diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ec1e741fb9c5..d1b27a96f93b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ do
     make_dir $h/test/run-pass-fulldeps
     make_dir $h/test/run-fail
     make_dir $h/test/compile-fail
+    make_dir $h/test/parse-fail
     make_dir $h/test/compile-fail-fulldeps
     make_dir $h/test/bench
     make_dir $h/test/perf
diff --git a/mk/tests.mk b/mk/tests.mk
index d8d77db1e027..d907f2259a3a 100644
--- a/mk/tests.mk
+++ b/mk/tests.mk
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ check-notidy: cleantmptestlogs cleantestlibs all check-stage2
 check-lite: cleantestlibs cleantmptestlogs \
 	$(foreach crate,$(TEST_TARGET_CRATES),check-stage2-$(crate)) \
 	check-stage2-rpass check-stage2-rpass-valgrind \
-	check-stage2-rfail check-stage2-cfail check-stage2-rmake
+	check-stage2-rfail check-stage2-cfail check-stage2-pfail check-stage2-rmake
 	$(Q)$(CFG_PYTHON) $(S)src/etc/check-summary.py tmp/*.log
 
 # Only check the 'reference' tests: rpass/cfail/rfail/rmake.
 check-ref: cleantestlibs cleantmptestlogs check-stage2-rpass check-stage2-rpass-valgrind \
-	check-stage2-rfail check-stage2-cfail check-stage2-rmake
+	check-stage2-rfail check-stage2-cfail check-stage2-pfail check-stage2-rmake
 	$(Q)$(CFG_PYTHON) $(S)src/etc/check-summary.py tmp/*.log
 
 # Only check the docs.
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-exec: \
 	check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-rpass-exec \
 	check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-rfail-exec \
 	check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-cfail-exec \
+	check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-pfail-exec \
     check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-rpass-valgrind-exec \
     check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-rpass-full-exec \
 	check-stage$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3)-cfail-full-exec \
@@ -469,7 +470,8 @@ RPASS_VALGRIND_TESTS := $(RPASS_VALGRIND_RS)
 RPASS_FULL_TESTS := $(RPASS_FULL_RS)
 CFAIL_FULL_TESTS := $(CFAIL_FULL_RS)
 RFAIL_TESTS := $(RFAIL_RS)
-CFAIL_TESTS := $(CFAIL_RS) $(PFAIL_RS)
+CFAIL_TESTS := $(CFAIL_RS)
+PFAIL_TESTS := $(PFAIL_RS)
 BENCH_TESTS := $(BENCH_RS)
 PERF_TESTS := $(PERF_RS)
 PRETTY_TESTS := $(PRETTY_RS)
@@ -507,6 +509,11 @@ CTEST_BUILD_BASE_cfail = compile-fail
 CTEST_MODE_cfail = compile-fail
 CTEST_RUNTOOL_cfail = $(CTEST_RUNTOOL)
 
+CTEST_SRC_BASE_pfail = parse-fail
+CTEST_BUILD_BASE_pfail = parse-fail
+CTEST_MODE_pfail = parse-fail
+CTEST_RUNTOOL_pfail = $(CTEST_RUNTOOL)
+
 CTEST_SRC_BASE_bench = bench
 CTEST_BUILD_BASE_bench = bench
 CTEST_MODE_bench = run-pass
@@ -629,6 +636,7 @@ CTEST_DEPS_rpass-full_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(RPASS_FULL_TESTS) $$(CSREQ$(1)_T_$
 CTEST_DEPS_cfail-full_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(CFAIL_FULL_TESTS) $$(CSREQ$(1)_T_$(3)_H_$(3)) $$(SREQ$(1)_T_$(2)_H_$(3))
 CTEST_DEPS_rfail_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(RFAIL_TESTS)
 CTEST_DEPS_cfail_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(CFAIL_TESTS)
+CTEST_DEPS_pfail_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(PFAIL_TESTS)
 CTEST_DEPS_bench_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(BENCH_TESTS)
 CTEST_DEPS_perf_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(PERF_TESTS)
 CTEST_DEPS_debuginfo-gdb_$(1)-T-$(2)-H-$(3) = $$(DEBUGINFO_GDB_TESTS)
@@ -697,7 +705,7 @@ endif
 
