diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuite.scala b/core/src/main/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuite.scala
index d2ab97a..37f6d9b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuite.scala
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 package munit
 
 import cats.effect.unsafe.IORuntime
-import cats.effect.{IO, SyncIO}
+import cats.effect.{IO, ResourceIO, SyncIO}
 
 import scala.annotation.nowarn
 import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future, TimeoutException}
-import scala.concurrent.duration._
-import munit.internal.NestingChecks.{checkNestingIO, checkNestingSyncIO}
+import scala.concurrent.duration.*
+import munit.internal.NestingChecks.{checkNestingIO, checkNestingSyncIO, checkNestingResourceIO}
 
 abstract class CatsEffectSuite
     extends FunSuite
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ abstract class CatsEffectSuite
   override def munitTimeout: Duration = munitIOTimeout + 1.second
 
   override def munitValueTransforms: List[ValueTransform] =
-    super.munitValueTransforms ++ List(munitIOTransform, munitSyncIOTransform)
+    super.munitValueTransforms ++ List(
+      munitIOTransform,
+      munitResourceIOTransform,
+      munitSyncIOTransform
+    )
 
   private val munitIOTransform: ValueTransform =
     new ValueTransform(
@@ -79,6 +83,21 @@ abstract class CatsEffectSuite
       }
     )
 
+  private val munitResourceIOTransform: ValueTransform =
+    new ValueTransform(
+      "ResourceIO",
+      { case e: ResourceIO[_] =>
+        val unnestedResourceIO = checkNestingResourceIO(e)
+
+        val timedIO = unnestedResourceIO.use_.timeoutTo(
+          munitIOTimeout,
+          IO.raiseError(new TimeoutException(s"test timed out after $munitIOTimeout"))
+        )
+
+        timedIO.unsafeToFuture()
+      }
+    )
+
   private val munitSyncIOTransform: ValueTransform =
     new ValueTransform(
       "SyncIO",
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/munit/internal.scala b/core/src/main/scala/munit/internal.scala
index fcf0ceb..017c5aa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/munit/internal.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/munit/internal.scala
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 
 package munit.internal
 
-import cats.effect.{IO, SyncIO}
-import cats.syntax.all._
+import cats.effect.{IO, ResourceIO, SyncIO}
+import cats.syntax.all.*
+
 import scala.concurrent.Future
 
 private[munit] object NestingChecks {
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ private[munit] object NestingChecks {
           "your test returns an `IO[IO[_]]`, which means the inner `IO` will not execute." ++
             " Call `.flatten` if you want it to execute, or `.void` if you want to discard it"
         )
+      case _: ResourceIO[_] =>
+        err(
+          "your test returns an `IO[ResourceIO[_]]`, which means the inner `ResourceIO` will not execute." ++
+            " Call `.flatMap(_.use_)` if you want it to execute, or `.void` if you want to discard it"
+        )
       case _: SyncIO[_] =>
         err(
           "your test returns an `IO[SyncIO[_]]`, which means the inner `SyncIO` will not execute." ++
@@ -55,6 +61,35 @@ private[munit] object NestingChecks {
     }
   }
 
+  // same as above, but for ResourceIO
+  def checkNestingResourceIO(fa: ResourceIO[_]): ResourceIO[Any] = {
+    def err(msg: String) = IO.raiseError[Any](new Exception(msg)).toResource
+
+    fa.flatMap {
+      case _: IO[_] =>
+        err(
+          "your test returns a `ResourceIO[IO[_]]`, which means the inner `IO` will not execute." ++
+            " Call `.flatMap(_.toResource)` if you want it to execute, or `.void` if you want to discard it"
+        )
+      case _: ResourceIO[_] =>
+        err(
+          "your test returns a `ResourceIO[ResourceIO[_]]`, which means the inner `ResourceIO` will not execute." ++
+            " Call `.flatten` if you want it to execute, or `.void` if you want to discard it"
+        )
+      case _: SyncIO[_] =>
+        err(
+          "your test returns a `ResourceIO[SyncIO[_]]`, which means the inner `SyncIO` will not execute." ++
+            " Call `.flatMap(_.to[IO].toResource)` if you want it to execute, or `.void` if you want to discard it"
+        )
+      case _: Future[_] =>
+        err(
+          "your test returns a `ResourceIO[Future[_]]`, which means the inner `Future` might not execute." ++
+            " Change it to `_.flatMap(x => IO.fromFuture(IO.pure(x)).toResource)` if you want it to execute, or call `.void` if you want to discard it"
+        )
+      case v => v.pure[ResourceIO]
+    }
+  }
+
   // same as above, but for SyncIO
   def checkNestingSyncIO(fa: SyncIO[_]): SyncIO[Any] = {
     def err(msg: String) = SyncIO.raiseError[Any](new Exception(msg))
@@ -65,6 +100,11 @@ private[munit] object NestingChecks {
           "your test returns a `SyncIO[IO[_]]`, which means the inner `IO` will not execute." ++
             " Call `.to[IO].flatten` if you want it to execute, or `.void` if you want to discard it"
         )
+      case _: ResourceIO[_] =>
+        err(
+          "your test returns an `SyncIO[ResourceIO[_]]`, which means the inner `ResourceIO` will not execute." ++
+            " Call `.to[IO].flatMap(_.use_)` if you want it to execute, or `.void` if you want to discard it"
+        )
       case _: SyncIO[_] =>
         err(
           "your test returns a `SyncIO[SyncIO[_]]`, which means the inner `SyncIO` will not execute." ++
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuiteSpec.scala b/core/src/test/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuiteSpec.scala
index b1c62f2..6bdb186 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuiteSpec.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/munit/CatsEffectSuiteSpec.scala
@@ -31,9 +31,18 @@ class CatsEffectSuiteSpec extends CatsEffectSuite {
   test("times out".fail) { IO.sleep(1.second) }
 
   test("nested IO fail".fail) { IO(IO(1)) }
+  test("nested IO and ResourceIO fail".fail) { IO(IO(1).toResource) }
   test("nested IO and SyncIO fail".fail) { IO(SyncIO(1)) }
   test("nested IO and Future fail".fail) { IO(Future.successful(1)) }
+
+  test("evaluates ResourceIO".fail) { IO.raiseError(new RuntimeException("hello")).toResource }
+  test("nested ResourceIO fail".fail) { IO(IO(1).toResource).toResource }
+  test("nested ResourceIO and IO".fail) { IO(IO(1)).toResource }
+  test("nested ResourceIO and SyncIO fail".fail) { IO(SyncIO(1)).toResource }
+  test("nested ResourceIO and Future fail".fail) { IO(Future.successful(1)).toResource }
+
   test("nested SyncIO fail".fail) { SyncIO(SyncIO(1)) }
   test("nested SyncIO and IO fail".fail) { SyncIO(IO(1)) }
+  test("nested SyncIO and ResourceIO fail".fail) { SyncIO(IO(1).toResource) }
   test("nested SyncIO and Future fail".fail) { SyncIO(Future.successful(1)) }
 }