diff --git a/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/Asserts.java b/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/Asserts.java
index 794261edc593f4ece234b31354ba36cfa6564057..8720be1d647ccddf30ca4d555c1050110c1c79c1 100644
--- a/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/Asserts.java
+++ b/test/lib/testlibrary/jdk/testlibrary/Asserts.java
@@ -408,6 +408,22 @@ public class Asserts {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fails a test with the default message.
+     */
+    public static void fail() {
+        error("Test failed");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fails a test with the given message.
+     *
+     * @param msg A description of the failure.
+     */
+    public static void fail(String msg) {
+        error(msg);
+    }
+
     private static <T extends Comparable<T>> int compare(T lhs, T rhs, String msg) {
         assertNotNull(lhs, msg);
         assertNotNull(rhs, msg);