diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts
index 287ec9a7d950..c12088fe9e85 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ function normalizeCliOptions(argv: CliOptions): CliOptions {
 }
 
 async function start(mode: VitestRunMode, cliFilters: string[], options: CliOptions): Promise<Vitest | undefined> {
+  try {
+    process.title = 'node (vitest)'
+  }
+  catch {}
+
   try {
     const ctx = await startVitest(mode, cliFilters.map(normalize), normalizeCliOptions(options))
     if (!ctx?.shouldKeepServer())
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/child.ts b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/child.ts
index b1b1d915b4f4..446ad4ac5d97 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/runtime/child.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/runtime/child.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ async function init(ctx: ChildContext) {
   process.env.VITEST_WORKER_ID = String(workerId)
   process.env.VITEST_POOL_ID = String(poolId)
 
+  try {
+    process.title = `node (vitest ${poolId})`
+  }
+  catch {}
+
   let setCancel = (_reason: CancelReason) => {}
   const onCancel = new Promise<CancelReason>((resolve) => {
     setCancel = resolve