diff --git a/Lib/test/libregrtest/results.py b/Lib/test/libregrtest/results.py
index 6e7d65880f7347..03ee985508a9c6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/libregrtest/results.py
+++ b/Lib/test/libregrtest/results.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.env_changed: TestList = []
         self.run_no_tests: TestList = []
         self.rerun: TestList = []
-        self.bad_results: list[TestResult] = []
+        self.rerun_results: list[TestResult] = []
 
         self.interrupted: bool = False
         self.test_times: list[tuple[float, TestName]] = []
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def accumulate_result(self, result: TestResult, runtests: RunTests):
                 self.good.append(test_name)
             case State.ENV_CHANGED:
                 self.env_changed.append(test_name)
+                self.rerun_results.append(result)
             case State.SKIPPED:
                 self.skipped.append(test_name)
             case State.RESOURCE_DENIED:
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ def accumulate_result(self, result: TestResult, runtests: RunTests):
             case _:
                 if result.is_failed(fail_env_changed):
                     self.bad.append(test_name)
-                    self.bad_results.append(result)
+                    self.rerun_results.append(result)
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(f"invalid test state: {result.state!r}")
 
@@ -109,12 +110,12 @@ def accumulate_result(self, result: TestResult, runtests: RunTests):
             self.add_junit(xml_data)
 
     def need_rerun(self):
-        return bool(self.bad_results)
+        return bool(self.rerun_results)
 
     def prepare_rerun(self) -> tuple[TestTuple, FilterDict]:
         tests: TestList = []
         match_tests_dict = {}
-        for result in self.bad_results:
+        for result in self.rerun_results:
             tests.append(result.test_name)
 
             match_tests = result.get_rerun_match_tests()
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ def prepare_rerun(self) -> tuple[TestTuple, FilterDict]:
         # Clear previously failed tests
         self.rerun_bad.extend(self.bad)
         self.bad.clear()
-        self.bad_results.clear()
+        self.env_changed.clear()
+        self.rerun_results.clear()
 
         return (tuple(tests), match_tests_dict)
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py b/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
index 408e667fffa0f0..4bdf014af27fb9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def check_executed_tests(self, output, tests, *, stats,
             randomize = True
 
         rerun_failed = []
-        if rerun is not None:
+        if rerun is not None and not env_changed:
             failed = [rerun.name]
             if not rerun.success:
                 rerun_failed.append(rerun.name)
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ def list_regex(line_format, tests):
         state = ', '.join(state)
         if rerun is not None:
             new_state = 'SUCCESS' if rerun.success else 'FAILURE'
-            state = 'FAILURE then ' + new_state
+            state = f'{state} then {new_state}'
         self.check_line(output, f'Result: {state}', full=True)
 
     def parse_random_seed(self, output):
@@ -1228,6 +1228,15 @@ def test_env_changed(self):
         self.check_executed_tests(output, [testname], env_changed=testname,
                                   fail_env_changed=True, stats=1)
 
+        # rerun
+        output = self.run_tests("--rerun", testname)
+        self.check_executed_tests(output, [testname],
+                                  env_changed=testname,
+                                  rerun=Rerun(testname,
+                                              match=None,
+                                              success=True),
+                                  stats=2)
+
     def test_rerun_fail(self):
         # FAILURE then FAILURE
         code = textwrap.dedent("""
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-09-25-14-41-18.gh-issue-109276.uC_cWo.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-09-25-14-41-18.gh-issue-109276.uC_cWo.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..66651cf6f4b966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-09-25-14-41-18.gh-issue-109276.uC_cWo.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+regrtest: When a test fails with "env changed" and the --rerun option is
+used, the test is now re-run in verbose mode in a fresh process. Patch by
+Victor Stinner.