diff --git a/packages/vite/src/generators/vitest/__snapshots__/vitest.spec.ts.snap b/packages/vite/src/generators/vitest/__snapshots__/vitest.spec.ts.snap
index 103f09ac2e..bb857108f6 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/generators/vitest/__snapshots__/vitest.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/vite/src/generators/vitest/__snapshots__/vitest.spec.ts.snap
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     cache: {
       dir: '../../node_modules/.vitest',
     },
-    environment: 'node',
+    environment: 'jsdom',
     include: ['src/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
     includeSource: ['src/**/*.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
   },
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     cache: {
       dir: '../../node_modules/.vitest',
     },
-    environment: 'node',
+    environment: 'jsdom',
     include: ['src/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
   },
 });
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     cache: {
       dir: '../../node_modules/.vitest',
     },
-    environment: 'node',
+    environment: 'jsdom',
     include: ['src/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
   },
 });
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/utils/generator-utils.ts b/packages/vite/src/utils/generator-utils.ts
index 87a64f9622..7c5ee1deec 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/utils/generator-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/utils/generator-utils.ts
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ export function createOrEditViteConfig(
     cache: {
       dir: '${offsetFromRoot(projectConfig.root)}node_modules/.vitest'
     },
-    environment: '${options.testEnvironment ?? 'node'}',
+    environment: '${options.testEnvironment ?? 'jsdom'}',
     include: ['src/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
     ${
       options.inSourceTests