diff --git a/test/common/README.md b/test/common/README.md
index 765ebe01231..981e27a26b2 100644
--- a/test/common/README.md
+++ b/test/common/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ Indicates if there is more than 1gb of total memory.
     regular expression must match the `message` property of the expected error.
   * `name` [<string>]
     expected error must have this value for its `name` property.
+  * `info` <Object> expected error must have the same `info` property
+    that is deeply equal to this value.
   * `generatedMessage` [<string>]
     (`AssertionError` only) expected error must have this value for its
     `generatedMessage` property.
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 4c4f0342f2f..ba53065ef01 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -704,6 +704,9 @@ exports.expectsError = function expectsError(fn, settings, exact) {
       }
       assert.strictEqual(typeName, type.name);
     }
+    if ('info' in settings) {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(error.info, settings.info);
+    }
     if ('message' in settings) {
       const message = settings.message;
       if (typeof message === 'string') {
@@ -717,7 +720,7 @@ exports.expectsError = function expectsError(fn, settings, exact) {
     // Check all error properties.
     const keys = Object.keys(settings);
     for (const key of keys) {
-      if (key === 'message' || key === 'type')
+      if (key === 'message' || key === 'type' || key === 'info')
         continue;
       const actual = error[key];
       const expected = settings[key];