diff --git a/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c
index 8c2bb897ce9..51b338183e6 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/fatal/exception/src/main.c
@@ -52,17 +52,20 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *pEsf)
 
 	if (expected_reason == -1) {
 		printk("Was not expecting a crash\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 
 	if (k_current_get() != &alt_thread) {
 		printk("Wrong thread crashed\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 
 	if (reason != expected_reason) {
 		printk("Wrong crash type got %d expected %d\n", reason,
 		       expected_reason);
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/fatal/message_capture/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/fatal/message_capture/src/main.c
index 13379e70f48..a9f8519c1d1 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/fatal/message_capture/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/fatal/message_capture/src/main.c
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *pEsf)
 
 	if (expected_reason == -1) {
 		printk("Was not expecting a crash\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 
 	if (reason != expected_reason) {
 		printk("Wrong crash type got %d expected %d\n", reason,
 		       expected_reason);
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c
index e6dc71397bd..ed90e0fbe97 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *pEsf)
 		ztest_test_pass();
 	} else {
 		printk("Unexpected fault during test");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c
index 07c5cb2f341..6db32356440 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *pEsf)
 		expect_fault = false;
 		ztest_test_pass();
 	} else {
-		printk("Unexpected fault during test");
+		printk("Unexpected fault during test\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/src/common.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/src/common.c
index 4fa016f514f..3a89e45a15a 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/src/common.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/src/common.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *pEsf)
 		post_fatal_error_handler(reason, pEsf);
 	} else {
 		printk("fatal error was unexpected, aborting\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/stackprot/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/stackprot/src/main.c
index 6a74b83b524..b73af140925 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/stackprot/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/stackprot/src/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 {
 	if (reason != K_ERR_STACK_CHK_FAIL) {
 		printk("wrong error type\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c
index 33c14d83709..07cc58f64c2 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *pEsf)
 		} else {
 			printk("Wrong fault reason, expecting %d\n",
 			       expected_reason);
+			printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 			k_fatal_halt(reason);
 		}
 	} else {
 		printk("Unexpected fault during test\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/kernel/pipe/pipe/src/test_pipe.c b/tests/kernel/pipe/pipe/src/test_pipe.c
index 2ad23a2091e..37cb78fb0b1 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/pipe/pipe/src/test_pipe.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/pipe/pipe/src/test_pipe.c
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *pEsf)
 		valid_fault = false; /* reset back to normal */
 		ztest_test_pass();
 	} else {
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/kernel/smp/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/smp/src/main.c
index 8bed52c9e18..4b227239f85 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/smp/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/smp/src/main.c
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 
 	if (reason != K_ERR_KERNEL_OOPS) {
 		printk("wrong error reason\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c
index 84b9805e76b..8db6a32c4c5 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/threads/dynamic_thread/src/main.c
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ void k_sys_fatal_error_handler(unsigned int reason, const z_arch_esf_t *esf)
 {
 	if (reason != K_ERR_KERNEL_OOPS) {
 		printk("wrong error reason\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 	if (k_current_get() != dyn_thread) {
 		printk("wrong thread crashed\n");
+		printk("PROJECT EXECUTION FAILED\n");
 		k_fatal_halt(reason);
 	}
 }