diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts
index 398fa4c47142..1761494c6488 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/vi.ts
@@ -259,8 +259,12 @@ class VitestUtils {
   public stubGlobal(name: string | symbol | number, value: any) {
     if (!this._stubsGlobal.has(name))
       this._stubsGlobal.set(name, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, name))
-    // @ts-expect-error we can do anything!
-    globalThis[name] = value
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, name, {
+      value,
+      writable: true,
+      configurable: true,
+      enumerable: true,
+    })
     return this
   }
 
diff --git a/test/core/test/stubs.test.ts b/test/core/test/stubs.test.ts
index 2f45cb52a859..d3a00164ec38 100644
--- a/test/core/test/stubs.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/stubs.test.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,32 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 declare global {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
   var __defined__: unknown
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
+  var __setter__: unknown
 }
 
 describe('stubbing globals', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     delete globalThis.__defined__
+    if (globalThis.__setter__)
+      delete globalThis.__setter__
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+  })
+
+  it('overrites setter', () => {
+    const descriptor = {
+      get: () => 'getter',
+      set: () => {},
+      configurable: true,
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis, '__setter__', descriptor)
+    expect(__setter__).toBe('getter')
+    vi.stubGlobal('__setter__', 'stubbed')
+    expect(__setter__).toBe('stubbed')
+    expect(globalThis.__setter__).toBe('stubbed')
+    expect(Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, '__setter__')).not.toBe(descriptor)
     vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+    expect(__setter__).toBe('getter')
   })
 
   it('stubs and restores already defined value', () => {
diff --git a/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts b/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts
index c55f8bb1ca26..3f263485d12c 100644
--- a/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/vi.spec.ts
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ describe('testing vi utils', () => {
     expect(state.config.clearMocks).toBe(false)
   })
 
-  // TODO: it's unstable in CI, skip until resolved
-  test.skip('loads unloaded module', async () => {
+  test('loads unloaded module', async () => {
     let mod: any
     import('../src/timeout').then(m => mod = m)