diff --git a/packages/runner/src/context.ts b/packages/runner/src/context.ts
index dcef04bb3755..7dadb6033871 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/context.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/context.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ export function withTimeout<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
 
       function resolve(result: unknown) {
         clearTimeout(timer)
+        // if test/hook took too long in microtask, setTimeout won't be triggered,
+        // but we still need to fail the test, see
+        // https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2920
+        if (now() - startTime >= timeout) {
+          reject_(new Error(makeTimeoutMsg(isHook, timeout)))
+          return
+        }
         resolve_(result)
       }
 
@@ -68,20 +75,7 @@ export function withTimeout<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
         // the result is a thenable, we don't wrap this in Promise.resolve
         // to avoid creating new promises
         if (typeof result === 'object' && result != null && typeof result.then === 'function') {
-          result.then(
-            (result) => {
-              // if sync test/hook took too long, setTimeout won't be triggered,
-              // but we still need to fail the test, see
-              // https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2920
-              if (now() - startTime >= timeout) {
-                reject(new Error(makeTimeoutMsg(isHook, timeout)))
-              }
-              else {
-                resolve(result)
-              }
-            },
-            reject,
-          )
+          result.then(resolve, reject)
         }
         else {
           resolve(result)
diff --git a/test/cli/fixtures/fails/test-timeout.test.ts b/test/cli/fixtures/fails/test-timeout.test.ts
index afb5b6658c86..91bdfc9e4efe 100644
--- a/test/cli/fixtures/fails/test-timeout.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/fixtures/fails/test-timeout.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, suite, test } from 'vitest'
+import { beforeAll, beforeEach, expect, suite, test } from 'vitest'
 
 test('hi', async () => {
   await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
@@ -11,6 +11,24 @@ test('timeout on long synchronous task', async () => {
   }
 }, 15)
 
+suite('timeout beforeAll', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    const start = Date.now();
+    while (Date.now() < start + 20) {}
+  }, 16)
+
+  test("ok", () => {})
+})
+
+suite('timeout beforeEach', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const start = Date.now();
+    while (Date.now() < start + 20) {}
+  }, 17)
+
+  test("ok", () => {})
+})
+
 suite('suite timeout', {
   timeout: 100,
 }, () => {
diff --git a/test/cli/test/__snapshots__/fails.test.ts.snap b/test/cli/test/__snapshots__/fails.test.ts.snap
index 0d7816f06ea6..38c0ef3e2389 100644
--- a/test/cli/test/__snapshots__/fails.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/cli/test/__snapshots__/fails.test.ts.snap
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ exports[`should fail test-timeout.test.ts 1`] = `
 "Error: Test timed out in 20ms.
 Error: Test timed out in 200ms.
 Error: Test timed out in 100ms.
+Error: Hook timed out in 17ms.
 Error: Test timed out in 15ms.
-Error: Test timed out in 10ms."
+Error: Test timed out in 10ms.
+Error: Hook timed out in 16ms."
 `;
 
 exports[`should fail unhandled.test.ts 1`] = `