diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b95718294..83e4e8d97 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import type { MatchersObject } from './integrations/chai/types'
 import type { UserOptions } from './types'
 
 export * from './types'
-export * from './runtime/suite'
+export { suite, test, describe, it } from './runtime/suite'
+export * from './runtime/hooks'
 export * from './integrations/chai'
 export * from './integrations/sinon'
 
diff --git a/src/node/init.ts b/src/node/init.ts
index 9ba4e060f..44b8c8b08 100644
--- a/src/node/init.ts
+++ b/src/node/init.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ export async function initViteServer(options: CliOptions = {}) {
   if (process.env.VITEST_MIN_THREADS)
     resolved.minThreads = parseInt(process.env.VITEST_MIN_THREADS)
 
+  resolved.setupFiles = Array.from(resolved.setupFiles || [])
+    .map(i => resolve(root, i))
+
   return {
     server,
     config: resolved,
diff --git a/src/runtime/collect.ts b/src/runtime/collect.ts
index 5ed7cbccb..7e872ab8b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/collect.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/collect.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { basename } from 'path'
 import { performance } from 'perf_hooks'
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid/non-secure'
-import type { File, Suite, Test } from '../types'
+import type { ResolvedConfig, File, Suite, Test } from '../types'
 import { interpretOnlyMode } from '../utils'
 import { clearContext, createSuiteHooks, defaultSuite } from './suite'
-import { context } from './context'
 import { setHooks } from './map'
 import { processError } from './error'
+import { context } from './context'
+import { runSetupFiles } from './setup'
 
-export async function collectTests(paths: string[]) {
+export async function collectTests(paths: string[], config: ResolvedConfig) {
   const files: File[] = []
 
   for (const filepath of paths) {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export async function collectTests(paths: string[]) {
 
     clearContext()
     try {
+      await runSetupFiles(config)
       await import(filepath)
 
       for (const c of [defaultSuite, ...context.tasks]) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/context.ts b/src/runtime/context.ts
index 5f9d9822b..8b6dc67db 100644
--- a/src/runtime/context.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/context.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,41 @@
-import type { GlobalContext } from '../types'
+import type { Awaitable, RuntimeContext, SuiteCollector } from '../types'
 
-export const context: GlobalContext = {
+export const context: RuntimeContext = {
   tasks: [],
   currentSuite: null,
 }
+
+export function collectTask(task: SuiteCollector) {
+  context.currentSuite?.tasks.push(task)
+}
+
+export async function runWithSuite(suite: SuiteCollector, fn: (() => Awaitable<void>)) {
+  const prev = context.currentSuite
+  context.currentSuite = suite
+  await fn()
+  context.currentSuite = prev
+}
+
+export function getDefaultTestTimeout() {
+  return process.__vitest_worker__?.config?.testTimeout ?? 5000
+}
+
+export function getDefaultHookTimeout() {
+  return process.__vitest_worker__?.config?.hookTimeout ?? 5000
+}
+
+export function withTimeout<T extends((...args: any[]) => any)>(fn: T, _timeout?: number): T {
+  const timeout = _timeout ?? getDefaultTestTimeout()
+  if (timeout <= 0 || timeout === Infinity)
+    return fn
+
+  return ((...args: (T extends ((...args: infer A) => any) ? A : never)) => {
+    return Promise.race([fn(...args), new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        clearTimeout(timer)
+        reject(new Error(`Test timed out in ${timeout}ms.`))
+      }, timeout)
+      timer.unref()
+    })]) as Awaitable<void>
+  }) as T
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/entry.ts b/src/runtime/entry.ts
index e1858e3f7..caad79c17 100644
--- a/src/runtime/entry.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/entry.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ResolvedConfig } from '../types'
-import { setupGlobalEnv, withEnv } from './env'
+import { setupGlobalEnv, withEnv } from './setup'
 import { startTests } from './run'
 
 export async function run(files: string[], config: ResolvedConfig): Promise<void> {
   await setupGlobalEnv(config)
 
   await withEnv(config.environment, async() => {
-    await startTests(files)
+    await startTests(files, config)
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/hooks.ts b/src/runtime/hooks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f106ed28f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/hooks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import type { SuiteHooks } from '../types'
+import { getDefaultHookTimeout, withTimeout } from './context'
+import { getCurrentSuite } from './suite'
+
+// suite hooks
+export const beforeAll = (fn: SuiteHooks['beforeAll'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('beforeAll', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
+export const afterAll = (fn: SuiteHooks['afterAll'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('afterAll', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
+export const beforeEach = (fn: SuiteHooks['beforeEach'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('beforeEach', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
+export const afterEach = (fn: SuiteHooks['afterEach'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('afterEach', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
diff --git a/src/runtime/run.ts b/src/runtime/run.ts
index 9d549bb86..40e83b8b7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/run.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/run.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { performance } from 'perf_hooks'
 import type { HookListener } from 'vitest'
-import type { Test, Suite, SuiteHooks, Task } from '../types'
+import type { ResolvedConfig, Test, Suite, SuiteHooks, Task } from '../types'
 import { getSnapshotClient } from '../integrations/snapshot/chai'
 import { hasFailed, hasTests, partitionSuiteChildren } from '../utils'
 import { getFn, getHooks } from './map'
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { rpc, send } from './rpc'
 import { collectTests } from './collect'
 import { processError } from './error'
 
