diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eff6af9f3dac..ddfafa992689 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 - `[jest-circus]` Send test case results for `todo` tests ([#13915](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13915))
 - `[jest-circus]` Update message printed on test timeout ([#13830](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13830))
 - `[jest-circus]` Avoid creating the word "testfalse" when `takesDoneCallback` is `false` in the message printed on test timeout AND updated timeouts test ([#13954](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13954))
+- `[jest-environment-jsdom]` Stop setting `document` to `null` on teardown ([#13972](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13972))
 - `[@jest/test-result]` Allow `TestResultsProcessor` type to return a Promise ([#13950](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13950))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/__tests__/jsdom_environment.test.ts b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/__tests__/jsdom_environment.test.ts
index 5b480a1a52f7..138f37e32f8e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/__tests__/jsdom_environment.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/__tests__/jsdom_environment.test.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('JSDomEnvironment', () => {
 
   /**
    * When used in conjunction with Custom Elements (part of the WebComponents standard)
-   * setting the global.document to null too early is problematic because:
+   * setting the `global` and `global.document` to null too early is problematic because:
    *
    * CustomElement's disconnectedCallback method is called when a custom element
    * is removed from the DOM. The disconnectedCallback could need the document
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('JSDomEnvironment', () => {
    * The custom element will be removed from the DOM at this point, therefore disconnectedCallback
    * will be called, so please make sure the global.document is still available at this point.
    */
-  it('should not set the global.document to null too early', () => {
+  it('should call CE disconnectedCallback with valid globals on teardown', () => {
     const env = new JSDomEnvironment(
       {
         globalConfig: makeGlobalConfig(),
@@ -103,12 +103,46 @@ describe('JSDomEnvironment', () => {
       {console, docblockPragmas: {}, testPath: __filename},
     );
 
-    const originalCloseFn = env.global.close.bind(env.global);
-    env.global.close = () => {
-      originalCloseFn();
-      expect(env.global.document).not.toBeNull();
-    };
+    let hasDisconnected = false;
+    let documentWhenDisconnected = null;
 
-    return env.teardown();
+    // define a custom element
+    const {HTMLElement} = env.global;
+    class MyCustomElement extends HTMLElement {
+      disconnectedCallback() {
+        hasDisconnected = true;
+        documentWhenDisconnected = env.global.document;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // append an instance of the custom element
+    env.global.customElements.define('my-custom-element', MyCustomElement);
+    const instance = env.global.document.createElement('my-custom-element');
+    env.global.document.body.appendChild(instance);
+
+    // teardown will disconnect the custom elements
+    env.teardown();
+
+    expect(hasDisconnected).toBe(true);
+    expect(documentWhenDisconnected).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('should not fire load event after the environment was teared down', async () => {
+    const env = new JSDomEnvironment(
+      {
+        globalConfig: makeGlobalConfig(),
+        projectConfig: makeProjectConfig(),
+      },
+      {console, docblockPragmas: {}, testPath: __filename},
+    );
+
+    const loadHandler = jest.fn();
+    env.global.document.addEventListener('load', loadHandler);
+    env.teardown();
+
+    // The `load` event is fired in microtasks, wait until the microtask queue is reliably flushed
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+
+    expect(loadHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.ts
index 96791c2a0869..dec78d95edf4 100644
--- a/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-environment-jsdom/src/index.ts
@@ -160,13 +160,6 @@ export default class JSDOMEnvironment implements JestEnvironment<number> {
         this.global.removeEventListener('error', this.errorEventListener);
       }
       this.global.close();
-
-      // Dispose "document" to prevent "load" event from triggering.
-
-      // Note that this.global.close() will trigger the CustomElement::disconnectedCallback
-      // Do not reset the document before CustomElement disconnectedCallback function has finished running,
-      // document should be accessible within disconnectedCallback.
-      Object.defineProperty(this.global, 'document', {value: null});
     }
     this.errorEventListener = null;
     // @ts-expect-error: this.global not allowed to be `null`