diff --git a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
index 469f32b8a..d48a3fbf5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QUrl
 import testprocess
 from qutebrowser.misc import ipc
 from qutebrowser.utils import log, utils
+from helpers import utils as testutils
 
 
 def is_ignored_qt_message(message):
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
                 log_line.function == 'init' and
                 log_line.message.startswith('Base directory:')):
             self.basedir = log_line.message.split(':', maxsplit=1)[1].strip()
-        elif log_line.loglevel > logging.INFO:
+        elif self._is_error_logline(log_line):
             self.got_error.emit()
 
         return log_line
@@ -224,9 +225,17 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
                 self._httpbin.port if port is None else port,
                 path if path != '/' else '')
 
+    def _is_error_logline(self, msg):
+        """Check if the given LogLine is some kind of error message."""
+        is_js_error = (msg.category == 'js' and
+                       msg.function == 'javaScriptConsoleMessage' and
+                       testutils.pattern_match(pattern='[*] [FAIL] *',
+                                               value=msg.message))
+        return msg.loglevel > logging.INFO or is_js_error
+
     def after_test(self):
         bad_msgs = [msg for msg in self._data
-                    if msg.loglevel > logging.INFO and not msg.expected]
+                    if self._is_error_logline(msg) and not msg.expected]
         super().after_test()
         if bad_msgs:
             text = 'Logged unexpected errors:\n\n' + '\n'.join(
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_quteprocess.py b/tests/integration/test_quteprocess.py
index 6ff3c172b..f998dab4c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_quteprocess.py
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ import testprocess
 from qutebrowser.utils import log
 
 
-def test_quteproc_error_message(qtbot, quteproc):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('cmd', [
+    ':message-error test',
+    ':jseval console.log("[FAIL] test");'
+])
+def test_quteproc_error_message(qtbot, quteproc, cmd):
     """Make sure the test fails with an unexpected error message."""
     with qtbot.waitSignal(quteproc.got_error):
-        quteproc.send_cmd(':message-error test')
+        quteproc.send_cmd(cmd)
     # Usually we wouldn't call this from inside a test, but here we force the
     # error to occur during the test rather than at teardown time.
     with pytest.raises(pytest.fail.Exception):