diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/hoistMocks.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/hoistMocks.ts
index 515329bfa4e1..8be08c13620a 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/hoistMocks.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/hoistMocks.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ function transformImportSpecifiers(node: ImportDeclaration) {
 }
 
 const regexpHoistable = /^[ \t]*\b(vi|vitest)\s*\.\s*(mock|unmock|hoisted)\(/m
+const regexpAssignedHoisted = /=[ \t]*(\bawait|)[ \t]*\b(vi|vitest)\s*\.\s*hoisted\(/
 const hashbangRE = /^#!.*\n/
 
 export function hoistMocks(code: string, id: string, parse: (code: string, options: any) => AcornNode) {
-  const hasMocks = regexpHoistable.test(code)
+  const hasMocks = regexpHoistable.test(code) || regexpAssignedHoisted.test(code)
 
   if (!hasMocks)
     return
diff --git a/test/core/src/rely-on-hoisted.ts b/test/core/src/rely-on-hoisted.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c1c9bf0a2d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/src/rely-on-hoisted.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error not typed global
+export const value = globalThis.someGlobalValue
diff --git a/test/core/test/hoisted-async-simple.test.ts b/test/core/test/hoisted-async-simple.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..712be235170c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/test/hoisted-async-simple.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// this test checks only vi.hoisted because vi.mock affects the regexp to find this
+
+import { afterAll, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { value } from '../src/rely-on-hoisted'
+
+const globalValue = await vi.hoisted(async () => {
+  // @ts-expect-error not typed global
+  globalThis.someGlobalValue = 'globalValue'
+  return 'globalValue'
+})
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  // @ts-expect-error not typed global
+  delete globalThis.someGlobalValue
+})
+
+it('imported value is equal to returned from hoisted', () => {
+  expect(value).toBe(globalValue)
+})
diff --git a/test/core/test/hoisted-simple.test.ts b/test/core/test/hoisted-simple.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a60759fa634e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/test/hoisted-simple.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// this test checks only vi.hoisted because vi.mock affects the regexp to find this
+
+import { afterAll, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { value } from '../src/rely-on-hoisted'
+
+const globalValue = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  // @ts-expect-error not typed global
+  globalThis.someGlobalValue = 'globalValue'
+  return 'globalValue'
+})
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  // @ts-expect-error not typed global
+  delete globalThis.someGlobalValue
+})
+
+it('imported value is equal to returned from hoisted', () => {
+  expect(value).toBe(globalValue)
+})