diff --git a/Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py b/Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py
index 6a818cdd2cf1da..3429b3726abe90 100644
--- a/Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py
+++ b/Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.resource_denieds = []
         self.environment_changed = []
         self.rerun = []
+        self.first_result = None
         self.interrupted = False
 
         # used by --slow
@@ -273,6 +274,8 @@ def rerun_failed_tests(self):
         self.ns.failfast = False
         self.ns.verbose3 = False
 
+        self.first_result = self.get_tests_result()
+
         print()
         print("Re-running failed tests in verbose mode")
         self.rerun = self.bad[:]
@@ -447,7 +450,10 @@ def get_tests_result(self):
         if not result:
             result.append("SUCCESS")
 
-        return ', '.join(result)
+        result = ', '.join(result)
+        if self.first_result:
+            result = '%s then %s' % (self.first_result, result)
+        return result
 
     def run_tests(self):
         # For a partial run, we do not need to clutter the output.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py b/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
index f6d2f3647b949b..e2b52283cd11fc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ def parse_executed_tests(self, output):
 
     def check_executed_tests(self, output, tests, skipped=(), failed=(),
                              env_changed=(), omitted=(),
+                             rerun=(),
                              randomize=False, interrupted=False,
                              fail_env_changed=False):
         if isinstance(tests, str):
@@ -401,6 +402,8 @@ def check_executed_tests(self, output, tests, skipped=(), failed=(),
             env_changed = [env_changed]
         if isinstance(omitted, str):
             omitted = [omitted]
+        if isinstance(rerun, str):
+            rerun = [rerun]
 
         executed = self.parse_executed_tests(output)
         if randomize:
@@ -435,6 +438,14 @@ def list_regex(line_format, tests):
             regex = list_regex('%s test%s omitted', omitted)
             self.check_line(output, regex)
 
+        if rerun:
+            regex = list_regex('%s re-run test%s', rerun)
+            self.check_line(output, regex)
+            self.check_line(output, "Re-running failed tests in verbose mode")
+            for name in rerun:
+                regex = "Re-running test %r in verbose mode" % name
+                self.check_line(output, regex)
+
         good = (len(tests) - len(skipped) - len(failed)
                 - len(omitted) - len(env_changed))
         if good:
@@ -446,14 +457,19 @@ def list_regex(line_format, tests):
         if interrupted:
             self.check_line(output, 'Test suite interrupted by signal SIGINT.')
 
+        result = []
         if failed:
-            result = 'FAILURE'
-        elif interrupted:
-            result = 'INTERRUPTED'
+            result.append('FAILURE')
         elif fail_env_changed and env_changed:
-            result = 'ENV CHANGED'
-        else:
-            result = 'SUCCESS'
+            result.append('ENV CHANGED')
+        if interrupted:
+            result.append('INTERRUPTED')
+        if not result:
+            result.append('SUCCESS')
+        result = ', '.join(result)
+        if rerun:
+            self.check_line(output, 'Tests result: %s' % result)
+            result = 'FAILURE then %s' % result
         self.check_line(output, 'Tests result: %s' % result)
 
     def parse_random_seed(self, output):
@@ -952,6 +968,21 @@ def test_env_changed(self):
         self.check_executed_tests(output, [testname], env_changed=testname,
                                   fail_env_changed=True)
 
+    def test_rerun_fail(self):
+        code = textwrap.dedent("""
+            import unittest
+
+            class Tests(unittest.TestCase):
+                def test_bug(self):
+                    # test always fail
+                    self.fail("bug")
+        """)
+        testname = self.create_test(code=code)
+
+        output = self.run_tests("-w", testname, exitcode=2)
+        self.check_executed_tests(output, [testname],
+                                  failed=testname, rerun=testname)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()