diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts
index 0bc8e512eaea..d01ca4ee4c6a 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@ export async function cleanCoverage(options: ResolvedC8Options, clean = true) {
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 
-export async function reportCoverage(ctx: Vitest) {
-  // Flush coverage to disk
+// Flush coverage to disk
+export function takeCoverage() {
   const v8 = require('v8')
   if (v8.takeCoverage == null)
     console.warn('[Vitest] takeCoverage is not available in this NodeJs version.\nCoverage could be incomplete. Update to NodeJs 14.18.')
   else
     v8.takeCoverage()
+}
+
+export async function reportCoverage(ctx: Vitest) {
+  takeCoverage()
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
   const createReport = require('c8/lib/report')
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts
index c87a216d932e..195c10e54e8e 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/run.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { vi } from '../integrations/vi'
 import { getSnapshotClient } from '../integrations/snapshot/chai'
 import { getFullName, hasFailed, hasTests, partitionSuiteChildren } from '../utils'
 import { getState, setState } from '../integrations/chai/jest-expect'
+import { takeCoverage } from '../integrations/coverage'
 import { getFn, getHooks } from './map'
 import { rpc } from './rpc'
 import { collectTests } from './collect'
@@ -207,6 +208,8 @@ export async function startTests(paths: string[], config: ResolvedConfig) {
 
   await runSuites(files)
 
+  takeCoverage()
+
   await getSnapshotClient().saveSnap()
 
   await sendTasksUpdate()