diff --git a/crates/nu-test-support/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-test-support/src/lib.rs
index 37e78f8f0e..5e2ab8a44b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-test-support/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-test-support/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ pub mod fs;
 pub mod locale_override;
 pub mod macros;
 pub mod playground;
+use std::process::ExitStatus;
+
 // Needs to be reexported for `nu!` macro
 pub use nu_path;
 
 pub struct Outcome {
     pub out: String,
     pub err: String,
+    pub status: ExitStatus,
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -22,8 +25,8 @@ pub const NATIVE_PATH_ENV_SEPARATOR: char = ';';
 pub const NATIVE_PATH_ENV_SEPARATOR: char = ':';
 
 impl Outcome {
-    pub fn new(out: String, err: String) -> Outcome {
-        Outcome { out, err }
+    pub fn new(out: String, err: String, status: ExitStatus) -> Outcome {
+        Outcome { out, err, status }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs b/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs
index 8b8a418f3d..d0957355f1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ pub fn nu_run_test(opts: NuOpts, commands: impl AsRef<str>, with_std: bool) -> O
 
     println!("=== stderr\n{}", err);
 
-    Outcome::new(out, err.into_owned())
+    Outcome::new(out, err.into_owned(), output.status)
 }
 
 pub fn nu_with_plugin_run_test(cwd: impl AsRef<Path>, plugins: &[&str], command: &str) -> Outcome {
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ pub fn nu_with_plugin_run_test(cwd: impl AsRef<Path>, plugins: &[&str], command:
 
     println!("=== stderr\n{}", err);
 
-    Outcome::new(out, err.into_owned())
+    Outcome::new(out, err.into_owned(), output.status)
 }
 
 fn escape_quote_string(input: String) -> String {