+      result = this.getArgument(1) and
+      not result.asExpr() instanceof ObjectExpr
+    }
+
+    override predicate isSync() { methodName = "sync" }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getOptionsArg() {
+      result = this.getLastArgument() and
+      result.asExpr() instanceof ObjectExpr
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * A call to `execa.shell` or `execa.shellSync`
+   */
+  class ExecaShellCall extends SystemCommandExecution, API::CallNode {
+    boolean sync;
+
+    ExecaShellCall() {
+      this = API::moduleImport("execa").getMember("shell").getACall() and
+      sync = false
+      or
+      this = API::moduleImport("execa").getMember("shellSync").getACall() and
+      sync = true
+    }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getACommandArgument() { result = this.getArgument(0) }
+
+    override predicate isShellInterpreted(DataFlow::Node arg) { arg = this.getACommandArgument() }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getArgumentList() { none() }
+
+    override predicate isSync() { sync = true }
+
+    override DataFlow::Node getOptionsArg() {
+      result = this.getArgument(1) and
+      result.asExpr() instanceof ObjectExpr
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/SystemCommandExecutors.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/SystemCommandExecutors.qll
index 98ee244f769..20baafa0475 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/SystemCommandExecutors.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/SystemCommandExecutors.qll
@@ -16,17 +16,6 @@ private predicate execApi(
     cmdArg = 0 and
     shell = false and
     optionsArg = -1
-    or
-    mod = "execa" and
-    optionsArg = -1 and
-    (
-      shell = false and
-      fn = ["node", "stdout", "stderr", "sync"]
-      or
-      shell = true and
-      fn = ["command", "commandSync", "shell", "shellSync"]
-    ) and
-    cmdArg = 0
   )
 }
 
@@ -38,8 +27,6 @@ private predicate execApi(string mod, int cmdArg, int optionsArg, boolean shell)
     mod = "cross-spawn-async" and cmdArg = 0 and optionsArg = -1
     or
     mod = "exec-async" and cmdArg = 0 and optionsArg = -1
-    or
-    mod = "execa" and cmdArg = 0 and optionsArg = -1
   )
   or
   shell = true and