diff -r c16691cbb050 ruby.testrunner/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/testrunner/ui/Bundle.properties
--- a/ruby.testrunner/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/testrunner/ui/Bundle.properties	Mon Oct 06 16:59:47 2008 -0700
+++ b/ruby.testrunner/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/testrunner/ui/Bundle.properties	Mon Oct 06 22:30:39 2008 -0700
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
 MSG_TestMethodPending_HTML_time=PENDING  ({0,number,0.0##} s)
 MSG_TestMethodError_HTML_time=caused an ERROR  ({0,number,0.0##} s)
 
+MSG_TestMethodPassed_HTML_cause=passed
+MSG_TestMethodFailed_HTML_cause=FAILED  ({0})
+MSG_TestMethodPending_HTML_cause=PENDING  ({0})
+MSG_TestMethodError_HTML_cause=caused an ERROR  ({0})
+
 # Elapsed time for a test suite
 MSG_TestSuiteElapsedTime= ({0,number,0.0##} s)
 
diff -r c16691cbb050 ruby.testrunner/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/testrunner/ui/TestMethodNode.java
--- a/ruby.testrunner/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/testrunner/ui/TestMethodNode.java	Mon Oct 06 16:59:47 2008 -0700
+++ b/ruby.testrunner/src/org/netbeans/modules/ruby/testrunner/ui/TestMethodNode.java	Mon Oct 06 22:30:39 2008 -0700
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 package org.netbeans.modules.ruby.testrunner.ui;
 
 import java.awt.Image;
+import java.io.CharConversionException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import javax.swing.Action;
@@ -51,12 +52,14 @@
 import org.openide.util.ImageUtilities;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.util.actions.SystemAction;
+import org.openide.xml.XMLUtil;
 
 /**
  *
  * @author Marian Petras, Erno Mononen
  */
 final class TestMethodNode extends AbstractNode {
+    private static final boolean INLINE_RESULTS = Boolean.getBoolean("junit.inline_result"); // NOI18N
 
     /** */
     private final Report.Testcase testcase;
@@ -119,6 +122,26 @@
         buf.append("  ");                                     //NOI18N
         buf.append("<font color='#");                                   //NOI18N
         buf.append(status.getHtmlDisplayColor() + "'>"); //NOI18N
+
+        String cause = null;
+//        if (INLINE_RESULTS && testcase.trouble != null && testcase.trouble.message != null &&
+//                !"null".equals(testcase.trouble.message)) { // NOI18N
+        if (INLINE_RESULTS && testcase.trouble != null && testcase.trouble.stackTrace != null &&
+                testcase.trouble.stackTrace.length > 0) {
+            try {
+                //cause = XMLUtil.toElementContent(testcase.trouble.message);
+                cause = XMLUtil.toElementContent(testcase.trouble.stackTrace[0]);
+            } catch (CharConversionException ex) {
+                // We're messing with user testoutput - always risky. Don't complain
+                // here, simply fall back to the old behavior of the test runner -
+                // don't include the message
+                cause = null;
+            }
+        }
+        if (cause != null) {
+            buf.append(NbBundle.getMessage(getClass(),
+                     DisplayNameMapper.getCauseKey(status), cause));
+        } else
         buf.append(testcase.timeMillis < 0
                    ? NbBundle.getMessage(getClass(),
                                          DisplayNameMapper.getNoTimeKey(status))
@@ -211,6 +234,19 @@
             result.put(Status.PENDING, "MSG_TestMethodPending_HTML_time"); //NOI18N
             return result;
         }
+
+        private static final Map< Status,String> CAUSE_KEYS = initCauseKeys();
+        private static Map< Status,String> initCauseKeys() {
+            Map< Status,String> result = new HashMap< Status,String>(4);
+            result.put(Status.PASSED, "MSG_TestMethodPassed_HTML_cause"); //NOI18N
+            result.put(Status.ERROR, "MSG_TestMethodError_HTML_cause"); //NOI18N
+            result.put(Status.FAILED, "MSG_TestMethodFailed_HTML_cause"); //NOI18N
+            result.put(Status.PENDING, "MSG_TestMethodPending_HTML_cause"); //NOI18N
+            return result;
+        }
+        static String getCauseKey(Status status) {
+            return CAUSE_KEYS.get(status);
+        }
         
         static String getNoTimeKey(Status status) {
             return NO_TIME_KEYS.get(status);
@@ -219,6 +255,5 @@
         static String getTimeKey(Status status) {
             return TIME_KEYS.get(status);
         }
-
     }
 }