diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/plugins/jest/jest.config.js b/packages/knip/fixtures/plugins/jest/jest.config.js
index f23157ff7..763ba8288 100644
--- a/packages/knip/fixtures/plugins/jest/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/plugins/jest/jest.config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 module.exports = {
   ...require('./jest.config.shared'),
   displayName: 'dev',
+  runtime: '@side/jest-runtime',
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.js'],
   setupFiles: [],
   moduleNameMapper: {
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/plugins/jest/index.ts b/packages/knip/src/plugins/jest/index.ts
index 75b4a96ba..2e4355cc0 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/plugins/jest/index.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/plugins/jest/index.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const resolveDependencies = async (config: JestInitialOptions, options: PluginOp
   }
 
   const runner = config.runner ? [config.runner] : [];
+  const runtime = config.runtime && config.runtime !== 'jest-circus' ? [config.runtime] : [];
   const environments = config.testEnvironment === 'jsdom' ? ['jest-environment-jsdom'] : [];
   const resolvers = config.resolver ? [config.resolver] : [];
   const reporters = config.reporters
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ const resolveDependencies = async (config: JestInitialOptions, options: PluginOp
     ...presets,
     ...projects,
     ...runner,
+    ...runtime,
     ...environments,
     ...resolvers,
     ...reporters,
diff --git a/packages/knip/test/plugins/jest.test.ts b/packages/knip/test/plugins/jest.test.ts
index 5cadb4917..6a38993e1 100644
--- a/packages/knip/test/plugins/jest.test.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/test/plugins/jest.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ test('Find dependencies with the Jest plugin', async () => {
   assert(issues.unlisted['jest.config.shared.js']['@jest/types']);
   assert(issues.unlisted['jest.setup.js']['@testing-library/jest-dom']);
   assert(issues.unlisted['jest.config.js']['@jest/types']);
+  assert(issues.unresolved['jest.config.js']['@side/jest-runtime']);
   assert(issues.unresolved['jest.config.js']['@nrwl/react/plugins/jest']);
   assert(issues.unresolved['jest.config.js']['babel-jest']);
   assert(issues.unresolved['jest.config.js']['identity-obj-proxy']);
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ test('Find dependencies with the Jest plugin', async () => {
     ...baseCounters,
     devDependencies: 1,
     unlisted: 3,
-    unresolved: 8,
+    unresolved: 9,
     processed: 6,
     total: 6,
   });