diff --git a/src/test/workerRunner.ts b/src/test/workerRunner.ts
index 566dfac71f..d8ea34ee10 100644
--- a/src/test/workerRunner.ts
+++ b/src/test/workerRunner.ts
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export class WorkerRunner extends EventEmitter {
     if (!preserveOutput)
       await removeFolderAsync(testInfo.outputDir).catch(e => {});
 
-    if (testInfo.status !== 'passed') {
+    if (testInfo.status !== 'passed' && testInfo.status !== 'skipped') {
       this._failedTestId = testId;
       this._reportDoneAndStop();
     }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/worker-index.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/worker-index.spec.ts
index b2afac1df6..9b89b7a6b1 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/worker-index.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/worker-index.spec.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,52 @@ test('should reuse worker for multiple tests', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
 });
 
+test('should reuse worker after test.fixme()', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'a.test.js': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test('succeeds 1', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        expect(testInfo.workerIndex).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      test('fixme 1', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        test.fixme();
+        expect(testInfo.workerIndex).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      test('succeeds 2', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        expect(testInfo.workerIndex).toBe(0);
+      });
+    `,
+  });
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(2);
+  expect(result.skipped).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+});
+
+test('should reuse worker after test.skip()', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'a.test.js': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test('succeeds 1', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        expect(testInfo.workerIndex).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      test('skip 1', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        test.skip();
+        expect(testInfo.workerIndex).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      test('succeeds 2', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        expect(testInfo.workerIndex).toBe(0);
+      });
+    `,
+  });
+  expect(result.passed).toBe(2);
+  expect(result.skipped).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+});
+
 test('should not reuse worker for different suites', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'playwright.config.ts': `