diff --git a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
index 83f20bc..c09ce87 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 namespace boost
 {
-
 namespace detail
 {
 
@@ -519,6 +518,15 @@ inline int report_errors()
     return errors < 256? errors: 255;
 }
 
+namespace core
+{
+
+inline void lwt_init()
+{
+    boost::detail::test_results();
+}
+
+} // namespace core
 } // namespace boost
 
 #define BOOST_TEST(expr) ( ::boost::detail::test_impl(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__, BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION, (expr)? true: false) )
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index bf44f47..ffe7b4d 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ run-fail lightweight_test_fail12.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_fail13.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_fail14.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_fail15.cpp ;
+run-fail lightweight_test_fail16.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_lt_fail.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_le_fail.cpp ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_gt_fail.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/lightweight_test_fail16.cpp b/test/lightweight_test_fail16.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbeb3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lightweight_test_fail16.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+// Should fail, because boost::report_errors() hasn't been called
+
+int main()
+{
+    boost::core::lwt_init();
+}