diff --git a/‎packages/vitest/src/node/ast-collect.ts‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion b/‎packages/vitest/src/node/ast-collect.ts‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎test/e2e/test/static-collect.test.ts‎
Lines changed: 24 additions & 0 deletions b/‎test/e2e/test/static-collect.test.ts‎
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@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ function astParseFile(filepath: string, code: string) {
         start,
         end,
         name: message,
-        type: isTestFunctionName(name) ? 'test' : 'suite',
+        type: properties.includes('describe') || properties.includes('suite') || !isTestFunctionName(name) ? 'suite' : 'test',
         mode,
         task: null as any,
         dynamic: isDynamicEach,
 
@@ -42,6 +42,30 @@ test('correctly collects a simple test', async () => {
   `)
 })
 
+test('collects test.describe as a suite', async () => {
+  const testModule = await collectTests(`
+    import { test } from 'vitest'
+
+    test.describe('scoped suite', () => {
+      test('nested test', () => {})
+    })
+`)
+  expect(testModule).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    {
+      "scoped suite": {
+        "nested test": {
+          "errors": [],
+          "fullName": "scoped suite > nested test",
+          "id": "1709388417_0_0",
+          "location": "5:7",
+          "mode": "run",
+          "state": "pending",
+        },
+      },
+    }
+  `)
+})
+
 test('ignores lowered "using" helper calls like it[1].call(it[2])', async () => {
   // parsers can inject this helper when lowering `using` declarations
   const testModule = await collectTests(`