diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index 64205bd673a778..e2576f30b19fab 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ 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 0057d8572de958..c3eff693f1b356 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.js
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ describe('no', function() {
   });
 });
 
+describe('no with todo', { todo: true }, () => {
+  it('no', () => {});
+  it('yes', () => {});
+
+  describe('maybe', function() {
+    it('no', () => {});
+    it('yes', () => {});
+  });
+});
+
 describe('DescribeForMatchWithAncestors', () => {
   it('NestedTest', () => common.mustNotCall());
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot
index 0326f01d29adc6..b4dab2a4653dee 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-runner/output/name_pattern.snapshot
@@ -171,6 +171,40 @@ ok 15 - no
   duration_ms: *
   type: 'suite'
   ...
+# 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'
+  ...
 # Subtest: DescribeForMatchWithAncestors
     # Subtest: NestedTest
     ok 1 - NestedTest # SKIP test name does not match pattern
@@ -190,7 +224,7 @@ ok 15 - no
       type: 'suite'
       ...
     1..2
-ok 16 - DescribeForMatchWithAncestors
+ok 17 - DescribeForMatchWithAncestors
   ---
   duration_ms: *
   type: 'suite'
@@ -202,17 +236,17 @@ ok 16 - DescribeForMatchWithAncestors
       duration_ms: *
       ...
     1..1
-ok 17 - DescribeForMatchWithAncestors
+ok 18 - DescribeForMatchWithAncestors
   ---
   duration_ms: *
   type: 'suite'
   ...
-1..17
-# tests 24
-# suites 13
-# pass 14
+1..18
+# tests 28
+# suites 15
+# pass 16
 # fail 0
 # cancelled 0
-# skipped 10
+# skipped 12
 # todo 0
 # duration_ms *