diff --git a/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs b/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs
index 722a52578c..6e05fbf5c4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/binding/src/check/mod.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_check(
             Some(Err(failure)) => {
                 if failure.errors == 0 && failure.warnings > 0 {
                     output::warn(lint_message_kind.warning_heading());
-                    status = ExitStatus::SUCCESS;
                 } else {
                     output::error(lint_message_kind.issue_heading());
                 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/package.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..643b60208b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "check-lint-warn-deny-warnings",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/snap.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..655232799e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/snap.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[1]> vp check
+pass: All 4 files are correctly formatted (<variable>ms, <variable> threads)
+warn: Lint warnings found
+⚠ eslint(no-console): Unexpected console statement.
+   ╭─[src/index.js:2:3]
+ 1 │ function hello() {
+ 2 │   console.log("hello");
+   ·   ───────────
+ 3 │ }
+   ╰────
+  help: Delete this console statement.
+
+Found 0 errors and 1 warning in 2 files (<variable>ms, <variable> threads)
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/src/index.js b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9373ddd734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function hello() {
+  console.log("hello");
+}
+
+export { hello };
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/steps.json b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/steps.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9c26d5a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/steps.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "env": {
+    "VITE_DISABLE_AUTO_INSTALL": "1"
+  },
+  "commands": ["vp check"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/vite.config.ts b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/vite.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4957dbe218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/check-lint-warn-deny-warnings/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export default {
+  lint: {
+    options: {
+      denyWarnings: true,
+    },
+    rules: {
+      "no-console": "warn",
+    },
+  },
+};