diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
index 9164ee6bcca..a9b416f7cd7 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import sys
 from unittest import TextTestResult as _TestResult
 from unittest import TextTestRunner as _TestRunner
 
+def _case_id(case):
+    # Failures in subtests are recorded against a subtest object, use the
+    # id of the test case it belongs to
+    return getattr(case, 'test_case', case).id()
+
 class OEStreamLogger:
     def __init__(self, logger):
         self.logger = logger
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ class OETestResult(_TestResult):
         # to wait until selftest finishes to see them.
         for t in ['failures', 'errors', 'skipped', 'expectedFailures']:
             for (scase, msg) in getattr(self, t):
-                if test.id() == scase.id():
+                if test.id() == _case_id(scase):
                     self.tc.logger.info(str(msg))
                     self.shownmsg.append(test.id())
                     break
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ class OETestResult(_TestResult):
                     scase, msg = resultclass
                 else:
                     scase, msg = resultclass, None
-                if case.id() == scase.id():
+                if case.id() == _case_id(scase):
                     found = True
                     break
                 scase_str = str(scase.id())
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/cases/subtest.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/cases/subtest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d24135f7c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/cases/subtest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.core.case import OETestCase
+
+class SubTestTest(OETestCase):
+
+    def testSubTestFail(self):
+        for i in range(2):
+            with self.subTest(i=i):
+                self.assertEqual(i, 0)
+
+    def testSubTestPass(self):
+        for i in range(2):
+            with self.subTest(i=i):
+                self.assertTrue(True, msg='How is this possible?')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_runner.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_runner.py
index 205464cfae9..ce7be7b14e3 100755
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -36,5 +36,18 @@ class TestRunner(TestBase):
 
         fp.close()
 
+class TestResultStatus(TestBase):
+    def _statuses(self, modules):
+        tc = self._testLoader(modules=modules)
+        result = tc.runTests()
+        return {case_id: result._getTestResultDetails(case)[0]
+                for case_id, case in tc._registry['cases'].items()}
+
+    def test_subtest_status(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self._statuses(['subtest']), {
+            'subtest.SubTestTest.testSubTestFail': 'FAILED',
+            'subtest.SubTestTest.testSubTestPass': 'PASSED',
+        })
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()