diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index 241a96fa3..4b76e321b 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -166,18 +166,19 @@ Runner.prototype.serial = function (tests) {
 };
 
 Runner.prototype._addTestResult = function (test) {
-	if (test.assertError) {
-		this.stats.failCount++;
-	}
-
 	var props = {
 		duration: test.duration,
 		title: test.title,
-		error: test.assertError,
+		error: undefined,
 		type: test.type,
 		skip: test.skip
 	};
 
+	if (test.assertErrors.length) {
+		this.stats.failCount++;
+		props.error = test.assertErrors[0];
+	}
+
 	this.results.push(props);
 	this.emit('test', props);
 };
diff --git a/lib/test.js b/lib/test.js
index 32cb9a3f0..89c8c902d 100644
--- a/lib/test.js
+++ b/lib/test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ function Test(title, fn) {
 	this.assertCount = 0;
 	this.planCount = null;
 	this.duration = null;
+	this.assertErrors = [];
 	this.context = {};
 
 	// test type, can be: test, hook, eachHook
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@ Object.keys(assert).forEach(function (el) {
 						self._assert();
 					})
 					.catch(function (err) {
-						self.assertError = err;
+						self.assertErrors.push(err);
 						self._assert();
 					});
 			}
 
 			this._assert();
 		} catch (err) {
-			this.assertError = err;
+			this.assertErrors.push(err);
 			this._assert();
 		}
 	};
@@ -135,17 +136,17 @@ Test.prototype.run = function () {
 						}
 					}.bind(this))
 					.catch(function (err) {
-						this.assertError = new assert.AssertionError({
+						this.assertErrors.push(new assert.AssertionError({
 							actual: err,
 							message: 'Promise rejected → ' + err,
 							operator: 'promise'
-						});
+						}));
 
 						this.exit();
 					}.bind(this));
 			}
 		} catch (err) {
-			this.assertError = err;
+			this.assertErrors.push(err);
 			this.exit();
 		}
 	}.bind(this));
@@ -153,11 +154,11 @@ Test.prototype.run = function () {
 
 Test.prototype.end = function (err) {
 	if (err) {
-		this.assertError = new assert.AssertionError({
+		this.assertErrors.push(new assert.AssertionError({
 			actual: err,
 			message: 'Callback called with an error → ' + err,
 			operator: 'callback'
-		});
+		}));
 
 		return this.exit();
 	}
@@ -177,23 +178,23 @@ Test.prototype.exit = function () {
 	// stop infinite timer
 	clearTimeout(this._timeout);
 
-	if (!this.assertError && this.planCount !== null && this.planCount !== this.assertCount) {
-		this.assertError = new assert.AssertionError({
+	if (this.planCount !== null && this.planCount !== this.assertCount) {
+		var planError = new assert.AssertionError({
 			actual: this.assertCount,
 			expected: this.planCount,
 			message: 'Assertion count does not match planned',
 			operator: 'plan'
 		});
-
-		this.assertError.stack = this.planStack;
+		planError.stack = this.planStack;
+		this.assertErrors.push(planError);
 	}
 
 	if (!this.ended) {
 		this.ended = true;
 
 		setImmediate(function () {
-			if (this.assertError) {
-				return this.promise.reject(this.assertError);
+			if (this.assertErrors.length) {
+				return this.promise.reject(this.assertErrors[0]);
 			}
 
 			this.promise.resolve(this);
diff --git a/test/fixture/multiple-assert-errors.js b/test/fixture/multiple-assert-errors.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c27eaee28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixture/multiple-assert-errors.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import test from '../../';
+
+test(t => {
+	const a = 'foo';
+	t.ok(a === 'bar');
+
+	const b = 'kung';
+	t.ok(b === 'foo');
+
+	t.end();
+});
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index a0e1418b6..837736e13 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1190,6 +1190,18 @@ test('power-assert support', function (t) {
 	});
 });
 
+test('displays first assertion error', function (t) {
+	t.plan(3);
+
+	execCli('fixture/multiple-assert-errors.js', function (err, stdout, stderr) {
+		t.ok(err);
+
+		t.true((/t\.ok\(a === 'bar'\)/m).test(stderr));
+		// do not show the second by default
+		t.false((/t\.ok\(b === 'foo'\)/m).test(stderr));
+	});
+});
+
 test('circular references on assertions do not break process.send', function (t) {
 	t.plan(2);