diff --git a/packages/vite/src/resolver.ts b/packages/vite/src/resolver.ts
index 002e9d5930..e7ea01ece9 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/resolver.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ export function resolver(): Plugin {
           }
         }
       });
+      return () => {
+        server.middlewares.use((req, res, next) => {
+          if (req.originalUrl && req.originalUrl.length > 1) {
+            if (req.originalUrl?.match(/\/tests($|\?)/)) {
+              req.originalUrl = '/tests/index.html';
+              (req as any).url = '/tests/index.html';
+              return next();
+            }
+          }
+          return next();
+        });
+      };
     },
 
     async resolveId(source, importer, options) {
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/vite-internals-test.ts b/tests/scenarios/vite-internals-test.ts
index e95d63c199..a80ed0995b 100644
--- a/tests/scenarios/vite-internals-test.ts
+++ b/tests/scenarios/vite-internals-test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function buildViteInternalsTest(testNonColocatedTemplates: boolean, app: Project
       'use strict';
 
       module.exports = {
-        test_page: 'tests/index.html?hidepassed',
+        test_page: 'tests?hidepassed',
         disable_watching: true,
         launch_in_ci: ['Chrome'],
         launch_in_dev: ['Chrome'],