diff --git a/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts b/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
index cd7101506a5a..14c75c3b67eb 100644
--- a/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vite-node/src/client.ts
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ function exportAll(exports: any, sourceModule: any) {
   if (exports === sourceModule)
     return
 
-  if (isPrimitive(sourceModule) || Array.isArray(sourceModule))
+  if (isPrimitive(sourceModule) || Array.isArray(sourceModule) || sourceModule instanceof Promise)
     return
 
   for (const key in sourceModule) {
diff --git a/test/core/test/imports.test.ts b/test/core/test/imports.test.ts
index a80504031b95..75fc6ec8e984 100644
--- a/test/core/test/imports.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/imports.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
 import { dynamicRelativeImport } from '../src/relative-import'
 
+// @ts-expect-error module is not typed
+import promiseExport from '../src/cjs/promise-export'
+
+test('promise export works correctly', async () => {
+  await expect(promiseExport).resolves.toEqual({ value: 42 })
+})
+
 test('dynamic relative import works', async () => {
   const stringTimeoutMod = await import('./../src/timeout')