diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts
index d68d0306a9ad..c48490577946 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli-api.ts
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ export async function startVitest(
     return ctx
   }
 
+  let stdinCleanup
   if (process.stdin.isTTY)
-    registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx)
+    stdinCleanup = registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx)
 
   ctx.onServerRestart((reason) => {
     ctx.report('onServerRestart', reason)
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export async function startVitest(
   if (ctx.shouldKeepServer())
     return ctx
 
+  stdinCleanup?.()
   await ctx.close()
   return ctx
 }
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
index 460d42235ad6..f4b3b82dc8ef 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
@@ -140,4 +140,8 @@ export function registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx: Vitest) {
   }
 
   on()
+
+  return function cleanup() {
+    off()
+  }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1beae6acb30d..9d8e5112d725 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1809,6 +1809,15 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/vitest
 
+  test/run:
+    devDependencies:
+      vite:
+        specifier: ^4.3.9
+        version: 4.3.9(@types/node@18.16.18)
+      vitest:
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/vitest
+
   test/run-once:
     devDependencies:
       vitest:
diff --git a/test/coverage-test/testing.mjs b/test/coverage-test/testing.mjs
index 0678463cbc4b..e3855a6fd733 100644
--- a/test/coverage-test/testing.mjs
+++ b/test/coverage-test/testing.mjs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ for (const threads of threadsConfig) {
           exit()
         }
         else if (process.exitCode) {
+          process.exitCode = null
           console.warn(`Browser tests failed, retrying ${1 + retry}/${retries.length - 1}...`)
         }
         else {
diff --git a/test/run/fixtures/example.test.ts b/test/run/fixtures/example.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4fd8bd10912c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/fixtures/example.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+
+import { getHelloWorld } from './example'
+
+test('getHello', async () => {
+  expect(getHelloWorld()).toBe('Hello world')
+})
diff --git a/test/run/fixtures/example.ts b/test/run/fixtures/example.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c18cd94437c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/fixtures/example.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function getHelloWorld() {
+  return 'Hello world'
+}
diff --git a/test/run/fixtures/math.test.ts b/test/run/fixtures/math.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1994a02ed3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/fixtures/math.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+
+import { sum } from './math'
+
+test('sum', () => {
+  expect(sum(1, 2)).toBe(3)
+})
diff --git a/test/run/fixtures/math.ts b/test/run/fixtures/math.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d8550bb9d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/fixtures/math.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function sum(a: number, b: number) {
+  return a + b
+}
diff --git a/test/run/fixtures/vitest.config.ts b/test/run/fixtures/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b23df45d410e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/fixtures/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
+
+// Patch stdin on the process so that we can fake it to seem like a real interactive terminal and pass the TTY checks
+process.stdin.isTTY = true
+process.stdin.setRawMode = () => process.stdin
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    watch: false,
+    reporters: 'verbose',
+    teardownTimeout: 5_000,
+  },
+})
diff --git a/test/run/package.json b/test/run/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5bc48ffdaa9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "@vitest/test-run",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "vitest"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "latest",
+    "vitest": "workspace:*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/run/test/tty.test.ts b/test/run/test/tty.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e283b154070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/test/tty.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { runVitestCli } from '../../test-utils'
+
+test('run mode does not get stuck when TTY', async () => {
+  const vitest = await runVitestCli('--root', 'fixtures')
+  await vitest.isDone
+
+  expect(vitest.stdout).toContain('✓ example.test.ts')
+  expect(vitest.stdout).toContain('✓ math.test.ts')
+  expect(vitest.stdout).toContain('2 passed')
+
+  // Regression #3642
+  expect(vitest.stderr).not.toContain('close timed out')
+  expect(vitest.stderr).toBe('')
+})
diff --git a/test/run/vitest.config.ts b/test/run/vitest.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8ac03af33561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run/vitest.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    reporters: 'verbose',
+    include: ['test/**/*.test.*'],
+    chaiConfig: {
+      truncateThreshold: 0,
+    },
+    testTimeout: process.env.CI ? 30_000 : 10_000,
+  },
+})