diff --git a/.changeset/kind-yaks-rule.md b/.changeset/kind-yaks-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cac079545f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-yaks-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@builder.io/qwik': patch
+---
+
+fix: useResource's onRejected now catches errors again; preventing unhandled errors in test environments.
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-resource.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-resource.ts
index e416e36288c..5abfe331da9 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/use/use-resource.ts
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ function getResourceValueAsPromise<T>(props: ResourceProps<T>): Promise<JSXOutpu
     const isBrowser = !isServerPlatform();
     if (isBrowser) {
       if (props.onRejected) {
+        resource.value.catch(() => {});
         if (resource._state === 'rejected') {
           return Promise.resolve(resource._error!).then(useBindInvokeContext(props.onRejected));
         }