4 files changed, 32 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/test_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/test_tests.rs
index 829dcfbb3..3bc81c5d3 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/test_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/test_tests.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ itest!(ignore {
   output: "test/ignore.out",
 });
 
+itest!(ignore_permissions {
+  args: "test --unstable test/ignore_permissions.ts",
+  exit_code: 0,
+  output: "test/ignore_permissions.out",
+});
+
 itest!(fail {
   args: "test test/fail.ts",
   exit_code: 1,
diff --git a/cli/tests/test/ignore_permissions.out b/cli/tests/test/ignore_permissions.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4d273d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/test/ignore_permissions.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Check [WILDCARD]/test/ignore_permissions.ts
+running 1 test from [WILDCARD]/test/ignore_permissions.ts
+test ignore ... ignored ([WILDCARD])
+
+test result: ok. 0 passed; 0 failed; 1 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered out ([WILDCARD])
+
diff --git a/cli/tests/test/ignore_permissions.ts b/cli/tests/test/ignore_permissions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd0567a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/test/ignore_permissions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Deno.test({
+  name: "ignore",
+  permissions: {
+    read: true,
+    write: true,
+    net: true,
+    env: true,
+    run: true,
+    plugin: true,
+    hrtime: true,
+  },
+  ignore: true,
+  fn() {
+    throw new Error("unreachable");
+  },
+});
diff --git a/runtime/js/40_testing.js b/runtime/js/40_testing.js
index 3107f70a1..0106f895a 100644
--- a/runtime/js/40_testing.js
+++ b/runtime/js/40_testing.js
@@ -192,17 +192,16 @@ finishing test case.`;
   }
 
   async function runTest({ ignore, fn, permissions }) {
+    if (ignore) {
+      return "ignored";
+    }
+
     let token = null;
 
     try {
       if (permissions) {
         token = pledgeTestPermissions(permissions);
       }
-
-      if (ignore) {
-        return "ignored";
-      }
-
       await fn();
 
       return "ok";