diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_example_goexit.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_example_goexit.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59219e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_example_goexit.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# For issue golang.org/issue/41084
+[short] skip
+
+! go test -v examplegoexit
+stdout '(?s)--- PASS.*--- FAIL.*'
+stdout 'panic: test executed panic\(nil\) or runtime\.Goexit'
+
+-- examplegoexit/example_test.go --
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
+)
+
+func ExamplePass() {
+	fmt.Println("pass")
+	// Output:
+	// pass
+}
+
+func ExampleGoexit() {
+	runtime.Goexit()
+	// Output:
+}
diff --git a/src/testing/example.go b/src/testing/example.go
index adc91d5..0217c5d2 100644
--- a/src/testing/example.go
+++ b/src/testing/example.go
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@
 // If stdout doesn't match the expected output or if recovered is non-nil, it'll print the cause of failure to stdout.
 // If the test is chatty/verbose, it'll print a success message to stdout.
 // If recovered is non-nil, it'll panic with that value.
-func (eg *InternalExample) processRunResult(stdout string, timeSpent time.Duration, recovered interface{}) (passed bool) {
+// If the test panicked with nil, or invoked runtime.Goexit, it'll be
+// made to fail and panic with errNilPanicOrGoexit
+func (eg *InternalExample) processRunResult(stdout string, timeSpent time.Duration, finished bool, recovered interface{}) (passed bool) {
 	passed = true
-
 	dstr := fmtDuration(timeSpent)
 	var fail string
 	got := strings.TrimSpace(stdout)
@@ -78,16 +79,20 @@
 			fail = fmt.Sprintf("got:\n%s\nwant:\n%s\n", got, want)
 		}
 	}
-	if fail != "" || recovered != nil {
+	if fail != "" || !finished || recovered != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("--- FAIL: %s (%s)\n%s", eg.Name, dstr, fail)
 		passed = false
 	} else if *chatty {
 		fmt.Printf("--- PASS: %s (%s)\n", eg.Name, dstr)
 	}
+
 	if recovered != nil {
 		// Propagate the previously recovered result, by panicking.
 		panic(recovered)
 	}
+	if !finished && recovered == nil {
+		panic(errNilPanicOrGoexit)
+	}
 
 	return
 }
diff --git a/src/testing/run_example.go b/src/testing/run_example.go
index 10bde49..4dc83f7 100644
--- a/src/testing/run_example.go
+++ b/src/testing/run_example.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 		outC <- buf.String()
 	}()
 
+	finished := false
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	// Clean up in a deferred call so we can recover if the example panics.
@@ -55,10 +56,11 @@
 		out := <-outC
 
 		err := recover()
-		ok = eg.processRunResult(out, timeSpent, err)
+		ok = eg.processRunResult(out, timeSpent, finished, err)
 	}()
 
 	// Run example.
 	eg.F()
+	finished = true
 	return
 }
diff --git a/src/testing/run_example_js.go b/src/testing/run_example_js.go
index 472e0c5..1d4164b 100644
--- a/src/testing/run_example_js.go
+++ b/src/testing/run_example_js.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 	stdout := os.Stdout
 	f := createTempFile(eg.Name)
 	os.Stdout = f
+	finished := false
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	// Clean up in a deferred call so we can recover if the example panics.
@@ -50,11 +51,12 @@
 		}
 
 		err := recover()
-		ok = eg.processRunResult(out, timeSpent, err)
+		ok = eg.processRunResult(out, timeSpent, finished, err)
 	}()
 
 	// Run example.
 	eg.F()
+	finished = true
 	return
 }