diff --git a/test/jdk/sun/security/tools/keytool/i18n.java b/test/jdk/sun/security/tools/keytool/i18n.java
index 6eac0239eee..ab9da8b1d3e 100644
--- a/test/jdk/sun/security/tools/keytool/i18n.java
+++ b/test/jdk/sun/security/tools/keytool/i18n.java
@@ -63,11 +63,21 @@
 
 import jdk.test.lib.UIBuilder;
 
-import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.JDialog;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.JTextArea;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import java.awt.FlowLayout;
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
+import static javax.swing.BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder;
+
 public class i18n {
     private static final String[][] TABLE = new String[][]{
             {"-help", "All the output in this test should be in ${LANG}. "
@@ -234,11 +244,12 @@ public class i18n {
                     "Output in ${LANG}. Check keytool error: java.lang"
                             + ".IllegalArgumentException: if -protected is "
                             + "specified, then -storepass, -keypass, and -new "
-                            + "must not be specified."},
+                            + "must not be specified."}
     };
     private static String TEST_SRC = System.getProperty("test.src");
     private static int TIMEOUT_MS = 120000;
     private volatile boolean failed = false;
+    private volatile String failureReason = "";
     private volatile boolean aborted = false;
     private Thread currentThread = null;
 
@@ -330,6 +341,7 @@ public class i18n {
 
             if (failed) {
                 System.out.println(command + ": TEST FAILED");
+                System.out.println("REASON: " + failureReason);
                 System.out.println(message);
             } else {
                 System.out.println(command + ": TEST PASSED");
@@ -348,6 +360,7 @@ public class i18n {
 
     public void fail() {
         failed = true;
+        failureReason = requestFailDescription();
         currentThread.interrupt();
     }
 
@@ -355,4 +368,33 @@ public class i18n {
         aborted = true;
         currentThread.interrupt();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Opens a prompt to enter a failure reason to be filled by the tester
+     */
+     public static String requestFailDescription() {
+
+        final JDialog dialogWindow = new JDialog(new JFrame(), "Failure Description", true);
+        final JTextArea reasonTextArea = new JTextArea(5, 20);
+
+        final JButton okButton = new JButton("OK");
+        okButton.addActionListener(_ -> dialogWindow.setVisible(false));
+
+        final JPanel okayBtnPanel = new JPanel(
+                new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER, 4, 0));
+        okayBtnPanel.setBorder(createEmptyBorder(4, 0, 0, 0));
+        okayBtnPanel.add(okButton);
+
+        final JPanel mainPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
+        mainPanel.add(new JScrollPane(reasonTextArea), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        mainPanel.add(okayBtnPanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+
+        dialogWindow.add(mainPanel);
+        dialogWindow.pack();
+        dialogWindow.setVisible(true);
+
+        dialogWindow.dispose();
+
+        return reasonTextArea.getText();
+    }
 }