diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fcee3ee8e014..578043e864e6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: *install
       - save-cache: *save-cache
       - run:
-          command: JEST_CIRCUS=1 yarn test-ci-partial
+          command: JEST_CIRCUS=1 yarn test-ci-partial && JEST_CIRCUS=1 yarn test-leak
       - store_test_results:
           path: reports/junit
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8052d1334837..9e4741b83665 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ### Performance
 
+- `[jest-circus]` Fix memory leak when running in band ([#9934](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/9934))
+
 ## 25.5.2
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy-code-todo-rewrite/jestAdapter.ts b/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy-code-todo-rewrite/jestAdapter.ts
index 4630f16c56bb..f5653ebf5927 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy-code-todo-rewrite/jestAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy-code-todo-rewrite/jestAdapter.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type {JestEnvironment} from '@jest/environment';
 import type {TestResult} from '@jest/test-result';
 import type {RuntimeType as Runtime} from 'jest-runtime';
 import type {SnapshotStateType} from 'jest-snapshot';
+import {deepCyclicCopy} from 'jest-util';
 
 const FRAMEWORK_INITIALIZER = path.resolve(__dirname, './jestAdapterInit.js');
 const EXPECT_INITIALIZER = path.resolve(__dirname, './jestExpect.js');
@@ -101,7 +102,13 @@ const jestAdapter = async (
     globalConfig,
     testPath,
   });
-  return _addSnapshotData(results, snapshotState);
+
+  _addSnapshotData(results, snapshotState);
+
+  // We need to copy the results object to ensure we don't leaks the prototypes
+  // from the VM. Jasmine creates the result objects in the parent process, we
+  // should consider doing that for circus as well.
+  return deepCyclicCopy(results, {keepPrototype: false});
 };
 
 const _addSnapshotData = (
@@ -131,7 +138,6 @@ const _addSnapshotData = (
   results.snapshot.unchecked = !status.deleted ? uncheckedCount : 0;
   // Copy the array to prevent memory leaks
   results.snapshot.uncheckedKeys = Array.from(uncheckedKeys);
-  return results;
 };
 
 export = jestAdapter;