diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts b/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
index 528cac47cd..aeaceadc8b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
@@ -182,10 +182,15 @@ function createGlobalSetupTask(index: number, length: number): Task<TestRun> {
       globalSetupFinished = true;
     },
     teardown: async ({ config }) => {
+      let firstError: any;
       if (typeof globalSetupResult === 'function')
-        await globalSetupResult();
+        try { await globalSetupResult(); } catch (error) { firstError = error; }
+
       if (globalSetupFinished)
         await teardownHook?.(config.config);
+
+      if (firstError)
+        throw firstError;
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/global-setup.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/global-setup.spec.ts
index f1bd7b7458..177d29a91d 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/global-setup.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/global-setup.spec.ts
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ test('globalSetup should support multiple', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
     'globalSetup3Function',
     'globalTeardown2',
     'globalSetup1Function',
-    // 'globalTeardown1' is missing, because globalSetup1Function errored out.
+    'globalTeardown1',
   ]);
   expect(result.output).toContain('Error: kaboom');
 });