-async function callHook<T extends keyof SuiteHooks>(suite: Suite, name: T, args: SuiteHooks[T][0] extends HookListener<infer A> ? A : never) {
+export async function callSuiteHook<T extends keyof SuiteHooks>(suite: Suite, name: T, args: SuiteHooks[T][0] extends HookListener<infer A> ? A : never) {
   await Promise.all(getHooks(suite)[name].map(fn => fn(...(args as any))))
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function runTest(test: Test) {
   process.__vitest_worker__.current = test
 
   try {
-    await callHook(test.suite, 'beforeEach', [test, test.suite])
+    await callSuiteHook(test.suite, 'beforeEach', [test, test.suite])
     await getFn(test)()
     test.result.state = 'pass'
   }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export async function runTest(test: Test) {
     test.result.error = processError(e)
   }
   try {
-    await callHook(test.suite, 'afterEach', [test, test.suite])
+    await callSuiteHook(test.suite, 'afterEach', [test, test.suite])
   }
   catch (e) {
     test.result.state = 'fail'
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export async function runSuite(suite: Suite) {
   }
   else {
     try {
-      await callHook(suite, 'beforeAll', [suite])
+      await callSuiteHook(suite, 'beforeAll', [suite])
 
       for (const tasksGroup of partitionSuiteChildren(suite)) {
         const computeMode = tasksGroup[0].computeMode
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export async function runSuite(suite: Suite) {
         }
       }
 
-      await callHook(suite, 'afterAll', [suite])
+      await callSuiteHook(suite, 'afterAll', [suite])
     }
     catch (e) {
       suite.result.state = 'fail'
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ export async function runSuites(suites: Suite[]) {
     await runSuite(suite)
 }
 
-export async function startTests(paths: string[]) {
-  const files = await collectTests(paths)
+export async function startTests(paths: string[], config: ResolvedConfig) {
+  const files = await collectTests(paths, config)
 
   send('onCollected', files)
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/env.ts b/src/runtime/setup.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from src/runtime/env.ts
rename to src/runtime/setup.ts
index 7d377da5a..60c59acd0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/env.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/setup.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Writable } from 'stream'
 import { environments } from '../env'
 import { setupChai } from '../integrations/chai/setup'
 import type { ResolvedConfig } from '../types'
+import { toArray } from '../utils'
 import { send } from './rpc'
 
 let globalSetup = false
@@ -59,3 +60,13 @@ export async function withEnv(name: ResolvedConfig['environment'], fn: () => Pro
     await env.teardown(globalThis)
   }
 }
+
+export async function runSetupFiles(config: ResolvedConfig) {
+  const files = toArray(config.setupFiles)
+  await Promise.all(
+    files.map(async(file) => {
+      process.__vitest_worker__.moduleCache.delete(file)
+      await import(file)
+    }),
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/suite.ts b/src/runtime/suite.ts
index a72c3f0fb..34e5a3abe 100644
--- a/src/runtime/suite.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/suite.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid/non-secure'
-import type { SuiteHooks, Test, SuiteCollector, TestCollector, RunMode, ComputeMode, TestFactory, TestFunction, File, Suite, Awaitable, ResolvedConfig, RpcCall, RpcSend } from '../types'
-import { context } from './context'
+import type { SuiteHooks, Test, SuiteCollector, TestCollector, RunMode, ComputeMode, TestFactory, TestFunction, File, Suite, ResolvedConfig, RpcCall, RpcSend, ModuleCache } from '../types'
+import { collectTask, context, runWithSuite, withTimeout } from './context'
 import { getHooks, setFn, setHooks } from './map'
 
 export const suite = createSuite()
 
 export const defaultSuite = suite('')
 
-function getCurrentSuite() {
+export function clearContext() {
+  context.tasks.length = 0
+  defaultSuite.clear()
+  context.currentSuite = defaultSuite
+}
+
+export function getCurrentSuite() {
   return context.currentSuite || defaultSuite
 }
 
-const getDefaultTestTimeout = () => {
-  return process.__vitest_worker__?.config?.testTimeout ?? 5000
-}
-
-const getDefaultHookTimeout = () => {
-  return process.__vitest_worker__?.config?.hookTimeout ?? 5000
-}
-
 export function createSuiteHooks() {
   return {
     beforeAll: [],
@@ -84,12 +82,8 @@ function createSuiteCollector(name: string, factory: TestFactory = () => { }, mo
 
   async function collect(file?: File) {
     factoryQueue.length = 0
-    if (factory) {
-      const prev = context.currentSuite
-      context.currentSuite = collector
-      await factory(test)
-      context.currentSuite = prev
-    }
+    if (factory)
+      await runWithSuite(collector, () => factory(test))
 
     const allChildren = await Promise.all(
       [...factoryQueue, ...tasks]
@@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ function createSuiteCollector(name: string, factory: TestFactory = () => { }, mo
     return suite
   }
 
