diff --git a/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtension.kt b/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtension.kt
index b055853f4..8c6f999c8 100644
--- a/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtension.kt
+++ b/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtension.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import au.com.dius.pact.provider.ProviderVerifier
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.RequestData
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.RequestDataToBeVerified
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.TestResultAccumulator
+import au.com.dius.pact.provider.VerificationFailureType
+import au.com.dius.pact.provider.VerificationResult
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.junitsupport.VerificationReports
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.reporters.ReporterManager
 import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.InteractionVerificationData
@@ -211,10 +213,26 @@ open class PactVerificationExtension(
     val store = context.getStore(ExtensionContext.Namespace.create("pact-jvm"))
     val testContext = store.get("interactionContext") as PactVerificationContext
     val pact = if (this.pact is FilteredPact) pact.pact else pact
-    val updateTestResult = testResultAccumulator.updateTestResult(pact, interaction, testContext.testExecutionResult,
-      pactSource, propertyResolver)
-    if (updateTestResult is Result.Err) {
-      throw AssertionError("Failed to update the test results: " + updateTestResult.error.joinToString("\n"))
+    if (context.executionException.isPresent) {
+      val e = context.executionException.get()
+      val failure = VerificationResult.Failed("Test method has failed with an exception: ${e.message}",
+        failures = mapOf(
+          interaction.interactionId.orEmpty() to
+            listOf(VerificationFailureType.ExceptionFailure("Test method has failed with an exception", e))
+        )
+      )
+      testResultAccumulator.updateTestResult(
+        pact, interaction, testContext.testExecutionResult + failure,
+        pactSource, propertyResolver
+      )
+    } else {
+      val updateTestResult = testResultAccumulator.updateTestResult(
+        pact, interaction, testContext.testExecutionResult,
+        pactSource, propertyResolver
+      )
+      if (updateTestResult is Result.Err) {
+        throw AssertionError("Failed to update the test results: " + updateTestResult.error.joinToString("\n"))
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtensionSpec.groovy b/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtensionSpec.groovy
index 646709c61..c56b648a4 100644
--- a/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtensionSpec.groovy
+++ b/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PactVerificationExtensionSpec.groovy
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import au.com.dius.pact.provider.ProviderVerifier
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.RequestData
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.RequestDataToBeVerified
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.TestResultAccumulator
+import au.com.dius.pact.provider.VerificationResult
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.ClassicHttpRequest
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpRequest
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class PactVerificationExtensionSpec extends Specification {
   @Shared ClassicHttpRequest classicHttpRequest
   @Shared ProviderVerifier verifier
   @Shared RequestDataToBeVerified data
+  @Shared Optional<Throwable> executionException
 
   def setupSpec() {
     verifier = Mock(ProviderVerifier)
@@ -61,8 +63,10 @@ class PactVerificationExtensionSpec extends Specification {
       put(_, _) >> { args -> contextMap[args[0]] = args[1]  }
     }
 
+    executionException = Optional.empty()
     extContext = Stub {
       getStore(_) >> store
+      getExecutionException() >> { executionException }
     }
     interaction1 = new RequestResponseInteraction('interaction1', [], new Request(), new Response())
     interaction2 = new RequestResponseInteraction('interaction2', [], new Request(), new Response())
@@ -130,6 +134,28 @@ class PactVerificationExtensionSpec extends Specification {
     exception.message == 'Failed to update the test results: failed'
   }
 
+  @Issue('#1715')
+  def 'If the JUnit test framework has an exception, add a failure to the test results'() {
+    given:
+    pact = new RequestResponsePact(new Provider(), new Consumer(), [interaction1, interaction2], [:], pactSource)
+
+    extension = new PactVerificationExtension(pact, pactSource, interaction1,
+      'service', 'consumer', mockValueResolver)
+    extension.testResultAccumulator = Mock(TestResultAccumulator)
+
+    executionException = Optional.of(new RuntimeException('No test result for you'))
+
+    when:
+    extension.afterTestExecution(extContext)
+
+    then:
+    1 * extension.testResultAccumulator.updateTestResult(pact, interaction1, {
+      def result = it[0]
+      result instanceof VerificationResult.Failed &&
+        result.description == 'Test method has failed with an exception: No test result for you'
+    }, pactSource, mockValueResolver)
+  }
+
   @Issue('#1572')
   def 'beforeEach method passes the property resolver on to the verification context'() {
     given: