diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/browser/server.ts b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/browser/server.ts
index 0de1069eab1d..3c6d8dba33da 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/browser/server.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/browser/server.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export async function createBrowserServer(project: WorkspaceProject, configFile:
   const configPath = typeof configFile === 'string' ? configFile : false
 
   const server = await createServer({
+    ...project.options, // spread project config inlined in root workspace config
     logLevel: 'error',
     mode: project.config.mode,
     configFile: configPath,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export async function createBrowserServer(project: WorkspaceProject, configFile:
       },
     },
     plugins: [
+      ...project.options?.plugins || [],
       (await import('@vitest/browser')).default(project, '/'),
       CoverageTransform(project.ctx),
       {
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts
index 8a1a110e1b86..74a18282b5c6 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface InitializeProjectOptions extends UserWorkspaceConfig {
 }
 
 export async function initializeProject(workspacePath: string | number, ctx: Vitest, options: InitializeProjectOptions) {
-  const project = new WorkspaceProject(workspacePath, ctx)
+  const project = new WorkspaceProject(workspacePath, ctx, options)
 
   const configFile = options.extends
     ? resolve(dirname(options.workspaceConfigPath), options.extends)
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export class WorkspaceProject {
   constructor(
     public path: string | number,
     public ctx: Vitest,
+    public options?: InitializeProjectOptions,
   ) { }
 
   getName(): string {
diff --git a/test/workspaces-browser/globalTest.ts b/test/workspaces-browser/globalTest.ts
index 960543608678..babae74c9f4e 100644
--- a/test/workspaces-browser/globalTest.ts
+++ b/test/workspaces-browser/globalTest.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ export async function teardown() {
 
   try {
     assert.ok(results.success)
-    assert.equal(results.numTotalTestSuites, 3)
-    assert.equal(results.numTotalTests, 3)
-    assert.equal(results.numPassedTests, 3)
+    assert.equal(results.numTotalTestSuites, 4)
+    assert.equal(results.numTotalTests, 5)
+    assert.equal(results.numPassedTests, 5)
   }
   catch (err) {
     console.error(err)
diff --git a/test/workspaces-browser/space_browser_inline/test-alias-to.ts b/test/workspaces-browser/space_browser_inline/test-alias-to.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c05f09558dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/workspaces-browser/space_browser_inline/test-alias-to.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default 'hello'
diff --git a/test/workspaces-browser/space_browser_inline/test/basic.test.ts b/test/workspaces-browser/space_browser_inline/test/basic.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d86a61e2cc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/workspaces-browser/space_browser_inline/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+
+// @ts-expect-error alias
+import testAliasVite from 'test-alias-from-vite'
+
+// @ts-expect-error alias
+import testAliasVitest from 'test-alias-from-vitest'
+
+test('window is defined', () => {
+  expect(typeof window).toBe('object')
+})
+
+test('alias from workspace inline config', () => {
+  expect(testAliasVite).toBe('hello')
+  expect(testAliasVitest).toBe('hello')
+})
diff --git a/test/workspaces-browser/vitest.workspace.ts b/test/workspaces-browser/vitest.workspace.ts
index f6ba42b0e886..1bbb3f765f51 100644
--- a/test/workspaces-browser/vitest.workspace.ts
+++ b/test/workspaces-browser/vitest.workspace.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,24 @@ import { defineWorkspace } from 'vitest/config'
 
 export default defineWorkspace([
   './space_*/*.config.ts',
+  {
+    test: {
+      name: 'space_browser_inline',
+      root: './space_browser_inline',
+      browser: {
+        enabled: true,
+        name: process.env.BROWSER || 'chrome',
+        headless: true,
+        provider: process.env.PROVIDER || 'webdriverio',
+      },
+      alias: {
+        'test-alias-from-vitest': new URL('./space_browser_inline/test-alias-to.ts', import.meta.url).pathname,
+      },
+    },
+    resolve: {
+      alias: {
+        'test-alias-from-vite': new URL('./space_browser_inline/test-alias-to.ts', import.meta.url).pathname,
+      },
+    },
+  },
 ])