diff --git a/code/addons/vitest/src/plugin/setup-file.test.ts b/code/addons/vitest/src/plugin/setup-file.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35720515074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/addons/vitest/src/plugin/setup-file.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { type Task, modifyErrorMessage } from './setup-file';
+
+describe('modifyErrorMessage', () => {
+  const originalUrl = import.meta.env.__STORYBOOK_URL__;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    import.meta.env.__STORYBOOK_URL__ = 'http://localhost:6006';
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    import.meta.env.__STORYBOOK_URL__ = originalUrl;
+  });
+
+  it('should modify the error message if the test is failing and there is a storyId in the task meta', () => {
+    const task: Task = {
+      type: 'test',
+      result: {
+        state: 'fail',
+        errors: [{ message: 'Original error message' }],
+      },
+      meta: { storyId: 'my-story' },
+    };
+
+    modifyErrorMessage({ task });
+
+    expect(task.result?.errors?.[0].message).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "
+      Click to debug the error directly in Storybook: http://localhost:6006/?path=/story/my-story&addonPanel=storybook/interactions/panel
+
+      Original error message"
+    `);
+    expect(task.result?.errors?.[0].message).toContain('Original error message');
+  });
+
+  it('should not modify the error message if task type is not "test"', () => {
+    const task: Task = {
+      type: 'custom',
+      result: {
+        state: 'fail',
+        errors: [{ message: 'Original error message' }],
+      },
+      meta: { storyId: 'my-story' },
+    };
+
+    modifyErrorMessage({ task });
+
+    expect(task.result?.errors?.[0].message).toBe('Original error message');
+  });
+
+  it('should not modify the error message if task result state is not "fail"', () => {
+    const task: Task = {
+      type: 'test',
+      result: {
+        state: 'pass',
+      },
+      meta: { storyId: 'my-story' },
+    };
+
+    modifyErrorMessage({ task });
+
+    expect(task.result?.errors).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should not modify the error message if meta.storyId is not present', () => {
+    const task: Task = {
+      type: 'test',
+      result: {
+        state: 'fail',
+        errors: [{ message: 'Non story test failure' }],
+      },
+      meta: {},
+    };
+
+    modifyErrorMessage({ task });
+
+    expect(task.result?.errors?.[0].message).toBe('Non story test failure');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/code/addons/vitest/src/plugin/setup-file.ts b/code/addons/vitest/src/plugin/setup-file.ts
index fb5bd5d9627..ad3db380712 100644
--- a/code/addons/vitest/src/plugin/setup-file.ts
+++ b/code/addons/vitest/src/plugin/setup-file.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
 import { afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
-import type { RunnerTask, TaskMeta } from 'vitest';
+import type { RunnerTask } from 'vitest';
 
 import { Channel } from 'storybook/internal/channels';
 
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ declare global {
   var __STORYBOOK_ADDONS_CHANNEL__: Channel;
 }
 
-type ExtendedMeta = TaskMeta & { storyId: string; hasPlayFunction: boolean };
+export type Task = Partial<RunnerTask> & {
+  meta: Record<string, any>;
+};
 
 const transport = { setHandler: vi.fn(), send: vi.fn() };
-globalThis.__STORYBOOK_ADDONS_CHANNEL__ = new Channel({ transport });
+globalThis.__STORYBOOK_ADDONS_CHANNEL__ ??= new Channel({ transport });
 
-const modifyErrorMessage = ({ task }: { task: RunnerTask }) => {
-  const meta = task.meta as ExtendedMeta;
+export const modifyErrorMessage = ({ task }: { task: Task }) => {
+  const meta = task.meta;
   if (
     task.type === 'test' &&
     task.result?.state === 'fail' &&