diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
index dec52fdfb5..2692e8d920 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/runner.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class Runner {
 
     const webServer = (!list && config.webServer) ? await WebServer.create(config.webServer) : undefined;
     let globalSetupResult: any;
-    if (config.globalSetup)
+    if (config.globalSetup && !list)
       globalSetupResult = await (await this._loader.loadGlobalHook(config.globalSetup, 'globalSetup'))(this._loader.fullConfig());
     try {
       for (const file of allTestFiles)
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export class Runner {
     } finally {
       if (globalSetupResult && typeof globalSetupResult === 'function')
         await globalSetupResult(this._loader.fullConfig());
-      if (config.globalTeardown)
+      if (config.globalTeardown && !list)
         await (await this._loader.loadGlobalHook(config.globalTeardown, 'globalTeardown'))(this._loader.fullConfig());
       await webServer?.kill();
     }
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
index 6ecc3f111d..69fb362419 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
@@ -64,3 +64,44 @@ test('should not list tests to stdout when JSON reporter is used', async ({ runI
   expect(result.report.suites[0].specs.length).toBe(2);
   expect(result.report.suites[0].specs.map(spec => spec.title)).toStrictEqual(['example1', 'example2']);
 });
+
+test('globalSetup and globalTeardown should not run', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'playwright.config.ts': `
+      import * as path from 'path';
+      module.exports = {
+        globalSetup: './globalSetup',
+        globalTeardown: './globalTeardown.ts',
+      };
+    `,
+    'globalSetup.ts': `
+      module.exports = () => {
+        console.log('Running globalSetup');
+      };
+    `,
+    'globalTeardown.ts': `
+      module.exports = () => {
+        console.log('Running globalTeardown');
+      };
+    `,
+    'a.test.js': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test('should work 1', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        console.log('Running test 1');
+      });
+    `,
+    'b.test.js': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test('should work 2', async ({}, testInfo) => {
+        console.log('Running test 2');
+      });
+    `,
+  }, { 'list': true });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.output).toContain([
+    `Listing tests:`,
+    `  a.test.js:6:7 › should work 1`,
+    `  b.test.js:6:7 › should work 2`,
+    `Total: 2 tests in 2 files`,
+  ].join('\n'));
+});