diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js
index e5abc8bc12296f..1bdd6e99ed1c3b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js
@@ -75,15 +75,14 @@ function setup(root) {
   const rejectionHandler =
     createProcessEventHandler('unhandledRejection', root);
 
-  process.on('uncaughtException', exceptionHandler);
-  process.on('unhandledRejection', rejectionHandler);
-  process.on('beforeExit', () => {
+  const exitHandler = () => {
     root.postRun();
 
     let passCount = 0;
     let failCount = 0;
     let skipCount = 0;
     let todoCount = 0;
+    let cancelledCount = 0;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < root.subtests.length; i++) {
       const test = root.subtests[i];
@@ -94,6 +93,8 @@ function setup(root) {
         skipCount++;
       } else if (test.isTodo) {
         todoCount++;
+      } else if (test.cancelled) {
+        cancelledCount++;
       } else if (!test.passed) {
         failCount++;
       } else {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ function setup(root) {
     root.reporter.diagnostic(root.indent, `tests ${root.subtests.length}`);
     root.reporter.diagnostic(root.indent, `pass ${passCount}`);
     root.reporter.diagnostic(root.indent, `fail ${failCount}`);
+    root.reporter.diagnostic(root.indent, `cancelled ${cancelledCount}`);
     root.reporter.diagnostic(root.indent, `skipped ${skipCount}`);
     root.reporter.diagnostic(root.indent, `todo ${todoCount}`);
     root.reporter.diagnostic(root.indent, `duration_ms ${process.uptime()}`);
@@ -119,10 +121,21 @@ function setup(root) {
     process.removeListener('unhandledRejection', rejectionHandler);
     process.removeListener('uncaughtException', exceptionHandler);
 
-    if (failCount > 0) {
+    if (failCount > 0 || cancelledCount > 0) {
       process.exitCode = 1;
     }
-  });
+  };
+
+  const terminationHandler = () => {
+    exitHandler();
+    process.exit();
+  };
+
+  process.on('uncaughtException', exceptionHandler);
+  process.on('unhandledRejection', rejectionHandler);
+  process.on('beforeExit', exitHandler);
+  process.on('SIGINT', terminationHandler);
+  process.on('SIGTERM', terminationHandler);
 
   root.reporter.pipe(process.stdout);
   root.reporter.version();
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_desctibe_it.out b/test/message/test_runner_desctibe_it.out
index 8479837d333e7b..f4968b37c63eb0 100644
--- a/test/message/test_runner_desctibe_it.out
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_desctibe_it.out
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ not ok 54 - invalid subtest fail
 # tests 54
 # pass 23
 # fail 17
+# cancelled 0
 # skipped 9
 # todo 5
 # duration_ms *
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_no_refs.out b/test/message/test_runner_no_refs.out
index 078ab7c390e488..63b79cd57d777f 100644
--- a/test/message/test_runner_no_refs.out
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_no_refs.out
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ not ok 1 - does not keep event loop alive
 1..1
 # tests 1
 # pass 0
-# fail 1
+# fail 0
+# cancelled 1
 # skipped 0
 # todo 0
 # duration_ms *
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_only_tests.out b/test/message/test_runner_only_tests.out
index b65958b010f8ad..c471a5284e7ebc 100644
--- a/test/message/test_runner_only_tests.out
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_only_tests.out
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ ok 11 - only = true, with subtests
 # tests 11
 # pass 1
 # fail 0
+# cancelled 0
 # skipped 10
 # todo 0
 # duration_ms *
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_output.out b/test/message/test_runner_output.out
index 2f6e2502749068..bada2fdacae9a9 100644
--- a/test/message/test_runner_output.out
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_output.out
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ not ok 57 - invalid subtest fail
 # tests 57
 # pass 24
 # fail 18
+# cancelled 0
 # skipped 10
 # todo 5
 # duration_ms *
diff --git a/test/message/test_runner_unresolved_promise.out b/test/message/test_runner_unresolved_promise.out
index 58b3a4ed89a616..d4e868cc9ef3c3 100644
--- a/test/message/test_runner_unresolved_promise.out
+++ b/test/message/test_runner_unresolved_promise.out
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ not ok 3 - fail
 1..3
 # tests 3
 # pass 1
-# fail 2
+# fail 0
+# cancelled 2
 # skipped 0
 # todo 0
 # duration_ms *
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js
index 0e72f77783e9a9..af9e29372e5307 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const { setTimeout } = require('timers/promises');
 
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   const test = require('node:test');
@@ -10,12 +11,18 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
     test('passing test', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(true, true);
     });
-  } else {
+  } else if (process.argv[3] === 'fail') {
     assert.strictEqual(process.argv[3], 'fail');
     test('failing test', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(true, false);
     });
-  }
+  } else if (process.argv[3] === 'never_ends') {
+    assert.strictEqual(process.argv[3], 'never_ends');
+    test('never ending test', () => {
+      return setTimeout(100_000_000);
+    });
+    process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGINT');
+  } else assert.fail('unreachable');
 } else {
   let child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [__filename, 'child', 'pass']);
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0);
@@ -24,4 +31,15 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [__filename, 'child', 'fail']);
   assert.strictEqual(child.status, 1);
   assert.strictEqual(child.signal, null);
+
+  child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [__filename, 'child', 'never_ends']);
+  assert.strictEqual(child.status, 1);
+  assert.strictEqual(child.signal, null);
+  if (common.isWindows) {
+    common.printSkipMessage('signals are not supported in windows');
+  } else {
+    const stdout = child.stdout.toString();
+    assert.match(stdout, /not ok 1 - never ending test/);
+    assert.match(stdout, /# cancelled 1/);
+  }
 }