diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/setup_and_teardown.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/setup_and_teardown.rb
index 772c7b4209558d19fd1489f5c80de2fe4277c879..527fa555b7b12ec538f77f366a8c48fcc2dd7290 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/setup_and_teardown.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/setup_and_teardown.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 module ActiveSupport
   module Testing
     module SetupAndTeardown
+
+      PASSTHROUGH_EXCEPTIONS = [
+        NoMemoryError,
+        SignalException,
+        Interrupt,
+        SystemExit
+      ]
+
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
       included do
@@ -28,11 +36,15 @@ def run(runner)
           run_callbacks :setup do
             result = super
           end
+        rescue *PASSTHROUGH_EXCEPTIONS
+          raise
         rescue Exception => e
           result = runner.puke(self.class, method_name, e)
         ensure
           begin
             run_callbacks :teardown
+          rescue *PASSTHROUGH_EXCEPTIONS
+            raise
           rescue Exception => e
             result = runner.puke(self.class, method_name, e)
           end
diff --git a/activesupport/test/test_case_test.rb b/activesupport/test/test_case_test.rb
index e5b5547478945fe1315970e41eae00c59da647a9..c02bfa849777ba629f38d5b882f0a002d8b5fa3e 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/test_case_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/test_case_test.rb
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ def options
       end
     end
 
-    def test_callback_with_exception
+    def test_standard_error_raised_within_setup_callback_is_puked
       tc = Class.new(TestCase) do
-        def self.name
-          nil
-        end
+        def self.name; nil; end
 
         setup :bad_callback
         def bad_callback; raise 'oh noes' end
@@ -41,11 +39,9 @@ def test_true; assert true end
       assert_equal 'oh noes', exception.message
     end
 
-    def test_teardown_callback_with_exception
+    def test_standard_error_raised_within_teardown_callback_is_puked
       tc = Class.new(TestCase) do
-        def self.name
-          nil
-        end
+        def self.name; nil; end
 
         teardown :bad_callback
         def bad_callback; raise 'oh noes' end
@@ -63,5 +59,51 @@ def test_true; assert true end
       assert_equal test_name, name
       assert_equal 'oh noes', exception.message
     end
+
+    def test_passthrough_exception_raised_within_test_method_is_not_rescued
+      tc = Class.new(TestCase) do
+        def self.name; nil; end
+
+        def test_which_raises_interrupt; raise Interrupt; end
+      end
+
+      test_name = 'test_which_raises_interrupt'
+      fr = FakeRunner.new
+
+      test = tc.new test_name
+      assert_raises(Interrupt) { test.run fr }
+    end
+
+    def test_passthrough_exception_raised_within_setup_callback_is_not_rescued
+      tc = Class.new(TestCase) do
+        def self.name; nil; end
+
+        setup :callback_which_raises_interrupt
+        def callback_which_raises_interrupt; raise Interrupt; end
+        def test_true; assert true end
+      end
+
+      test_name = 'test_true'
+      fr = FakeRunner.new
+
+      test = tc.new test_name
+      assert_raises(Interrupt) { test.run fr }
+    end
+
+    def test_passthrough_exception_raised_within_teardown_callback_is_not_rescued
+      tc = Class.new(TestCase) do
+        def self.name; nil; end
+
+        teardown :callback_which_raises_interrupt
+        def callback_which_raises_interrupt; raise Interrupt; end
+        def test_true; assert true end
+      end
+
+      test_name = 'test_true'
+      fr = FakeRunner.new
+
+      test = tc.new test_name
+      assert_raises(Interrupt) { test.run fr }
+    end
   end
 end