diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce698c98f80e..6c66337ae8ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 - `[babel-plugin-jest-hoist]` Show codeframe on static hoisting issues ([#8865](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8865))
+- `[jest-circus]` Export `state` and `run` ([#8748](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8748))
 - `[jest-config]` [**BREAKING**] Set default display name color based on runner ([#8689](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8689))
 - `[jest-diff]` Add options for colors and symbols ([#8841](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8841))
 - `[jest-runner]` Warn if a worker had to be force exited ([#8206](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8206))
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/runner.d.ts b/packages/jest-circus/runner.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..164bc8878c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/runner.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import adapter = require('./build/legacy-code-todo-rewrite/jestAdapter');
+import * as circusState from './build/state';
+import circusRun from './build/run';
+
+declare namespace jestCircusRunner {
+  export const state = circusState;
+  export const run = circusRun;
+}
+
+export = jestCircusRunner;
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/runner.js b/packages/jest-circus/runner.js
index cb1360dae2d9..849209acc713 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/runner.js
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/runner.js
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 // Allow people to use `jest-circus/runner` as a runner.
-const runner = require('./build/legacy-code-todo-rewrite/jestAdapter');
-module.exports = runner;
+module.exports = require('./build/legacy-code-todo-rewrite/jestAdapter');
+module.exports.state = require('./build/state');
+module.exports.run = require('./build/run');