-  context.currentSuite?.tasks.push(collector)
+  collectTask(collector)
 
   return collector
 }
@@ -144,7 +138,6 @@ function createTestCollector(collectTest: (name: string, fn: TestFunction, mode:
 }
 
 // apis
-
 export const test = (function() {
   function test(name: string, fn: TestFunction, timeout?: number) {
     return getCurrentSuite().test(name, fn, timeout)
@@ -215,35 +208,6 @@ function createSuite() {
 export const describe = suite
 export const it = test
 
-// hooks
-export const beforeAll = (fn: SuiteHooks['beforeAll'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('beforeAll', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
-export const afterAll = (fn: SuiteHooks['afterAll'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('afterAll', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
-export const beforeEach = (fn: SuiteHooks['beforeEach'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('beforeEach', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
-export const afterEach = (fn: SuiteHooks['afterEach'][0], timeout?: number) => getCurrentSuite().on('afterEach', withTimeout(fn, timeout ?? getDefaultHookTimeout()))
-
-// utils
-export function clearContext() {
-  context.tasks.length = 0
-  defaultSuite.clear()
-  context.currentSuite = defaultSuite
-}
-
-function withTimeout<T extends((...args: any[]) => any)>(fn: T, _timeout?: number): T {
-  const timeout = _timeout ?? getDefaultTestTimeout()
-  if (timeout <= 0 || timeout === Infinity)
-    return fn
-
-  return ((...args: (T extends ((...args: infer A) => any) ? A : never)) => {
-    return Promise.race([fn(...args), new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-        clearTimeout(timer)
-        reject(new Error(`Test timed out in ${timeout}ms.`))
-      }, timeout)
-      timer.unref()
-    })]) as Awaitable<void>
-  }) as T
-}
-
 declare global {
   namespace NodeJS {
     interface Process {
@@ -252,6 +216,7 @@ declare global {
         rpc: RpcCall
         send: RpcSend
         current?: Test
+        moduleCache: Map<string, ModuleCache>
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/runtime/worker.ts b/src/runtime/worker.ts
index 427354a87..98d0a88bc 100644
--- a/src/runtime/worker.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/worker.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { resolve } from 'path'
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid/non-secure'
-import type { WorkerContext, ResolvedConfig } from '../types'
+import type { WorkerContext, ResolvedConfig, ModuleCache } from '../types'
 import { distDir } from '../constants'
-import type { ExecuteOptions } from '../node/execute'
 import { executeInViteNode } from '../node/execute'
 
 let _run: (files: string[], config: ResolvedConfig) => Promise<void>
-const moduleCache: ExecuteOptions['moduleCache'] = new Map()
+const moduleCache: Map<string, ModuleCache> = new Map()
 
 export async function init(ctx: WorkerContext) {
   if (_run)
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ export default async function run(ctx: WorkerContext) {
   const rpcPromiseMap = new Map<string, { resolve: ((...args: any) => any); reject: (...args: any) => any }>()
 
   process.__vitest_worker__ = {
+    moduleCache,
     config,
     rpc: (method, ...args) => {
       return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/src/types/options.ts b/src/types/options.ts
index 600c4f37a..85279258f 100644
--- a/src/types/options.ts
+++ b/src/types/options.ts
@@ -120,11 +120,15 @@ export interface UserOptions {
 
   /**
    * Silent mode
-   * TODO: implement this
    *
    * @default false
    */
   silent?: boolean
+
+  /**
+   * Path to setup files
+   */
+  setupFiles?: string | string[]
 }
 
 export interface CliOptions extends UserOptions {
diff --git a/src/types/tasks.ts b/src/types/tasks.ts
index b22446dd0..91a35327e 100644
--- a/src/types/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/types/tasks.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export interface SuiteCollector {
 
 export type TestFactory = (test: (name: string, fn: TestFunction) => void) => Awaitable<void>
 
-export interface GlobalContext {
+export interface RuntimeContext {
   tasks: (SuiteCollector | Test)[]
   currentSuite: SuiteCollector | null
 }
diff --git a/test/core/test/setup.ts b/test/core/test/setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4db67978f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/test/setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  // console.log(`hi ${s.name}`)
+})
diff --git a/test/core/vitest.config.ts b/test/core/vitest.config.ts
index 67b95ffa5..6864af400 100644
--- a/test/core/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/test/core/vitest.config.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     testTimeout: 1000,
     // threads: false,
+    setupFiles: [
+      './test/setup.ts',
+    ],
   },
 })