diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts
index 5cc867834728..77eb53e93294 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export function createVmThreadsPool(ctx: Vitest, { execArgv, env }: PoolProcessO
     ],
 
     terminateTimeout: ctx.config.teardownTimeout,
+    maxMemoryLimitBeforeRecycle: ctx.config.experimentalVmWorkerMemoryLimit || undefined,
   }
 
   if (ctx.config.singleThread) {