diff --git a/TUnit.Aspire.Tests/WaitForHealthyReproductionTests.cs b/TUnit.Aspire.Tests/WaitForHealthyReproductionTests.cs
index ca9837edcf..4e5aae0e23 100644
--- a/TUnit.Aspire.Tests/WaitForHealthyReproductionTests.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Aspire.Tests/WaitForHealthyReproductionTests.cs
@@ -88,8 +88,78 @@ public async Task AspireFixture_AllHealthy_Succeeds_AfterFix(CancellationToken c
         }
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public async Task ShouldWaitForResource_IncludesComputeResource()
+    {
+        var fixture = new InspectableFixture();
+        var regular = new FakeContainerResource("my-container");
+
+        await Assert.That(fixture.TestShouldWaitForResource(regular)).IsTrue();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Regression test for https://github.com/thomhurst/TUnit/issues/5260 (Aspire 13.2.0+).
+    ///
+    /// Aspire 13.2.0 introduced ProjectRebuilderResource: an IComputeResource that also implements
+    /// IResourceWithParent. Without the fix, ShouldWaitForResource returns true for it, causing
+    /// WaitForResourceHealthyAsync to hang (it never emits healthy/running state).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Test]
+    public async Task ShouldWaitForResource_ExcludesIResourceWithParent()
+    {
+        var fixture = new InspectableFixture();
+        var regular = new FakeContainerResource("my-container");
+        var rebuilder = new FakeRebuilderResource("my-container-rebuilder", regular);
+
+        await Assert.That(fixture.TestShouldWaitForResource(rebuilder)).IsFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task ShouldWaitForResource_ExcludesNonComputeResource()
+    {
+        var fixture = new InspectableFixture();
+        var paramResource = new FakeNonComputeResource("my-param");
+
+        await Assert.That(fixture.TestShouldWaitForResource(paramResource)).IsFalse();
+    }
+
     private sealed class HealthyFixture : AspireFixture<Projects.TUnit_Aspire_Tests_AppHost>
     {
         protected override TimeSpan ResourceTimeout => TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exposes <see cref="AspireFixture{TAppHost}.ShouldWaitForResource"/> for unit testing.
+    /// </summary>
+    private sealed class InspectableFixture : AspireFixture<Projects.TUnit_Aspire_Tests_AppHost>
+    {
+        public bool TestShouldWaitForResource(IResource resource)
+            => ShouldWaitForResource(resource);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>A plain IComputeResource with no parent.</summary>
+    private sealed class FakeContainerResource(string name) : IComputeResource
+    {
+        public string Name => name;
+        public ResourceAnnotationCollection Annotations { get; } = new ResourceAnnotationCollection();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>A non-compute resource (e.g. ParameterResource, ConnectionStringResource).</summary>
+    private sealed class FakeNonComputeResource(string name) : IResource
+    {
+        public string Name => name;
+        public ResourceAnnotationCollection Annotations { get; } = new ResourceAnnotationCollection();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Simulates ProjectRebuilderResource from Aspire 13.2.0:
+    /// an IComputeResource that also implements IResourceWithParent.
+    /// </summary>
+    private sealed class FakeRebuilderResource(string name, IResource parent)
+        : IComputeResource, IResourceWithParent
+    {
+        public string Name => name;
+        public ResourceAnnotationCollection Annotations { get; } = new ResourceAnnotationCollection();
+        public IResource Parent => parent;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/TUnit.Aspire/AspireFixture.cs b/TUnit.Aspire/AspireFixture.cs
index 990de9d449..db9f8917ce 100644
--- a/TUnit.Aspire/AspireFixture.cs
+++ b/TUnit.Aspire/AspireFixture.cs
@@ -391,6 +391,35 @@ private async Task WaitForResourcesWithFailFastAsync(
             return;
         }
 
+        // Runtime safety net: skip resources whose snapshot is marked IsHidden.
+        // This catches hidden internal resources (e.g. ProjectRebuilderResource registered with
+        // IsHidden = true) even if they slip past the model-level ShouldWaitForResource filter.
+        var visibleNames = new List<string>(resourceNames.Count);
+        List<string>? hiddenNames = null;
+
+        foreach (var name in resourceNames)
+        {
+            if (notificationService.TryGetCurrentState(name, out var ev) && ev.Snapshot.IsHidden)
+            {
+                hiddenNames ??= [];
+                hiddenNames.Add(name);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                visibleNames.Add(name);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (hiddenNames is { Count: > 0 })
+        {
+            LogProgress($"Skipping {hiddenNames.Count} hidden resource(s) at runtime: [{string.Join(", ", hiddenNames)}]");
+        }
+
+        if (visibleNames.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Track which resources have become ready (for timeout reporting)
         var readyResources = new ConcurrentBag<string>();
 
