diff --git a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts_gtest.h b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts_gtest.h
index 0cffe61fea..bf0ff9134e 100644
--- a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts_gtest.h
+++ b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts_gtest.h
@@ -9235,6 +9235,10 @@ class NativeArray {
     try { \
       GTEST_SUPPRESS_UNREACHABLE_CODE_WARNING_BELOW_(statement); \
     } \
+    catch (const std::exception& e) { \
+      std::cerr << "Exception message: " << e.what() << std::endl; \
+      goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testnothrow_, __LINE__); \
+    } \
     catch (...) { \
       goto GTEST_CONCAT_TOKEN_(gtest_label_testnothrow_, __LINE__); \
     } \