diff --git a/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js b/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
index b99ce3bac02..2dd9ea678e3 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
+++ b/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js
@@ -185,6 +185,17 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
   #rawBufferSize = 0;
   #reportedChildren = 0;
   failedSubtests = false;
+
+  constructor(options) {
+    super(options);
+    this.loc ??= {
+      __proto__: null,
+      line: 1,
+      column: 1,
+      file: resolve(this.name),
+    };
+  }
+
   #skipReporting() {
     return this.#reportedChildren > 0 && (!this.error || this.error.failureType === kSubtestsFailed);
   }
diff --git a/graal-nodejs/test/parallel/test-runner-filetest-location.js b/graal-nodejs/test/parallel/test-runner-filetest-location.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e09bcd35ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graal-nodejs/test/parallel/test-runner-filetest-location.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
+const { strictEqual } = require('node:assert');
+const { relative } = require('node:path');
+const { run } = require('node:test');
+const fixture = fixtures.path('test-runner', 'never_ending_sync.js');
+const relativePath = relative(process.cwd(), fixture);
+const stream = run({
+  files: [relativePath],
+  timeout: common.platformTimeout(100),
+});
+
+stream.on('test:fail', common.mustCall((result) => {
+  strictEqual(result.name, relativePath);
+  strictEqual(result.details.error.failureType, 'testTimeoutFailure');
+  strictEqual(result.line, 1);
+  strictEqual(result.column, 1);
+  strictEqual(result.file, fixture);
+}));