@@ -398,10 +427,10 @@ private async Task WaitForResourcesWithFailFastAsync(
         using var failureCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
 
         var targetState = waitForHealthy ? "healthy" : "running";
-        LogProgress($"Waiting for {resourceNames.Count} resource(s) to become {targetState}: [{string.Join(", ", resourceNames)}]");
+        LogProgress($"Waiting for {visibleNames.Count} resource(s) to become {targetState}: [{string.Join(", ", visibleNames)}]");
 
         // Success path: wait for all resources to reach the desired state
-        var readyTask = Task.WhenAll(resourceNames.Select(async name =>
+        var readyTask = Task.WhenAll(visibleNames.Select(async name =>
         {
             if (waitForHealthy)
             {
@@ -413,11 +442,11 @@ private async Task WaitForResourcesWithFailFastAsync(
             }
 
             readyResources.Add(name);
-            LogProgress($"  Resource '{name}' is {targetState} ({readyResources.Count}/{resourceNames.Count})");
+            LogProgress($"  Resource '{name}' is {targetState} ({readyResources.Count}/{visibleNames.Count})");
         }));
 
         // Fail-fast path: complete as soon as ANY resource enters FailedToStart
-        var failureTasks = resourceNames.Select(async name =>
+        var failureTasks = visibleNames.Select(async name =>
         {
             await notificationService.WaitForResourceAsync(name, KnownResourceStates.FailedToStart, failureCts.Token);
             return name;
@@ -452,7 +481,7 @@ private async Task WaitForResourcesWithFailFastAsync(
             failureCts.Cancel();
 
             var readySet = new HashSet<string>(readyResources);
-            var pending = resourceNames.Where(n => !readySet.Contains(n)).ToList();
+            var pending = visibleNames.Where(n => !readySet.Contains(n)).ToList();
 
             var sb = new StringBuilder();
             sb.Append("Resources not ready: [");
@@ -523,8 +552,38 @@ private async Task<string> CollectResourceLogsAsync(
         return string.Join(Environment.NewLine, lines);
     }
 
-    // Opt-in: only wait for IComputeResource (containers, projects, executables).
-    // Non-compute resources (parameters, connection strings) never report healthy and would hang.
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns whether <paramref name="resource"/> should be included in the wait list.
+    /// Override to add custom inclusion/exclusion logic.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    /// Default: waits for <see cref="IComputeResource"/> (containers, projects, executables) unless
+    /// the resource also implements <see cref="IResourceWithParent"/>. Child resources are assumed to
+    /// be internally managed by Aspire and should not be independently awaited.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// For example, Aspire 13.2.0+ adds <c>ProjectRebuilderResource</c> (an <see cref="IComputeResource"/>
+    /// that implements <see cref="IResourceWithParent"/>) for hot-reload support. It never emits a
+    /// healthy/running state and would cause a guaranteed timeout if waited on.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// Non-compute resources (parameters, connection strings) are always excluded because they never
+    /// report healthy and would hang indefinitely.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <example>
+    /// Override to exclude a slow resource from the wait list:
+    /// <code>
+    /// protected override bool ShouldWaitForResource(IResource resource)
+    ///     => base.ShouldWaitForResource(resource) &amp;&amp; resource.Name != "slow-service";
+    /// </code>
+    /// </example>
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="resource">The resource to evaluate.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the resource should be waited for; otherwise <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    protected virtual bool ShouldWaitForResource(IResource resource)
+        => resource is IComputeResource && resource is not IResourceWithParent;
+
     private List<string> GetWaitableResourceNames(DistributedApplicationModel model)
     {
         var waitable = new List<string>();
@@ -532,20 +591,20 @@ private List<string> GetWaitableResourceNames(DistributedApplicationModel model)
 
         foreach (var r in model.Resources)
         {
-            if (r is not IComputeResource)
+            if (ShouldWaitForResource(r))
             {
-                skipped ??= [];
-                skipped.Add(r.Name);
+                waitable.Add(r.Name);
             }
             else
             {
-                waitable.Add(r.Name);
+                skipped ??= [];
+                skipped.Add(r.Name);
             }
         }
 
         if (skipped is { Count: > 0 })
         {
-            LogProgress($"Skipping {skipped.Count} non-compute resource(s): [{string.Join(", ", skipped)}]");
+            LogProgress($"Skipping {skipped.Count} non-waitable resource(s): [{string.Join(", ", skipped)}]");
         }
 
         return waitable;