diff --git a/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js b/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
index 87d893aecf6..f15b3eaa40a 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
+++ b/graal-nodejs/lib/internal/test_runner/reporter/spec.js
@@ -64,17 +64,24 @@ class SpecReporter extends Transform {
       ), `\n${indent}  `);
     return `\n${indent}  ${message}\n`;
   }
-  #formatTestReport(type, data, prefix = '', indent = '', hasChildren = false, skippedSubtest = false) {
+  #formatTestReport(type, data, prefix = '', indent = '', hasChildren = false) {
     let color = colors[type] ?? white;
     let symbol = symbols[type] ?? ' ';
+    const { skip, todo } = data;
     const duration_ms = data.details?.duration_ms ? ` ${gray}(${data.details.duration_ms}ms)${white}` : '';
-    const title = `${data.name}${duration_ms}${skippedSubtest ? ' # SKIP' : ''}`;
+    let title = `${data.name}${duration_ms}`;
+
+    if (skip !== undefined) {
+      title += ` # ${typeof skip === 'string' && skip.length ? skip : 'SKIP'}`;
+    } else if (todo !== undefined) {
+      title += ` # ${typeof todo === 'string' && todo.length ? todo : 'TODO'}`;
+    }
     if (hasChildren) {
       // If this test has had children - it was already reported, so slightly modify the output
       return `${prefix}${indent}${color}${symbols['arrow:right']}${white}${title}\n`;
     }
     const error = this.#formatError(data.details?.error, indent);
-    if (skippedSubtest) {
+    if (skip !== undefined) {
       color = gray;
       symbol = symbols['hyphen:minus'];
     }
@@ -101,9 +108,8 @@ class SpecReporter extends Transform {
       ArrayPrototypeShift(this.#reported);
       hasChildren = true;
     }
-    const skippedSubtest = subtest && data.skip && data.skip !== undefined;
     const indent = this.#indent(data.nesting);
-    return `${this.#formatTestReport(type, data, prefix, indent, hasChildren, skippedSubtest)}\n`;
+    return `${this.#formatTestReport(type, data, prefix, indent, hasChildren)}\n`;
   }
   #handleEvent({ type, data }) {
     switch (type) {
diff --git a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js
index 0b89e1a1111..6625747d026 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js
+++ b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.js
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ it.todo('sync pass todo', () => {
 it('sync pass todo with message', { todo: 'this is a passing todo' }, () => {
 });
 
-it.todo('sync fail todo', () => {
-  throw new Error('thrown from sync fail todo');
+it.todo('sync todo', () => {
+  throw new Error('should not count as a failure');
 });
 
-it('sync fail todo with message', { todo: 'this is a failing todo' }, () => {
-  throw new Error('thrown from sync fail todo with message');
+it('sync todo with message', { todo: 'this is a failing todo' }, () => {
+  throw new Error('should not count as a failure');
 });
 
 it.skip('sync skip pass', () => {
diff --git a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.snapshot b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.snapshot
index c5b4610d522..0d07851e2a1 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.snapshot
+++ b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/describe_it.snapshot
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ ok 2 - sync pass todo with message # TODO this is a passing todo
   ---
   duration_ms: *
   ...
-# Subtest: sync fail todo
-not ok 3 - sync fail todo # TODO
+# Subtest: sync todo
+not ok 3 - sync todo # TODO
   ---
   duration_ms: *
   failureType: 'testCodeFailure'
-  error: 'thrown from sync fail todo'
+  error: 'should not count as a failure'
   code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
   stack: |-
     *
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ not ok 3 - sync fail todo # TODO
     *
     *
   ...
-# Subtest: sync fail todo with message
-not ok 4 - sync fail todo with message # TODO this is a failing todo
+# Subtest: sync todo with message
+not ok 4 - sync todo with message # TODO this is a failing todo
   ---
   duration_ms: *
   failureType: 'testCodeFailure'
-  error: 'thrown from sync fail todo with message'
+  error: 'should not count as a failure'
   code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'
   stack: |-
     *
diff --git a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter.snapshot b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter.snapshot
index 76820417701..13f3618d38c 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter.snapshot
+++ b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter.snapshot
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- sync pass todo (*ms)
- sync pass todo with message (*ms)
- sync fail todo (*ms)
+ sync pass todo (*ms) # TODO
+ sync pass todo with message (*ms) # this is a passing todo
+ sync fail todo (*ms) # TODO
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo
       *
       *
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       *
       *
 
