diff --git a/bin/run.js b/bin/run.js
index ff18fbcad..45dc5c968 100755
--- a/bin/run.js
+++ b/bin/run.js
@@ -822,9 +822,9 @@ const runBeforeAfter = (options, env, tap, processDB) => {
 
   if (options.before) {
     if (options.ts && tsNode && /\.tsx?$/.test(options.before)) {
-      beforeAfter(env, ['-r', tsNode, options.before])
+      beforeAfter(env, ['-r', tsNode, ...options['node-arg'], options.before])
     } else {
-      beforeAfter(env, [options.before])
+      beforeAfter(env, [...options['node-arg'], options.before])
     }
   }
 
@@ -832,9 +832,9 @@ const runBeforeAfter = (options, env, tap, processDB) => {
     /* istanbul ignore next - run after istanbul's report */
     signalExit(() => {
       if (options.ts && tsNode && /\.tsx?$/.test(options.after)) {
-        beforeAfter(env, ['-r', tsNode, options.after])
+        beforeAfter(env, ['-r', tsNode, ...options['node-arg'], options.after])
       } else {
-        beforeAfter(env, [options.after])
+        beforeAfter(env, [...options['node-arg'], options.after])
       }
     }, { alwaysLast: true })
   }
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/run/before-after.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/run/before-after.js.test.cjs
index eca1774d3..b6b8d1f0b 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/run/before-after.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/run/before-after.js.test.cjs
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@ exports[`test/run/before-after.js TAP basic > stderr 1`] = `
 `
 
 exports[`test/run/before-after.js TAP basic > stdout 1`] = `
+this is fine
 slow
 TAP version 13
 # Subtest: cli-tests/t1.js
+    this is fine
     ok 1 - this is fine
     1..1
     # {time}
 ok 1 - cli-tests/t1.js # {time}
 
 # Subtest: cli-tests/t2.js
+    this is fine
     # Subtest: sub
         ok 1 - this is fine
         1..1
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ ok 1 - cli-tests/t1.js # {time}
 ok 2 - cli-tests/t2.js # {time}
 
 # Subtest: cli-tests/t3.js
+    this is fine
     # Subtest: sub
         not ok 1 - not fine
           ---
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ ok 2 - cli-tests/t2.js # {time}
 not ok 3 - cli-tests/t3.js # {time}
   ---
   args:
+    - -r
+    - ./cli-tests/loggy.js
     - cli-tests/t3.js
   command: {NODE}
   cwd: {CWD}
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ not ok 3 - cli-tests/t3.js # {time}
 1..3
 # failed 1 of 3 tests
 # {time}
+this is fine
 ok
 
 `
diff --git a/test/run/before-after.js b/test/run/before-after.js
index c4fe91e8e..87a3f0630 100644
--- a/test/run/before-after.js
+++ b/test/run/before-after.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ const {
 } = require('./')
 
 const ok = tmpfile(t, 'ok.js', `console.log('ok')`)
+const loggy = tmpfile(t, 'loggy.js', `
+  console.log('this is fine')
+`)
 const fail = tmpfile(t, 'fail.js', `
   throw new Error('fail')
 `)
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ t.test('sub', async t => t.fail('not fine'))
 
 t.test('basic', t => {
   t.plan(3)
-  run([`--before=${slow}`, `--after=${ok}`, ok, slow, t1, t2, t3], {}, (er, o, e) => {
+  run([`--node-arg=-r`, `--node-arg=./${loggy}`, `--before=${slow}`, `--after=${ok}`, ok, slow, t1, t2, t3], {}, (er, o, e) => {
     t.ok(er, 'error')
     t.matchSnapshot(o, 'stdout')
     t.matchSnapshot(e, 'stderr')