diff --git a/packages/runner/src/fixture.ts b/packages/runner/src/fixture.ts
index becd8dc0f318..2a710dcda4c7 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/fixture.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/fixture.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ export function withFixtures(fn: Function, testContext?: TestContext) {
 
     const usedFixtures = fixtures.filter(({ prop }) => usedProps.includes(prop))
     const pendingFixtures = resolveDeps(usedFixtures)
+
+    if (!pendingFixtures.length)
+      return fn(context)
+
     let cursor = 0
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/test/core/test/fixture-initialization.test.ts b/test/core/test/fixture-initialization.test.ts
index 820ba6f454f7..42f7d1098e22 100644
--- a/test/core/test/fixture-initialization.test.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/fixture-initialization.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Use } from '@vitest/runner'
-import { describe, expect, expectTypeOf, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, expectTypeOf, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 interface Fixtures {
   a: number
@@ -179,4 +179,16 @@ describe('fixture initialization', () => {
       expect(archive.length).toBe(1)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('accessing non-fixture context', () => {
+    const myTest = test.extend({ a: 1 })
+
+    beforeEach(async ({ task }) => {
+      expect(task).toBeTruthy()
+    })
+
+    myTest('non-fixture context can be accessed without accessing fixtures', ({ task }) => {
+      expect(task).toBeTruthy()
+    })
+  })
 })