diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index 958ad1e060fbbe..946e1a6c3ec824 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ const kFilterArgs = [
 const kFilterArgValues = [
   '--test-reporter',
   '--test-reporter-destination',
-  '--experimental-config-file',
 ];
 const kDiagnosticsFilterArgs = ['tests', 'suites', 'pass', 'fail', 'cancelled', 'skipped', 'todo', 'duration_ms'];
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
index 44789451d18335..d4ee43179ff299 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
   }
 
   const isTestRunner = getOptionValue('--test');
-  const coverage = getOptionValue('--experimental-test-coverage');
+  const coverage = getOptionValue('--experimental-test-coverage') &&
+                   !process.env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT;
   const forceExit = getOptionValue('--test-force-exit');
   const sourceMaps = getOptionValue('--enable-source-maps');
   const updateSnapshots = getOptionValue('--test-update-snapshots');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-runner/options-propagation/experimental-config-file.test.mjs b/test/fixtures/test-runner/options-propagation/experimental-config-file.test.mjs
index aa36ec2b52d53b..9debfa301e9972 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/options-propagation/experimental-config-file.test.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-runner/options-propagation/experimental-config-file.test.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { test } from 'node:test';
 import { strictEqual } from 'node:assert';
 import internal from 'internal/options';
 
-test('it should not receive --experimental-config-file option', () => {
+test('it should receive --experimental-config-file option', () => {
     const optionValue = internal.getOptionValue("--experimental-config-file");
-    strictEqual(optionValue, '');
+    strictEqual(optionValue, 'node.config.json');
 })
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-cli.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-cli.js
index 287e97861c9285..fbb2951724d711 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-runner-cli.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-cli.js
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ for (const isolation of ['none', 'process']) {
 }
 
 {
-  // Should not propagate --experimental-config-file option to sub test in isolation process
+  // Should propagate --experimental-config-file option to sub test in isolation process
   const fixturePath = join(testFixtures, 'options-propagation');
   const args = [
     '--test-reporter=tap',