diff --git a/src/util/refetchElements.ts b/src/util/refetchElements.ts
index 2ee14a228..403c7539c 100644
--- a/src/util/refetchElements.ts
+++ b/src/util/refetchElements.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ export const refetchElements = async (
     full = false
 ): Promise<WdioElements> => {
     if (elements && wait > 0 && (elements.length === 0 || full) && isElementArray(elements) && elements.parent && elements.foundWith && elements.foundWith in elements.parent) {
-        const fetchFunction = elements.parent[elements.foundWith as keyof typeof elements.parent] as Function
-        elements = await fetchFunction(elements.selector, ...elements.props)
+        const browser = elements.parent
+        const $$ = browser[elements.foundWith as keyof typeof browser] as Function
+        elements = await $$.call(browser, elements.selector, ...elements.props)
     }
     return elements
 }
diff --git a/test/util/refetchElements.test.ts b/test/util/refetchElements.test.ts
index 0f50e682b..39543a0e8 100644
--- a/test/util/refetchElements.test.ts
+++ b/test/util/refetchElements.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ describe('refetchElements', () => {
             const actual = await refetchElements(elements, 0, true)
             expect(actual).toEqual(elements)
         })
+
+        test('should call $$ with all props', async () => {
+            elements.props = ['prop1', 'prop2']
+            await refetchElements(elements, 5, true)
+            expect(elements.parent.$$).toHaveBeenCalledWith('parent', 'prop1', 'prop2')
+        })
+
+        test('should call $$ with the proper parent this context', async () => {
+            const parentFoundWith = vi.mocked(elements.parent.$$)
+
+            await refetchElements(elements, 5, true)
+
+            expect(parentFoundWith.mock.contexts[0]).toBe(elements.parent)
+        })
     })
 
     describe('given WebdriverIO.Element[] type', () => {