diff --git a/packages/expect/src/assertions/index.ts b/packages/expect/src/assertions/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d826ed47796f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expect/src/assertions/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import toMatchObject from './toMatchObject'
+
+export default [
+  toMatchObject,
+]
diff --git a/packages/expect/src/assertions/toMatchObject.ts b/packages/expect/src/assertions/toMatchObject.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70bb362b74ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/expect/src/assertions/toMatchObject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { defineAssertion } from '../utils'
+import { iterableEquality, equals as jestEquals, subsetEquality } from '../jest-utils'
+
+export default defineAssertion('toMatchObject', function (expected: unknown) {
+  const actual = this._obj as unknown
+  this.assert(
+    jestEquals(actual, expected, [iterableEquality, subsetEquality]),
+    'expected #{this} to match object #{exp}',
+    'expected #{this} to not match object #{exp}',
+    expected,
+    actual,
+  )
+})
diff --git a/packages/expect/src/jest-expect.ts b/packages/expect/src/jest-expect.ts
index 0434c3705233..56e4ef2c8085 100644
--- a/packages/expect/src/jest-expect.ts
+++ b/packages/expect/src/jest-expect.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import type { MockInstance } from '@vitest/spy'
 import { isMockFunction } from '@vitest/spy'
 import type { Test } from '@vitest/runner'
 import type { Assertion, ChaiPlugin } from './types'
-import { arrayBufferEquality, generateToBeMessage, iterableEquality, equals as jestEquals, sparseArrayEquality, subsetEquality, typeEquality } from './jest-utils'
+import { arrayBufferEquality, generateToBeMessage, iterableEquality, equals as jestEquals, sparseArrayEquality, typeEquality } from './jest-utils'
 import type { AsymmetricMatcher } from './jest-asymmetric-matchers'
 import { diff, stringify } from './jest-matcher-utils'
 import { JEST_MATCHERS_OBJECT } from './constants'
 import { recordAsyncExpect, wrapSoft } from './utils'
 
+import matchers from './assertions/index'
+
 // polyfill globals because expect can be used in node environment
 declare class Node {
   contains(item: unknown): boolean
@@ -19,11 +21,17 @@ declare class DOMTokenList {
   contains(item: unknown): boolean
 }
 
+const defineJestMatchers: ChaiPlugin = (chai, utils) => {
+  matchers.forEach(define => define(chai, utils))
+}
+
 // Jest Expect Compact
 export const JestChaiExpect: ChaiPlugin = (chai, utils) => {
   const { AssertionError } = chai
   const c = () => getColors()
 
+  defineJestMatchers(chai, utils)
+
   function def(name: keyof Assertion | (keyof Assertion)[], fn: ((this: Chai.AssertionStatic & Assertion, ...args: any[]) => any)) {
     const addMethod = (n: keyof Assertion) => {
       const softWrapper = wrapSoft(utils, fn)
@@ -156,16 +164,6 @@ export const JestChaiExpect: ChaiPlugin = (chai, utils) => {
       actual,
     )
   })
-  def('toMatchObject', function (expected) {
-    const actual = this._obj
-    return this.assert(
-      jestEquals(actual, expected, [iterableEquality, subsetEquality]),
-      'expected #{this} to match object #{exp}',
-      'expected #{this} to not match object #{exp}',
-      expected,
-      actual,
-    )
-  })
   def('toMatch', function (expected: string | RegExp) {
     if (typeof expected === 'string')
       return this.include(expected)
diff --git a/packages/expect/src/utils.ts b/packages/expect/src/utils.ts
index aa1754d57f78..e9c12afc9caa 100644
--- a/packages/expect/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/expect/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { processError } from '@vitest/utils/error'
 import type { Test } from '@vitest/runner/types'
-import { GLOBAL_EXPECT } from './constants'
+import { GLOBAL_EXPECT, JEST_MATCHERS_OBJECT } from './constants'
 import { getState } from './state'
-import type { Assertion, MatcherState } from './types'
+import type { Assertion, ChaiPlugin, MatcherState } from './types'
 
 export function recordAsyncExpect(test: any, promise: Promise<any> | PromiseLike<any>) {
   // record promise for test, that resolves before test ends
@@ -49,3 +49,18 @@ export function wrapSoft(utils: Chai.ChaiUtils, fn: (this: Chai.AssertionStatic
     }
   }
 }
+
+export function defineAssertion<T>(name: keyof Assertion, fn: (this: Omit<Chai.AssertionStatic & Assertion, '_obj'> & { _obj: T }, ...args: any) => any): ChaiPlugin {
+  return (chai, utils) => {
+    const addMethod = (n: keyof Assertion) => {
+      const softWrapper = wrapSoft(utils, fn)
+      utils.addMethod(chai.Assertion.prototype, n, softWrapper)
+      utils.addMethod((globalThis as any)[JEST_MATCHERS_OBJECT].matchers, n, softWrapper)
+    }
+
+    if (Array.isArray(name))
+      name.forEach(n => addMethod(n))
+    else
+      addMethod(name)
+  }
+}