diff --git a/changelog/11467.feature.rst b/changelog/11467.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f976f871
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/11467.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+In this strict parameter of xfail is set to true by default and it will ensure xpass is either a warning or a failure in any case.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/skipping.py b/src/_pytest/skipping.py
index 0c5c38f5f..681cfab6f 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/skipping.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/skipping.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from _pytest.outcomes import fail
 from _pytest.outcomes import skip
 from _pytest.outcomes import xfail
 from _pytest.reports import BaseReport
-from _pytest.reports import TestReport
 from _pytest.runner import CallInfo
 from _pytest.stash import StashKey
 
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ def evaluate_xfail_marks(item: Item) -> Optional[Xfail]:
     """Evaluate xfail marks on item, returning Xfail if triggered."""
     for mark in item.iter_markers(name="xfail"):
         run = mark.kwargs.get("run", True)
-        strict = mark.kwargs.get("strict", item.config.getini("xfail_strict"))
+        strict = mark.kwargs.get(item.config.getini("xfail_strict"), True)
         raises = mark.kwargs.get("raises", None)
         if "condition" not in mark.kwargs:
             conditions = mark.args
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ def pytest_runtest_setup(item: Item) -> None:
         xfail("[NOTRUN] " + xfailed.reason)
 
 
-@hookimpl(wrapper=True)
+@hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
 def pytest_runtest_call(item: Item) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
     xfailed = item.stash.get(xfailed_key, None)
     if xfailed is None:
@@ -253,20 +252,18 @@ def pytest_runtest_call(item: Item) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
     if xfailed and not item.config.option.runxfail and not xfailed.run:
         xfail("[NOTRUN] " + xfailed.reason)
 
-    try:
-        return (yield)
-    finally:
-        # The test run may have added an xfail mark dynamically.
-        xfailed = item.stash.get(xfailed_key, None)
-        if xfailed is None:
-            item.stash[xfailed_key] = xfailed = evaluate_xfail_marks(item)
+    yield
+
+    # The test run may have added an xfail mark dynamically.
+    xfailed = item.stash.get(xfailed_key, None)
+    if xfailed is None:
+        item.stash[xfailed_key] = xfailed = evaluate_xfail_marks(item)
 
 
-@hookimpl(wrapper=True)
-def pytest_runtest_makereport(
-    item: Item, call: CallInfo[None]
-) -> Generator[None, TestReport, TestReport]:
-    rep = yield
+@hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+def pytest_runtest_makereport(item: Item, call: CallInfo[None]):
+    outcome = yield
+    rep = outcome.get_result()
     xfailed = item.stash.get(xfailed_key, None)
     if item.config.option.runxfail:
         pass  # don't interfere
@@ -289,7 +286,6 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(
             else:
                 rep.outcome = "passed"
                 rep.wasxfail = xfailed.reason
-    return rep
 
 
 def pytest_report_teststatus(report: BaseReport) -> Optional[Tuple[str, str, str]]:
diff --git a/testing/test_skipping.py b/testing/test_skipping.py
index b7e448df3..64cac36ef 100644
--- a/testing/test_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/test_skipping.py
@@ -357,6 +357,22 @@ class TestXFail:
         assert str(callreport.longrepr) == "[XPASS(strict)] nope"
         assert not hasattr(callreport, "wasxfail")
 
+    def test_xfail_xpassed_strict_default_true(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
+        item = pytester.getitem(
+            """
+            import pytest
+            @pytest.mark.xfail
+            def test_func():
+                assert 1
+        """
+        )
+        reports = runtestprotocol(item, log=False)
+        assert len(reports) == 3
+        callreport = reports[1]
+        assert callreport.failed
+        assert str(callreport.longrepr) == "[XPASS(strict)] nope"
+        assert not hasattr(callreport, "wasxfail")
+
     def test_xfail_run_anyway(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         pytester.makepyfile(
             """