diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index ecedead32e3cc4..9edd0200a352b0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ class Suite extends Test {
   constructor(options) {
     super(options);
 
-    if (testNamePatterns !== null && !options.skip && !options.todo) {
+    if (testNamePatterns !== null && !options.skip) {
       this.fn = options.fn || this.fn;
       this.skipped = false;
     }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.js b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.js
index 10e7619b9cfcb9..6994f7b54fc9a7 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.js
@@ -65,3 +65,13 @@ describe('no', function() {
     it('yes', () => {});
   });
 });
+
+describe('no with todo', { todo: true }, () => {
+  it('no', () => {});
+  it('yes', () => {});
+
+  describe('maybe', function() {
+    it('no', () => {});
+    it('yes', () => {});
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot
index bd53cc1fd2b89e..d4a0d459def1e6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot
@@ -171,12 +171,46 @@ ok 15 - no
   duration_ms: *
   type: 'suite'
   ...
-1..15
-# tests 21
-# suites 10
-# pass 13
+# Subtest: no with todo
+    # Subtest: no
+    ok 1 - no # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    # Subtest: yes
+    ok 2 - yes
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      ...
+    # Subtest: maybe
+        # Subtest: no
+        ok 1 - no # SKIP test name does not match pattern
+          ---
+          duration_ms: *
+          ...
+        # Subtest: yes
+        ok 2 - yes
+          ---
+          duration_ms: *
+          ...
+        1..2
+    ok 3 - maybe
+      ---
+      duration_ms: *
+      type: 'suite'
+      ...
+    1..3
+ok 16 - no with todo # TODO test name does not match pattern
+  ---
+  duration_ms: *
+  type: 'suite'
+  ...
+1..16
+# tests 25
+# suites 12
+# pass 15
 # fail 0
 # cancelled 0
-# skipped 8
+# skipped 10
 # todo 0
 # duration_ms *