diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 49896ddf..7513a8ab 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Configuration for the test suite."""
 
 from abc import ABC
+import asyncio
 import multiprocessing
 import os
 import typing as _t
@@ -20,10 +21,10 @@
 from plugboard.utils.settings import Settings
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def event_loop_policy() -> uvloop.EventLoopPolicy:
-    """Set uvloop as the event loop policy for the test session."""
-    return uvloop.EventLoopPolicy()
+@pytest.hookimpl(optionalhook=True)
+def pytest_asyncio_loop_factories() -> dict[str, _t.Callable[[], asyncio.AbstractEventLoop]]:
+    """Configure pytest-asyncio to create event loops with uvloop."""
+    return {"uvloop": uvloop.new_event_loop}
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_conftest.py b/tests/unit/test_conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b83e61d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""Unit tests for the shared pytest configuration."""
+
+import uvloop
+
+from tests import conftest
+
+
+def test_pytest_asyncio_loop_factories_uses_uvloop() -> None:
+    """The shared pytest-asyncio hook should configure uvloop factories."""
+    assert conftest.pytest_asyncio_loop_factories() == {"uvloop": uvloop.new_event_loop}