diff --git a/glib/gtestutils.c b/glib/gtestutils.c
index a3575ab23..25f6d6a7e 100644
--- a/glib/gtestutils.c
+++ b/glib/gtestutils.c
@@ -1637,11 +1637,14 @@ test_rm_isolate_dirs (void)
  *
  * Options which can be passed to @... are:
  *
- *  - `"no_g_set_prgname"`: Causes g_test_init() to not call g_set_prgname().
- *  - %G_TEST_OPTION_ISOLATE_DIRS: Creates a unique temporary directory for each
+ *  - `G_TEST_OPTION_NO_PRGNAME`: Causes g_test_init() to not call
+ *    [func@GLib.set_prgname]. Since. 2.84
+ *  - `G_TEST_OPTION_ISOLATE_DIRS`: Creates a unique temporary directory for each
  *    unit test and uses g_set_user_dirs() to set XDG directories to point into
  *    that temporary directory for the duration of the unit test. See the
  *    documentation for %G_TEST_OPTION_ISOLATE_DIRS.
+ *  - `G_TEST_OPTION_NONFATAL_ASSERTIONS`: This has the same effect as
+ *    [func@GLib.test_set_nonfatal_assertions]. Since 2.84
  *
  * Since 2.58, if tests are compiled with `G_DISABLE_ASSERT` defined,
  * g_test_init() will print an error and exit. This is to prevent no-op tests
@@ -1696,10 +1699,12 @@ void
   va_start (args, argv);
   while ((option = va_arg (args, char *)))
     {
-      if (g_strcmp0 (option, "no_g_set_prgname") == 0)
+      if (g_strcmp0 (option, G_TEST_OPTION_NO_PRGNAME) == 0)
         no_g_set_prgname = TRUE;
       else if (g_strcmp0 (option, G_TEST_OPTION_ISOLATE_DIRS) == 0)
         test_isolate_dirs = TRUE;
+      else if (g_strcmp0 (option, G_TEST_OPTION_NONFATAL_ASSERTIONS) == 0)
+        test_nonfatal_assertions = TRUE;
     }
   va_end (args);
 
diff --git a/glib/gtestutils.h b/glib/gtestutils.h
index 69ca9c9b7..b129ffd9e 100644
--- a/glib/gtestutils.h
+++ b/glib/gtestutils.h
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ void    g_test_init                     (int            *argc,
 /**
  * G_TEST_OPTION_ISOLATE_DIRS:
  *
+ * A value that can be passed as an option to [func@GLib.test_init].
+ *
  * Creates a unique temporary directory for each unit test and uses
  * g_set_user_dirs() to set XDG directories to point into subdirectories of it
  * for the duration of the unit test. The directory tree is cleaned up after the
@@ -330,6 +332,29 @@ void    g_test_init                     (int            *argc,
  */
 #define G_TEST_OPTION_ISOLATE_DIRS "isolate_dirs"
 
+/**
+ * G_TEST_OPTION_NO_PRGNAME:
+ *
+ * A value that can be passed as an option to [func@GLib.test_init].
+ *
+ * If this option is given, [func@GLib.test_init] will not call [func@GLib.set_prgname].
+ *
+ * Since: 2.84
+ */
+#define G_TEST_OPTION_NO_PRGNAME "no_g_set_prgname"
+
+/**
+ * G_TEST_OPTION_NONFATAL_ASSERTIONS:
+ *
+ * A value that can be passed as an option to [func@GLib.test_init].
+ *
+ * If this option is given, assertions will not abort the process, but
+ * call [func@GLib.test_fail]. Equivalent to [func@GLib.test_set_nonfatal_assertions].
+ *
+ * Since: 2.84
+ */
+#define G_TEST_OPTION_NONFATAL_ASSERTIONS "nonfatal-assertions"
+
 /* While we discourage its use, g_assert() is often used in unit tests
  * (especially in legacy code). g_assert_*() should really be used instead.
  * g_assert() can be disabled at client program compile time, which can render
diff --git a/glib/tests/meson.build b/glib/tests/meson.build
index ffa931453..10886f698 100644
--- a/glib/tests/meson.build
+++ b/glib/tests/meson.build
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ glib_tests = {
     'extra_programs' : ['testing-helper'],
     'c_args' : cc.get_id() == 'gcc' ? ['-Werror=sign-conversion'] : [],
   },
+  'testing-nonfatal' : {
+    'protocol' : 'exitcode'
+  },
   'test-printf' : {},
   'thread' : {},
   'thread-deprecated' : {},
diff --git a/glib/tests/testing-nonfatal.c b/glib/tests/testing-nonfatal.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3bbd83f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glib/tests/testing-nonfatal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  g_test_init (&argc, &argv, G_TEST_OPTION_NONFATAL_ASSERTIONS, NULL);
+
+  g_assert_cmpstr ("We can survive this!", ==, "Or maybe not?");
+
+  if (!g_test_failed ())
+    return 1;
+
+  return 0;
+}