diff --git a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
index bcb5eef841dd00..04bdb071227553 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/task_queues.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ function runNextTicks() {
 function processTicksAndRejections() {
   let tock;
   do {
+    runMicrotasks();
     while ((tock = queue.shift()) !== null) {
       const asyncId = tock[async_id_symbol];
       emitBefore(asyncId, tock[trigger_async_id_symbol], tock);
@@ -92,7 +93,6 @@ function processTicksAndRejections() {
 
       emitAfter(asyncId);
     }
-    runMicrotasks();
   } while (!queue.isEmpty() || processPromiseRejections());
   setHasTickScheduled(false);
   setHasRejectionToWarn(false);