diff --git a/glib/gtestutils.c b/glib/gtestutils.c
index ed1f087d3..b3d83b665 100644
--- a/glib/gtestutils.c
+++ b/glib/gtestutils.c
@@ -3023,7 +3023,12 @@ test_should_run (const char *test_path,
         return TRUE;
 
       if (g_test_verbose ())
-        g_print ("GTest: skipping: %s\n", test_run_name);
+        {
+          if (test_tap_log)
+            g_print ("# skipping: %s\n", test_run_name);
+          else
+            g_print ("GTest: skipping: %s\n", test_run_name);
+        }
       return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -3867,7 +3872,12 @@ g_test_trap_subprocess (const char           *test_path,
     }
 
   if (g_test_verbose ())
-    g_print ("GTest: subprocess: %s\n", test_path);
+    {
+      if (test_tap_log)
+        g_print ("# subprocess: %s\n", test_path);
+      else
+        g_print ("GTest: subprocess: %s\n", test_path);
+    }
 
   test_trap_clear ();
   test_trap_last_subprocess = g_strdup (test_path);
diff --git a/glib/tests/meson.build b/glib/tests/meson.build
index 49c44be27..cb019b6f7 100644
--- a/glib/tests/meson.build
+++ b/glib/tests/meson.build
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ glib_tests = {
   'string' : {},
   'strvbuilder' : {},
   'testing' : {
+    'args': [ '--verbose' ],
     'extra_programs' : ['testing-helper'],
   },
   'test-printf' : {},
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ foreach test_name, extra_args : glib_tests
   endforeach
 
   test(test_name, exe,
+    args: extra_args.get('args', []),
     protocol : extra_args.get('protocol', test_protocol),
     depends : depends,
     env : test_env,