- sync fail todo with message (*ms)
+ sync fail todo with message (*ms) # this is a failing todo
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo with message
       *
       *
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       *
 
  sync skip pass (*ms) # SKIP
- sync skip pass with message (*ms) # SKIP
+ sync skip pass with message (*ms) # this is skipped
  sync pass (*ms)
  this test should pass
  sync throw fail (*ms)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
  invalid subtest - pass but subtest fails (*ms)
  sync skip option (*ms) # SKIP
- sync skip option with message (*ms) # SKIP
+ sync skip option with message (*ms) # this is skipped
  sync skip option is false fail (*ms)
   Error: this should be executed
       *
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
  functionAndOptions (*ms) # SKIP
  escaped description \ # \#\ 
  	     (*ms)
- escaped skip message (*ms) # SKIP
- escaped todo message (*ms)
+ escaped skip message (*ms) # #skip
+ escaped todo message (*ms) # #todo
  escaped diagnostic (*ms)
  #diagnostic
  callback pass (*ms)
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 
  failing tests:
 
- sync fail todo (*ms)
+ sync fail todo (*ms) # TODO
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo
       *
       *
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
       *
       *
 
- sync fail todo with message (*ms)
+ sync fail todo with message (*ms) # this is a failing todo
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo with message
       *
       *
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
       *
       *
 
- async skip fail (*ms)
+ async skip fail (*ms) # SKIP
   Error: thrown from async throw fail
       *
       *
diff --git a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter_cli.snapshot b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter_cli.snapshot
index e4e08764fd4..22c9a917457 100644
--- a/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter_cli.snapshot
+++ b/graal-nodejs/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/spec_reporter_cli.snapshot
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- sync pass todo (*ms)
- sync pass todo with message (*ms)
- sync fail todo (*ms)
+ sync pass todo (*ms) # TODO
+ sync pass todo with message (*ms) # this is a passing todo
+ sync fail todo (*ms) # TODO
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo
       *
       *
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       *
       *
 
- sync fail todo with message (*ms)
+ sync fail todo with message (*ms) # this is a failing todo
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo with message
       *
       *
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       *
 
  sync skip pass (*ms) # SKIP
- sync skip pass with message (*ms) # SKIP
+ sync skip pass with message (*ms) # this is skipped
  sync pass (*ms)
  this test should pass
  sync throw fail (*ms)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
  invalid subtest - pass but subtest fails (*ms)
  sync skip option (*ms) # SKIP
- sync skip option with message (*ms) # SKIP
+ sync skip option with message (*ms) # this is skipped
  sync skip option is false fail (*ms)
   Error: this should be executed
       *
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
  functionAndOptions (*ms) # SKIP
  escaped description \ # \#\ 
  	     (*ms)
- escaped skip message (*ms) # SKIP
- escaped todo message (*ms)
+ escaped skip message (*ms) # #skip
+ escaped todo message (*ms) # #todo
  escaped diagnostic (*ms)
  #diagnostic
  callback pass (*ms)
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 
  failing tests:
 
- sync fail todo (*ms)
+ sync fail todo (*ms) # TODO
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo
       *
       *
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
       *
       *
 
- sync fail todo with message (*ms)
+ sync fail todo with message (*ms) # this is a failing todo
   Error: thrown from sync fail todo with message
       *
       *
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
       *
       *
 
- async skip fail (*ms)
+ async skip fail (*ms) # SKIP
   Error: thrown from async throw fail
       *
       *