diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 067791482e22..1b1d29300bbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - `[jest-haste-map]` ignore Sapling vcs directories (`.sl/`) ([#13674](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13674))
 - `[jest-resolve]` Support subpath imports ([#13705](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13705), [#13723](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13723))
 - `[jest-runtime]` Add `jest.isolateModulesAsync` for scoped module initialization of asynchronous functions ([#13680](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13680))
+- `[jest-runtime]` Add `jest.isEnvironmentTornDown` function ([#13698](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13698))
 - `[jest-test-result]` Added `skipped` and `focused` status to `FormattedTestResult` ([#13700](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13700))
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/packages/jest-environment/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-environment/src/index.ts
index 8ec2980e414a..bc542ef27144 100644
--- a/packages/jest-environment/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-environment/src/index.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ export interface Jest {
    * local module state doesn't conflict between tests.
    */
   isolateModules(fn: () => void): Jest;
+  /**
+   * Returns `true` if test environment has been torn down.
+   * @example
+   * if (jest.isEnvironmentTornDown()) {
+   *   // The Jest environment has been torn down, so stop doing work
+   *   return;
+   * }
+   */
+  isEnvironmentTornDown(): boolean;
   /**
    * `jest.isolateModulesAsync()` is the equivalent of `jest.isolateModules()`, but for
    * async functions to be wrapped. The caller is expected to `await` the completion of
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_fn.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_fn.js
index a85322f97644..0bb1a0667b3d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_fn.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_jest_fn.js
@@ -66,4 +66,14 @@ describe('Runtime', () => {
       expect(mock2).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('jest.isEnvironmentTornDown()', () => {
+    it('should be set to true when the environment is torn down', async () => {
+      const runtime = await createRuntime(__filename);
+      const root = runtime.requireModule(runtime.__mockRootPath);
+      expect(root.jest.isEnvironmentTornDown()).toBe(false);
+      runtime.teardown();
+      expect(root.jest.isEnvironmentTornDown()).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
index 2729651f622a..6836cde5e52e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -2237,6 +2237,7 @@ export default class Runtime {
         return this._globalConfig.seed;
       },
       getTimerCount: () => _getFakeTimers().getTimerCount(),
+      isEnvironmentTornDown: () => this.isTornDown,
       isMockFunction: this._moduleMocker.isMockFunction,
       isolateModules,
       isolateModulesAsync: this.isolateModulesAsync,
diff --git a/packages/jest-types/__typetests__/jest.test.ts b/packages/jest-types/__typetests__/jest.test.ts
index 392fdfff2cb4..6f9eafa2173d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-types/__typetests__/jest.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-types/__typetests__/jest.test.ts
@@ -587,3 +587,6 @@ expectError(jest.setTimeout());
 
 expectType<number>(jest.getSeed());
 expectError(jest.getSeed(123));
+
+expectType<boolean>(jest.isEnvironmentTornDown());
+expectError(jest.isEnvironmentTornDown(123));