diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a227822b25b..fec971e3dc2d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- `[jest-worker]` When a process runs out of memory worker exits correctly and doesn't spin indefinitely ([#13054](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13054))
+
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
 - `[*]` [**BREAKING**] Drop support for Node v12 and v17 ([#13033](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13033))
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts
index aa724124545b..9381310a30dc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/ChildProcessWorker.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export default class ChildProcessWorker implements WorkerInterface {
     }
   }
 
-  private _onExit(exitCode: number | null) {
+  private _onExit(exitCode: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) {
     if (
       exitCode !== 0 &&
       exitCode !== null &&
@@ -219,6 +219,17 @@ export default class ChildProcessWorker implements WorkerInterface {
         this._child.send(this._request);
       }
     } else {
+      if (signal === 'SIGABRT') {
+        // When a child process worker crashes due to lack of memory this prevents
+        // jest from spinning and failing to exit. It could be argued it should restart
+        // the process, but if you're running out of memory then restarting processes
+        // is only going to make matters worse.
+        this._onProcessEnd(
+          new Error(`Process exited unexpectedly: ${signal}`),
+          null,
+        );
+      }
+
       this._shutdown();
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js
index 1caa8e654380..6bcfcc0ff654 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/src/workers/__tests__/ChildProcessWorker.test.js
@@ -375,6 +375,43 @@ it('restarts the child when the child process dies', () => {
   expect(childProcess.fork).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 });
 
+it('when out of memory occurs the worker is killed and exits', async () => {
+  const worker = new Worker({
+    workerPath: '/tmp/foo',
+  });
+
+  expect(childProcess.fork).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+  const onProcessStart = jest.fn();
+  const onProcessEnd = jest.fn();
+  const onCustomMessage = jest.fn();
+
+  worker.send(
+    [CHILD_MESSAGE_CALL, false, 'foo', []],
+    onProcessStart,
+    onProcessEnd,
+    onCustomMessage,
+  );
+
+  // Only onProcessStart has been called
+  expect(onProcessStart).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(onProcessEnd).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(onCustomMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+  forkInterface.emit('exit', null, 'SIGABRT');
+
+  // We don't want it to try and restart.
+  expect(childProcess.fork).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(onProcessEnd).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(onProcessEnd).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    new Error('Process exited unexpectedly: SIGABRT'),
+    null,
+  );
+
+  // It should not hang
+  await worker.waitForExit();
+});
+
 it('sends SIGTERM when forceExit() is called', async () => {
   const worker = new Worker({
     forkOptions: {},