diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp
index 8dd3c99db95..9e06614bc7e 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2023, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, 2025, Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1550,6 +1550,12 @@ void VMError::report_and_die(Thread* thread, const void* context, const char* fi
 
 void VMError::report_and_die(Thread* thread, unsigned int sig, address pc, const void* siginfo, const void* context)
 {
+  if (ExecutingUnitTests) {
+    // See TEST_VM_CRASH_SIGNAL gtest macro
+    char tmp[64];
+    fprintf(stderr, "signaled: %s", os::exception_name(sig, tmp, sizeof(tmp)));
+  }
+
   report_and_die(thread, sig, pc, siginfo, context, "%s", "");
 }
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/gtest/unittest.hpp b/test/hotspot/gtest/unittest.hpp
index e8f5817c4a6..c6ec593733c 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/gtest/unittest.hpp
+++ b/test/hotspot/gtest/unittest.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -159,4 +159,22 @@ extern void gtest_exit_from_child_vm(int num);
                                                                     \
   void test_ ## category ## _ ## name ## _()
 
+#define TEST_VM_CRASH_SIGNAL(category, name, signame)               \
+  static void test_  ## category ## _ ## name ## _();               \
+                                                                    \
+  static void child_ ## category ## _ ## name ## _() {              \
+    ::testing::GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure) = true;                 \
+    test_ ## category ## _ ## name ## _();                          \
+    gtest_exit_from_child_vm(0);                                    \
+  }                                                                 \
+                                                                    \
+  TEST(category, CONCAT(name, _vm_assert)) {                        \
+    ASSERT_EXIT(child_ ## category ## _ ## name ## _(),             \
+                ::testing::ExitedWithCode(1),                       \
+                "signaled: " signame);                              \
+  }                                                                 \
+                                                                    \
+  void test_ ## category ## _ ## name ## _()
+
+
 #endif // UNITTEST_HPP