diff --git a/src/test/runner.ts b/src/test/runner.ts
index ad30f78094..74b968d0cc 100644
--- a/src/test/runner.ts
+++ b/src/test/runner.ts
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ export class Runner {
     this._loader = new Loader(defaultConfig, configOverrides);
   }
 
-  private async _createReporter() {
+  private async _createReporter(list: boolean) {
     const reporters: Reporter[] = [];
     const defaultReporters = {
-      dot: DotReporter,
-      line: LineReporter,
-      list: ListReporter,
+      dot: list ? ListModeReporter : DotReporter,
+      line: list ? ListModeReporter : LineReporter,
+      list: list ? ListModeReporter : ListReporter,
       json: JSONReporter,
       junit: JUnitReporter,
       null: EmptyReporter,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class Runner {
   }
 
   async run(list: boolean, filePatternFilters: FilePatternFilter[], projectName?: string): Promise<RunResultStatus> {
-    this._reporter = list ? new ListModeReporter() : await this._createReporter();
+    this._reporter = await this._createReporter(list);
     const config = this._loader.fullConfig();
     const globalDeadline = config.globalTimeout ? config.globalTimeout + monotonicTime() : undefined;
     const { result, timedOut } = await raceAgainstDeadline(this._run(list, filePatternFilters, projectName), globalDeadline);
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
index 1c7f6435cf..6ecc3f111d 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/list-mode.spec.ts
@@ -41,3 +41,26 @@ test('should list tests', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
     `Total: 4 tests in 1 file`
   ].join('\n'));
 });
+
+test('should not list tests to stdout when JSON reporter is used', async ({ runInlineTest }) => {
+  const result = await runInlineTest({
+    'playwright.config.ts': `
+      module.exports = { projects: [{ name: 'foo' }, {}] };
+    `,
+    'a.test.js': `
+      const { test } = pwt;
+      test('example1', async ({}) => {
+        expect(1 + 1).toBe(2);
+      });
+      test('example2', async ({}) => {
+        expect(1 + 1).toBe(2);
+      });
+    `
+  }, { 'list': true, 'reporter': 'json' });
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.output).not.toContain('Listing tests');
+  expect(result.report.config.projects.length).toBe(2);
+  expect(result.report.suites.length).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.report.suites[0].specs.length).toBe(2);
+  expect(result.report.suites[0].specs.map(spec => spec.title)).toStrictEqual(['example1', 'example2']);
+});