nodejs · nodejs-github-bot · Feb 26, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026 · cjihrig
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -1078,13 +1078,15 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
      ctx.plan(this.expectedAssertions);
    }

+    const wasSkippedBeforeRun = this.skipped;
+
    const after = async () => {
      if (this.hooks.after.length > 0) {
        await this.runHook('after', hookArgs);
      }
    };
    const afterEach = runOnce(async () => {
-      if (this.parent?.hooks.afterEach.length > 0 && !this.skipped) {
+      if (this.parent?.hooks.afterEach.length > 0 && !wasSkippedBeforeRun) {
        await this.parent.runHook('afterEach', hookArgs);
      }
    }, kRunOnceOptions);

diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-aftereach-runtime-skip.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-aftereach-runtime-skip.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const { beforeEach, afterEach, test } = require('node:test');
+
+let beforeEachTotal = 0;
+let afterEachRuntimeSkip = 0;
+let afterEachTotal = 0;
+
+beforeEach(common.mustCall(() => {
+  beforeEachTotal++;
+}, 2));
+
+afterEach(common.mustCall((t) => {
+  afterEachTotal++;
+  if (t.name === 'runtime skip') {
+    afterEachRuntimeSkip++;
+  }
+}, 2));
+
+test('normal test', (t) => {
+  t.assert.ok(true);
+});
+
+test('runtime skip', (t) => {
+  t.skip('skip after setup');
+});
+
+test('static skip', { skip: true }, common.mustNotCall());
+
+process.on('exit', () => {
+  assert.strictEqual(beforeEachTotal, 2);
+  assert.strictEqual(afterEachRuntimeSkip, 1);
+  assert.strictEqual(afterEachTotal, 2);
+});