diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index c1203c91177f437..1c47ee0d83ffce1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
     validateOneOf(name, 'hook name', kHookNames);
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
     const hook = new TestHook(fn, options);
+    if (name === 'before') {
+      hook.run = runOnce(hook.run);
+    }
     ArrayPrototypePush(this.hooks[name], hook);
     return hook;
   }
@@ -525,6 +528,9 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
       if (this.parent?.hooks.beforeEach.length > 0) {
         await this.parent.runHook('beforeEach', { args, ctx });
       }
+      if (this.parent?.hooks.before.length > 0) {
+        await this.parent.runHook('before', { args, ctx });
+      }
       const stopPromise = stopTest(this.timeout, this.signal);
       const runArgs = ArrayPrototypeSlice(args);
       ArrayPrototypeUnshift(runArgs, this.fn, ctx);
@@ -561,7 +567,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
       this.pass();
     } catch (err) {
       try { await after(); } catch { /* Ignore error. */ }
-      try { await afterEach(); } catch { /* test is already failing, let's the error */ }
+      try { await afterEach(); } catch { /* test is already failing, let's ignore the error */ }
       if (isTestFailureError(err)) {
         if (err.failureType === kTestTimeoutFailure) {
           this.#cancel(err);
@@ -793,7 +799,7 @@ class Suite extends Test {
 
       this.pass();
     } catch (err) {
-      try { await afterEach(); } catch { /* test is already failing, let's the error */ }
+      try { await afterEach(); } catch { /* test is already failing, let's ignore the error */ }
       if (isTestFailureError(err)) {
         this.fail(err);
       } else {