3 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.out b/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.out
index 5eacc571c..231a9a170 100644
--- a/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.out
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.out
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 [WILDCARD]
-running 5 tests from ./test/steps/passing_steps.ts
+running 6 tests from ./test/steps/passing_steps.ts
 description ...
   step 1 ...
     inner 1 ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
     inner 2 ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
   step 1 ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
 description ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
+description function as first arg ...
+  step1 ...
+    inner1 ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
+    inner1 ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
+  step1 ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
+description function as first arg ... ok ([WILDCARD]ms)
 parallel steps without sanitizers ...
   step 1 ... ok ([WILDCARD])
   step 2 ... ok ([WILDCARD])
@@ -35,4 +41,4 @@ steps buffered then streaming reporting ...
   step 2 ... ok ([WILDCARD])
 steps buffered then streaming reporting ... ok ([WILDCARD])
 
-ok | 5 passed (18 steps) | 0 failed [WILDCARD]
+ok | 6 passed (21 steps) | 0 failed [WILDCARD]
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.ts
index fbd52e2d3..38de116a7 100644
--- a/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/test/steps/passing_steps.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ Deno.test("description", async (t) => {
   if (!success) throw new Error("Expected the step to return true.");
 });
 
+Deno.test("description function as first arg", async (t) => {
+  const success = await t.step(async function step1(t) {
+    await t.step(function inner1() {});
+    await t.step(function inner1() {});
+  });
+
+  if (!success) throw new Error("Expected the step to return true.");
+});
+
 Deno.test("parallel steps without sanitizers", async (t) => {
   // allowed
   await Promise.all([
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/testing_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/testing_test.ts
index 9c906a111..4e28d545c 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/testing_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/testing_test.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Deno.test(async function invalidStepArguments(t) {
       await (t as any).step(() => {});
     },
     TypeError,
-    "Expected a test definition or name and function.",
+    "The step function must have a name.",
   );
 });