diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/test.dart
index 92bc4c1e3d4..a243c063aba 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/test.dart
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ class TestCommand extends FlutterCommand with DeviceBasedDevelopmentArtifacts {
     testTimeRecorder?.print();
 
     if (result != 0) {
-      throwToolExit(null);
+      throwToolExit(null, exitCode: result);
     }
     return FlutterCommandResult.success();
   }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/test_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/test_test.dart
index 95c8d974a36..eada63e9e03 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/test_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/hermetic/test_test.dart
@@ -1629,6 +1629,25 @@ resolution: workspace
       Logger: () => logger,
     },
   );
+
+  testUsingContext(
+    'The dart test exit code should be forwarded',
+    () async {
+      final FakeFlutterTestRunner testRunner = FakeFlutterTestRunner(79);
+
+      final TestCommand testCommand = TestCommand(testRunner: testRunner);
+      final CommandRunner<void> commandRunner = createTestCommandRunner(testCommand);
+
+      expect(
+        () => commandRunner.run(const <String>['test', '--no-pub']),
+        throwsToolExit(exitCode: 79),
+      );
+    },
+    overrides: <Type, Generator>{
+      FileSystem: () => fs,
+      ProcessManager: () => FakeProcessManager.any(),
+    },
+  );
 }
 
 class FakeFlutterTestRunner implements FlutterTestRunner {