diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 49ee07a674a3..0d115bde1cf7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - `[@jest/reporters]` Use async transform if available to transform files with no coverage ([#11852](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/11852))
+- `[jest-util]` Return correct value from `process.send` stub ([#11799](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/11799))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/createProcessObject.ts b/packages/jest-util/src/createProcessObject.ts
index 83d8774ad070..462f3f812ce7 100644
--- a/packages/jest-util/src/createProcessObject.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/createProcessObject.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default function (): NodeJS.Process {
   }
 
   newProcess.env = createProcessEnv();
-  newProcess.send = () => {};
+  newProcess.send = () => true;
 
   Object.defineProperty(newProcess, 'domain', {
     get() {