 endef
 
-CTEST_NAMES = rpass rpass-valgrind rpass-full cfail-full rfail cfail bench perf debuginfo-gdb debuginfo-lldb codegen
+CTEST_NAMES = rpass rpass-valgrind rpass-full cfail-full rfail cfail pfail bench perf debuginfo-gdb debuginfo-lldb codegen
 
 $(foreach host,$(CFG_HOST), \
  $(eval $(foreach target,$(CFG_TARGET), \
@@ -856,6 +864,7 @@ TEST_GROUPS = \
 	cfail-full \
 	rfail \
 	cfail \
+	pfail \
 	bench \
 	perf \
 	rmake \
diff --git a/src/compiletest/common.rs b/src/compiletest/common.rs
index df2981a6c833..2c046d252799 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/common.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/common.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub enum Mode {
     CompileFail,
+    ParseFail,
     RunFail,
     RunPass,
     RunPassValgrind,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ impl FromStr for Mode {
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Mode, ()> {
         match s {
           "compile-fail" => Ok(CompileFail),
+          "parse-fail" => Ok(ParseFail),
           "run-fail" => Ok(RunFail),
           "run-pass" => Ok(RunPass),
           "run-pass-valgrind" => Ok(RunPassValgrind),
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Mode {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         fmt::Display::fmt(match *self {
             CompileFail => "compile-fail",
+            ParseFail => "parse-fail",
             RunFail => "run-fail",
             RunPass => "run-pass",
             RunPassValgrind => "run-pass-valgrind",
diff --git a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs
index 6b6251a96c94..72a57ee5bc24 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/compiletest.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: Vec<String> ) -> Config {
           reqopt("", "aux-base", "directory to find auxiliary test files", "PATH"),
           reqopt("", "stage-id", "the target-stage identifier", "stageN-TARGET"),
           reqopt("", "mode", "which sort of compile tests to run",
-                 "(compile-fail|run-fail|run-pass|run-pass-valgrind|pretty|debug-info)"),
+                 "(compile-fail|parse-fail|run-fail|run-pass|run-pass-valgrind|pretty|debug-info)"),
           optflag("", "ignored", "run tests marked as ignored"),
           optopt("", "runtool", "supervisor program to run tests under \
                                  (eg. emulator, valgrind)", "PROGRAM"),
diff --git a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
index 5a372fd7cdcb..c5bb35ffe65e 100644
--- a/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/compiletest/runtest.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 use self::TargetLocation::*;
 
 use common::Config;
-use common::{CompileFail, Pretty, RunFail, RunPass, RunPassValgrind, DebugInfoGdb};
+use common::{CompileFail, ParseFail, Pretty, RunFail, RunPass, RunPassValgrind, DebugInfoGdb};
 use common::{Codegen, DebugInfoLldb};
 use errors;
 use header::TestProps;
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ pub fn run_metrics(config: Config, testfile: String, mm: &mut MetricMap) {
     debug!("loaded props");
     match config.mode {
       CompileFail => run_cfail_test(&config, &props, &testfile),
+      ParseFail => run_cfail_test(&config, &props, &testfile),
       RunFail => run_rfail_test(&config, &props, &testfile),
       RunPass => run_rpass_test(&config, &props, &testfile),
       RunPassValgrind => run_valgrind_test(&config, &props, &testfile),
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ fn run_cfail_test(config: &Config, props: &TestProps, testfile: &Path) {
     let proc_res = compile_test(config, props, testfile);
 
     if proc_res.status.success() {
-        fatal_proc_rec("compile-fail test compiled successfully!",
+        fatal_proc_rec(&format!("{} test compiled successfully!", config.mode)[],
                       &proc_res);
     }