diff --git a/tests/performance/api/__init__.py b/tests/performance/api/__init__.py
index a74c97fb295..1a54655e925 100644
--- a/tests/performance/api/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/performance/api/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-from .environment import TestEnvironment
+from .environment import TestFailure, TestEnvironment
 from .device import TestDevice, TestMachine
 from .config import TestEntry, TestQueue, TestConfig
 from .test import Test, TestCollection
diff --git a/tests/performance/api/config.py b/tests/performance/api/config.py
index bc407a3ca8b..cd663316adf 100644
--- a/tests/performance/api/config.py
+++ b/tests/performance/api/config.py
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ class TestEntry:
     device_id: str = 'CPU'
     device_name: str = 'Unknown CPU'
     status: str = 'queued'
+    # Short, single-line error.
     error_msg: str = ''
+    # More detailed error info, potentially multi-lines.
+    exception_msg: str = ''
     output: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
     benchmark_type: str = 'comparison'
 
diff --git a/tests/performance/api/environment.py b/tests/performance/api/environment.py
index a9f8d6f8529..7165f218161 100644
--- a/tests/performance/api/environment.py
+++ b/tests/performance/api/environment.py
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ from .config import TestConfig
 from .device import TestMachine
 
 
+class TestFailure(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, *args, message, output_lines=[], **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(message, *args)
+        self.message = message
+        self.output_lines = output_lines
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        msg = self.message
+        if self.output_lines:
+            msg += f":\n{'': <10} | "
+            msg += f"\n{'': <10} | ".join(l.rstrip(' \r\n\t') for l in self.output_lines)
+        return msg
+
+
 class TestEnvironment:
     def __init__(self, blender_git_dir: pathlib.Path, base_dir: pathlib.Path):
         self.blender_git_dir = blender_git_dir
@@ -223,7 +237,7 @@ class TestEnvironment:
 
         # Raise error on failure
         if proc.returncode != 0 and not silent:
-            raise Exception("Error executing command")
+            raise TestFailure(message="Error executing command", output_lines=lines)
 
         return lines
 
diff --git a/tests/performance/benchmark.py b/tests/performance/benchmark.py
index e6d5c953371..fd52e0ec060 100755
--- a/tests/performance/benchmark.py
+++ b/tests/performance/benchmark.py
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ def print_row(config: api.TestConfig, entries: list, end='\n') -> None:
     print(row, end=end, flush=True)
 
 
+def print_entry(config: api.TestConfig, entry: api.TestEntry) -> None:
+    # Print a single test entry, potentially on multiple lines, with more details than in `print_row`.
+    # NOTE: Currently only used to print detailed error info.
+
+    print_row(config, [entry])
+
+    if entry.status != 'failed':
+        return
+    if not entry.exception_msg:
+        return
+    print(entry.exception_msg, flush=True)
+
+
 def match_entry(entry: api.TestEntry, args: argparse.Namespace):
     # Filter tests by name and category.
     return (
@@ -176,7 +189,8 @@ def run_entry(env: api.TestEnvironment,
         except Exception as e:
             failed = True
             entry.status = 'failed'
-            entry.error_msg = str(e)
+            entry.error_msg = 'Failed to run'
+            entry.exception_msg = str(e)
 
     print_row(config, row, end='\r')
 
@@ -293,6 +307,7 @@ def cmd_run(env: api.TestEnvironment, argv: list, update_only: bool):
                             config.queue.write()
                         if test_failed:
                             exit_code = 1
+                            print_entry(config, entry)
                     except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
                         cancel = True
                         break