diff --git a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
index 0f2265bb74366a..11cb85fe20ad3a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
+++ b/lib/internal/test_runner/test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 const {
+  ArrayPrototypeForEach,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   ArrayPrototypePushApply,
   ArrayPrototypeShift,
@@ -254,6 +255,47 @@ class TestContext {
 
   constructor(test) {
     this.#test = test;
+
+    this.test = (name, options, fn) => {
+      const overrides = {
+        __proto__: null,
+        loc: getCallerLocation(),
+      };
+
+      const { plan } = this.#test;
+      if (plan !== null) {
+        plan.count();
+      }
+
+      const subtest = this.#test.createSubtest(
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+        Test, name, options, fn, overrides,
+      );
+
+      return subtest.start();
+    };
+
+    ArrayPrototypeForEach(['skip', 'todo', 'only'], (keyword) => {
+      this.test[keyword] = (name, options, fn) => {
+        const overrides = {
+          __proto__: null,
+          [keyword]: true,
+          loc: getCallerLocation(),
+        };
+
+        const { plan } = this.#test;
+        if (plan !== null) {
+          plan.count();
+        }
+
+        const subtest = this.#test.createSubtest(
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
+          Test, name, options, fn, overrides,
+        );
+
+        return subtest.start();
+      };
+    });
   }
 
   get signal() {
@@ -348,25 +390,6 @@ class TestContext {
     this.#test.todo(message);
   }
 
-  test(name, options, fn) {
-    const overrides = {
-      __proto__: null,
-      loc: getCallerLocation(),
-    };
-
-    const { plan } = this.#test;
-    if (plan !== null) {
-      plan.count();
-    }
-
-    const subtest = this.#test.createSubtest(
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-use-before-define
-      Test, name, options, fn, overrides,
-    );
-
-    return subtest.start();
-  }
-
   before(fn, options) {
     this.#test.createHook('before', fn, {
       __proto__: null,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-runner-subtest-skip-todo-only.js b/test/parallel/test-runner-subtest-skip-todo-only.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c01cd974299095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-runner-subtest-skip-todo-only.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const { test } = require('node:test');
+const { isPromise } = require('node:util/types');
+
+// Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/50665
+// Ensures that t.test.skip, t.test.todo, and t.test.only are available
+// on the subtest context.
+
+test('subtest context should have test variants', async (t) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test, 'function');
+  assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.skip, 'function');
+  assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.todo, 'function');
+  assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.only, 'function');
+});
+
+test('subtest variants should return promises', async (t) => {
+  const normal = t.test('normal subtest');
+  const skipped = t.test.skip('skipped subtest');
+  const todo = t.test.todo('todo subtest');
+
+  assert(isPromise(normal));
+  assert(isPromise(skipped));
+  assert(isPromise(todo));
+
+  await normal;
+  await skipped;
+  await todo;
+});
+
+test('nested subtests should have test variants', async (t) => {
+  await t.test('level 1', async (t) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test, 'function');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.skip, 'function');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.todo, 'function');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.only, 'function');
+
+    await t.test('level 2', async (t) => {
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test, 'function');
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.skip, 'function');
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.todo, 'function');
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof t.test.only, 'function');
+    });
+  });
+});