diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctesttreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctesttreeitem.cpp
index 085ecb65002..25e7ad44f14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctesttreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/ctest/ctesttreeitem.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ QList<ITestConfiguration *> CTestTreeItem::testConfigurationsFor(const QStringLi
     const ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem *buildSystem = target->buildSystem();
     QStringList options{"--timeout", QString::number(AutotestPlugin::settings()->timeout / 1000)};
     // TODO add ctest options from settings?
+    options << "--output-on-failure";
     Utils::CommandLine command = buildSystem->commandLineForTests(selected, options);
     if (command.executable().isEmpty())
         return {};