diff --git a/src/softAssert.ts b/src/softAssert.ts
index 73f1a9903..d696f337a 100644
--- a/src/softAssert.ts
+++ b/src/softAssert.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ interface TestIdentifier {
  */
 export class SoftAssertService {
     private static instance: SoftAssertService
+    /**
+     * Fallback test ID used when no test context is set (e.g., in Cucumber steps).
+     *
+     * NOTE: usage of this fallback ID in parallel execution environments may result
+     * in soft assertion failures from different tests being aggregated together.
+     * Ensure proper test context is set in hooks whenever possible.
+     */
+    public static readonly GLOBAL_TEST_ID = '__global_soft_assert_context__'
     private failureMap: Map<string, SoftFailure[]> = new Map()
     private currentTest: TestIdentifier | null = null
 
@@ -58,11 +66,17 @@ export class SoftAssertService {
 
     /**
      * Add a soft failure for the current test
+     * If no test context is set, failures are stored under a global fallback ID
+     * to ensure soft assertions work even when hooks haven't set the context
      */
     public addFailure(error: Error, matcherName: string): void {
-        const testId = this.getCurrentTestId()
-        if (!testId) {
-            throw error // If no test context, throw the error immediately
+        // Use current test ID or fallback to global ID for frameworks where
+        // the test context might not be set (e.g., Cucumber without proper hook integration)
+        const testId = this.getCurrentTestId() || SoftAssertService.GLOBAL_TEST_ID
+
+        // Ensure the failure map has an entry for this test ID
+        if (!this.failureMap.has(testId)) {
+            this.failureMap.set(testId, [])
         }
 
         // Extract stack information to get file and line number
@@ -77,40 +91,34 @@ export class SoftAssertService {
             }
         }
 
-        const failures = this.failureMap.get(testId) || []
-        failures.push({ error, matcherName, location })
-        this.failureMap.set(testId, failures)
+        // We know the entry exists from the check above
+        this.failureMap.get(testId)!.push({ error, matcherName, location })
     }
 
     /**
      * Get all failures for a specific test
+     * Falls back to global test ID if no context is set
      */
     public getFailures(testId?: string): SoftFailure[] {
-        const id = testId || this.getCurrentTestId()
-        if (!id) {
-            return []
-        }
+        const id = testId || this.getCurrentTestId() || SoftAssertService.GLOBAL_TEST_ID
         return this.failureMap.get(id) || []
     }
 
     /**
      * Clear failures for a specific test
+     * Falls back to global test ID if no context is set
      */
     public clearFailures(testId?: string): void {
-        const id = testId || this.getCurrentTestId()
-        if (id) {
-            this.failureMap.delete(id)
-        }
+        const id = testId || this.getCurrentTestId() || SoftAssertService.GLOBAL_TEST_ID
+        this.failureMap.delete(id)
     }
 
     /**
      * Throw an aggregated error if there are failures for the current test
+     * Falls back to global test ID if no context is set
      */
     public assertNoFailures(testId?: string): void {
-        const id = testId || this.getCurrentTestId()
-        if (!id) {
-            return
-        }
+        const id = testId || this.getCurrentTestId() || SoftAssertService.GLOBAL_TEST_ID
 
         const failures = this.getFailures(id)
         if (failures.length === 0) {
diff --git a/test/softAssertions.test.ts b/test/softAssertions.test.ts
index 69e07d1c0..d524252e5 100644
--- a/test/softAssertions.test.ts
+++ b/test/softAssertions.test.ts
@@ -225,14 +225,20 @@ describe('Soft Assertions', () => {
             expect(expectWdio.getSoftFailures('isolation-test-2').length).toBe(1)
         })
 
-        it('should handle calls without test context gracefully', async () => {
+        it('should handle calls without test context using global fallback ID', async () => {
             const softService = SoftAssertService.getInstance()
             softService.clearCurrentTest() // No test context
 
-            // Should throw immediately when no test context
-            await expect(async () => {
-                await expectWdio.soft(el).toHaveText('Expected Text')
-            }).rejects.toThrow()
+            // Should NOT throw - instead should store under global fallback ID
+            await expectWdio.soft(el).toHaveText('Expected Text')
+
+            // Failures should be stored under the global ID
+            const failures = expectWdio.getSoftFailures(SoftAssertService.GLOBAL_TEST_ID)
+            expect(failures.length).toBe(1)
+            expect(failures[0].matcherName).toBe('toHaveText')
+
+            // Clean up
+            expectWdio.clearSoftFailures(SoftAssertService.GLOBAL_TEST_ID)
         })
 
         it('should handle rapid concurrent soft assertions', async () => {