diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index d6976c56082f72..68f5cda30bffac 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ function run(options) {
   }
 
   const root = createTestTree({ __proto__: null, concurrency, timeout, signal });
+  if (process.env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT !== undefined) {
+    return root.reporter;
+  }
   let testFiles = files ?? createTestFileList();
 
   if (shard) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs b/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
index 35dbf359d36690..74d6d91937678c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-run.mjs
@@ -458,4 +458,37 @@ describe('require(\'node:test\').run', { concurrency: true }, () => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(executedTestFiles.sort(), [...shardsTestsFiles].sort());
     });
   });
+
+  it('should run with no files', async () => {
+    const stream = run({
+      files: undefined
+    }).compose(tap);
+    stream.on('test:fail', common.mustNotCall());
+    stream.on('test:pass', common.mustNotCall());
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    for await (const _ of stream);
+  });
+
+  it('should run with no files and use spec reporter', async () => {
+    const stream = run({
+      files: undefined
+    }).compose(spec);
+    stream.on('test:fail', common.mustNotCall());
+    stream.on('test:pass', common.mustNotCall());
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    for await (const _ of stream);
+  });
+
+  it('should run with no files and use dot reporter', async () => {
+    const stream = run({
+      files: undefined
+    }).compose(dot);
+    stream.on('test:fail', common.mustNotCall());
+    stream.on('test:pass', common.mustNotCall());
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    for await (const _ of stream);
+  });
 });