diff --git a/packages/test-runner-mocha/src/collectTestResults.ts b/packages/test-runner-mocha/src/collectTestResults.ts
index 0189e27b6..209fa6b3b 100644
--- a/packages/test-runner-mocha/src/collectTestResults.ts
+++ b/packages/test-runner-mocha/src/collectTestResults.ts
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ export function collectTestResults(mocha: BrowserMocha) {
         ...(test.duration !== undefined && { duration: test.duration }),
         error: err
           ? {
-              name: err.name,
-              message: err.message,
-              stack: err.stack,
-              expected: err.expected,
-              actual: err.actual,
-            }
+            name: err.name,
+            message: err.message,
+            stack: err.stack,
+            expected: err.expected,
+            actual: err.actual,
+          }
           : undefined,
       });
     }
@@ -65,8 +65,16 @@ export function collectTestResults(mocha: BrowserMocha) {
 
     return { name: suite.title, suites, tests };
   }
-
-  const testResults = getSuiteResults(mocha.suite);
+  let testResults;
+  if (mocha.suite.suites.length == 1 && mocha.suite.tests.length == 0) {
+    collectHooks((mocha.suite as any)._beforeAll as Hook[]);
+    collectHooks((mocha.suite as any)._afterAll as Hook[]);
+    collectHooks((mocha.suite as any)._beforeEach as Hook[]);
+    collectHooks((mocha.suite as any)._afterEach as Hook[]);
+    testResults = getSuiteResults(mocha.suite.suites[0]);
+  } else {
+    testResults = getSuiteResults(mocha.suite);
+  }
 
   return { testResults, hookErrors, passed };
 }
diff --git a/packages/test-runner/demo/test/pass-nested-suites.test.js b/packages/test-runner/demo/test/pass-nested-suites.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d2800df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-runner/demo/test/pass-nested-suites.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { expect } from './chai.js';
+import './shared-a.js';
+
+describe('Root suite test', () => {
+  it('test 1', () => {
+    expect(true).to.be.true;
+  });
+
+  it('test 2', () => {
+    expect('foo').to.be.a('string');
+  });
+
+  describe('Nested suite test', () => {
+    it('test 3', () => {
+      expect(true).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('test 4', () => {
+      expect('foo').to.be.a('string');
+    });
+
+    describe('Nested suite test, level 2', () => {
+      it('test 5', () => {
+        expect(true).to.be.true;
+      });
+      it('test 6', () => {
+        expect('foo').to.be.a('string');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/test-runner/src/reporter/summaryReporter.ts b/packages/test-runner/src/reporter/summaryReporter.ts
index 8c9067734..a0e73e282 100644
--- a/packages/test-runner/src/reporter/summaryReporter.ts
+++ b/packages/test-runner/src/reporter/summaryReporter.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type {
-  BrowserLauncher,
   Logger,
   Reporter,
   ReporterArgs,
+  TestSession,
   TestSuiteResult,
 } from '@web/test-runner-core';
 
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ interface Options {
 
 const color =
   ([x, y]: [number, number]) =>
-  (z: string) =>
-    `\x1b[${x}m${z}\x1b[${y}m${reset}`;
+    (z: string) =>
+      `\x1b[${x}m${z}\x1b[${y}m${reset}`;
 const reset = `\x1b[0m\x1b[0m`;
 const green = color([32, 89]);
 const red = color([31, 89]);
@@ -30,54 +30,60 @@ export function summaryReporter(opts: Options): Reporter {
   let args: ReporterArgs;
   let favoriteBrowser: string;
 
-  function log(
+  function logTest(
     logger: Logger,
     name: string,
     passed: boolean,
     skipped: boolean,
-    prefix = '  ',
+    prefix: string,
     postfix = '',
   ) {
     const sign = skipped ? dim('-') : passed ? green('✓') : red('𐄂');
     if (flatten) logger.log(`${sign} ${name}${postfix}`);
-    else logger.log(`${prefix}  ${sign} ${name}`);
+    else logger.log(`${prefix} ${sign} ${name}`);
   }
 
-  function logResults(
+  function logSuite(
     logger: Logger,
-    results?: TestSuiteResult,
-    prefix?: string,
-    browser?: BrowserLauncher,
+    suite: TestSuiteResult,
+    parent: string,
+    browserName: string,
   ) {
-    const browserName = browser?.name ? ` ${dim(`[${browser.name}]`)}` : '';
-    for (const result of results?.tests ?? []) {
-      log(
+    let prefix = parent ?? '';
+    if (flatten) prefix += `${suite.name}`;
+    else logger.log(`${prefix}${suite.name}${!parent ? browserName : ''}`);
+
+    for (const test of suite.tests ?? []) {
+      logTest(
         logger,
-        flatten ? `${prefix ?? ''} ${result.name}` : result.name,
-        result.passed,
-        result.skipped,
+        flatten && prefix ? `${prefix} ${test.name}` : test.name,
+        test.passed,
+        test.skipped,
         prefix,
         browserName,
       );
     }
 
-    for (const suite of results?.suites ?? []) {
-      logSuite(logger, suite, prefix, browser);
+    if (!flatten || prefix) prefix += ' '
+    for (const childSuite of suite.suites ?? []) {
+      logSuite(logger, childSuite, prefix, browserName);
     }
   }
 
-  function logSuite(
+  function logResults(
     logger: Logger,
-    suite: TestSuiteResult,
-    parent?: string,
-    browser?: BrowserLauncher,
+    session: TestSession,
   ) {
-    const browserName = browser?.name ? ` ${dim(`[${browser.name}]`)}` : '';
-    let pref = parent ? `${parent} ` : ' ';
-    if (flatten) pref += `${suite.name}`;
-    else logger.log(`${pref}${suite.name}${browserName}`);
+    if (session.testResults) {
+      const browserName = session.browser?.name ? ` ${dim(`[${session.browser.name}]`)}` : '';
+      const suite = session.testResults;
 
-    logResults(logger, suite, pref, browser);
+      if (suite.suites.length || suite.tests.length) {
+        logSuite(logger, suite, '', browserName);
+      } else {
+        logger.log(`No tests on ${session.testFile}${browserName}`);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   let cachedLogger: Logger;
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ export function summaryReporter(opts: Options): Reporter {
     reportTestFileResults({ logger, sessionsForTestFile }) {
       cachedLogger = logger;
       for (const session of sessionsForTestFile) {
-        logResults(logger, session.testResults, '', session.browser);
+        logResults(logger, session);
         logger.log('');
       }
       reportBrowserLogs(logger, sessionsForTestFile);