diff --git a/doc/api/test.md b/doc/api/test.md
index 88a602758f4f7b..1c1b6bc3b8019a 100644
--- a/doc/api/test.md
+++ b/doc/api/test.md
@@ -1502,6 +1502,8 @@ changes:
   * `functionCoverage` {number} Require a minimum percent of covered functions. If code
     coverage does not reach the threshold specified, the process will exit with code `1`.
     **Default:** `0`.
+  * `hookSignal` {boolean} Configures the test runner to handle termination signals like `SIGINT` and  `SIGTERM`.
+    **Default:** `true`.
 * Returns: {TestsStream}
 
 **Note:** `shard` is used to horizontally parallelize test running across
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js
index bd4b35f1d64033..e1c072d6747ea9 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/harness.js
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ function setupProcessState(root, globalOptions) {
   process.on('uncaughtException', exceptionHandler);
   process.on('unhandledRejection', rejectionHandler);
   process.on('beforeExit', exitHandler);
-  // TODO(MoLow): Make it configurable to hook when isTestRunner === false.
-  if (globalOptions.isTestRunner) {
+  if (globalOptions.isTestRunner && globalOptions.hookSignal !== true) {
     process.on('SIGINT', terminationHandler);
     process.on('SIGTERM', terminationHandler);
   }
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index 1340b817a57e5b..ff1ebf1879f01f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
     argv = [],
     cwd = process.cwd(),
     rerunFailuresFilePath,
+    hookSignal = true,
   } = options;
 
   if (files != null) {
@@ -708,6 +709,7 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
     // behavior has relied on it, so removing it must be done in a semver major.
     ...parseCommandLine(),
     setup,  // This line can be removed when parseCommandLine() is removed here.
+    hookSignal,
     coverage,
     coverageExcludeGlobs,
     coverageIncludeGlobs,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js
index d2f0251e5fb30c..b7a03e6acd76d8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-exit-code.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const { spawnSync, spawn } = require('child_process');
+const { spawnSync, spawn } = require('node:child_process');
 const { once } = require('events');
 const { finished } = require('stream/promises');
 
@@ -25,18 +25,35 @@ async function runAndKill(file) {
   assert.strictEqual(code, 1);
 }
 
+async function spawnAndKill(childArgs, { code: expectedCode, signal: expectedSignal }) {
+  if (common.isWindows) {
+    common.printSkipMessage('signals are not supported on windows');
+    return;
+  }
+  const child = spawn(process.execPath, childArgs);
+  child.stdout.once('data', () => child.kill('SIGINT'));
+  const [code, signal] = await once(child, 'exit');
+  assert.strictEqual(signal, expectedSignal);
+  assert.strictEqual(code, expectedCode);
+}
+
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  const test = require('node:test');
+  const { test, run } = require('node:test');
 
   if (process.argv[3] === 'pass') {
     test('passing test', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(true, true);
     });
   } else if (process.argv[3] === 'fail') {
-    assert.strictEqual(process.argv[3], 'fail');
     test('failing test', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(true, false);
     });
+  } else if (process.argv[3] === 'run-signal-false') {
+    run({ files: [fixtures.path('test-runner', 'never_ending_async.js')] });
+    console.log('child started');
+  } else if (process.argv[3] === 'run-signal-true') {
+    run({ files: [fixtures.path('test-runner', 'never_ending_async.js')], hookSignal: true });
+    console.log('child started');
   } else assert.fail('unreachable');
 } else {
   let child = spawnSync(process.execPath, [__filename, 'child', 'pass']);
@@ -69,4 +86,15 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
 
   runAndKill(fixtures.path('test-runner', 'never_ending_sync.js')).then(common.mustCall());
   runAndKill(fixtures.path('test-runner', 'never_ending_async.js')).then(common.mustCall());
+
+  (async () => {
+    await spawnAndKill(
+      [__filename, 'child', 'run-signal-false'],
+      { signal: 'SIGINT', code: null },
+    );
+    await spawnAndKill(
+      [__filename, 'child', 'run-signal-true'],
+      { signal: null, code: 0 },
+    );
+  })().then(common.mustCall());
 }