diff --git a/include/seastar/testing/seastar_test.hh b/include/seastar/testing/seastar_test.hh
index 51a3a960bef..415f7851f20 100644
--- a/include/seastar/testing/seastar_test.hh
+++ b/include/seastar/testing/seastar_test.hh
@@ -30,13 +30,23 @@
 #include <seastar/util/std-compat.hh>
 #include <seastar/testing/entry_point.hh>
 
+#define SEASTAR_TEST_INVOKE(func, ...) func(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+namespace boost::unit_test::decorator {
+
+class collector_t;
+
+}
+
 namespace seastar {
 
 namespace testing {
 
 class seastar_test {
 public:
-    seastar_test(const char* test_name, const char* test_file, int test_line, int expected_failures = 0);
+    seastar_test(const char* test_name, const char* test_file, int test_line);
+    seastar_test(const char* test_name, const char* test_file, int test_line,
+                 boost::unit_test::decorator::collector_t& decorators);
     virtual ~seastar_test() {}
     static const std::string& get_name();
     virtual future<> run_test_case() const = 0;
diff --git a/include/seastar/testing/test_case.hh b/include/seastar/testing/test_case.hh
index 7e682915867..ce61896563d 100644
--- a/include/seastar/testing/test_case.hh
+++ b/include/seastar/testing/test_case.hh
@@ -22,14 +22,35 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <boost/preprocessor/control/iif.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/comparison/equal.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/variadic/size.hpp>
+
 #include <seastar/core/future.hh>
 
 #include <seastar/testing/seastar_test.hh>
 
-#define SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(name) \
-    struct name : public seastar::testing::seastar_test { \
-        using seastar::testing::seastar_test::seastar_test; \
-        seastar::future<> run_test_case() const override; \
-    }; \
-    static const name name ## _instance(#name, __FILE__, __LINE__); /* NOLINT(cert-err58-cpp) */ \
+#define SEASTAR_TEST_CASE_WITH_DECO(name, decorators)               \
+    struct name : public seastar::testing::seastar_test {           \
+        using seastar::testing::seastar_test::seastar_test;         \
+        seastar::future<> run_test_case() const override;           \
+    };                                                              \
+    static const name name ## _instance(                            \
+        #name,                                                      \
+        __FILE__,                                                   \
+        __LINE__,                                                   \
+        decorators); /* NOLINT(cert-err58-cpp) */                   \
     seastar::future<> name::run_test_case() const
+
+#define SEASTAR_TEST_CASE_WITHOUT_DECO(name)                        \
+    SEASTAR_TEST_CASE_WITH_DECO(                                    \
+        name,                                                       \
+        boost::unit_test::decorator::collector_t::instance())
+
+#define SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(...)                                      \
+    SEASTAR_TEST_INVOKE(                                            \
+        BOOST_PP_IIF(                                               \
+            BOOST_PP_EQUAL(BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_SIZE(__VA_ARGS__), 1), \
+            SEASTAR_TEST_CASE_WITHOUT_DECO,                         \
+            SEASTAR_TEST_CASE_WITH_DECO),                           \
+        __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/include/seastar/testing/thread_test_case.hh b/include/seastar/testing/thread_test_case.hh
index 861f920851b..7f8cfde21a8 100644
--- a/include/seastar/testing/thread_test_case.hh
+++ b/include/seastar/testing/thread_test_case.hh
@@ -25,20 +25,38 @@
 #include <seastar/core/future.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/thread.hh>
 
+#include <boost/preprocessor/control/iif.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/comparison/equal.hpp>
+#include <boost/preprocessor/variadic/size.hpp>
+
 #include <seastar/testing/seastar_test.hh>
 
-#define SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_EXPECTED_FAILURES(name, failures) \
-    struct name : public seastar::testing::seastar_test { \
-        using seastar::testing::seastar_test::seastar_test; \
-        seastar::future<> run_test_case() const override { \
-            return seastar::async([this] { \
-                do_run_test_case(); \
-            }); \
-        } \
-        void do_run_test_case() const; \
-    }; \
-    static const name name ## _instance(#name, __FILE__, __LINE__, failures); /* NOLINT(cert-err58-cpp) */ \
+#define SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_WITH_DECO(name, decorators) \
+    struct name : public seastar::testing::seastar_test {    \
+        using seastar::testing::seastar_test::seastar_test;  \
+        seastar::future<> run_test_case() const override {   \
+            return seastar::async([this] {                   \
+                do_run_test_case();                          \
+            });                                              \
+        }                                                    \
+        void do_run_test_case() const;                       \
+    };                                                       \
+    static const name name ## _instance(                     \
+        #name,                                               \
+        __FILE__,                                            \
+        __LINE__,                                            \
+        decorators); /* NOLINT(cert-err58-cpp) */            \
     void name::do_run_test_case() const
 
-#define SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(name) \
-    SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_EXPECTED_FAILURES(name, 0)
+#define SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_WITHOUT_DECO(name)          \
+    SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_WITH_DECO(                      \
+        name,                                                \
+        boost::unit_test::decorator::collector_t::instance())
+
+#define SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(...)                               \
+    SEASTAR_TEST_INVOKE(                                            \
+        BOOST_PP_IIF(                                               \
+            BOOST_PP_EQUAL(BOOST_PP_VARIADIC_SIZE(__VA_ARGS__), 1), \
+            SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_WITHOUT_DECO,                  \
+            SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_WITH_DECO),                    \
+        __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/src/testing/seastar_test.cc b/src/testing/seastar_test.cc
index f039a994e74..7edca5598a5 100644
--- a/src/testing/seastar_test.cc
+++ b/src/testing/seastar_test.cc
@@ -52,9 +52,16 @@ void seastar_test::run() {
     });
 }
 
-seastar_test::seastar_test(const char* test_name, const char* test_file, int test_line, int expected_failures) {
+
+seastar_test::seastar_test(const char* test_name, const char* test_file, int test_line)
+    : seastar_test(test_name, test_file, test_line, boost::unit_test::decorator::collector_t::instance()) {}
+
+seastar_test::seastar_test(const char* test_name, const char* test_file, int test_line,
+                           boost::unit_test::decorator::collector_t& decorators) {
     auto test = boost::unit_test::make_test_case([this] { run(); }, test_name, test_file, test_line);
-    boost::unit_test::framework::current_auto_test_suite().add(test, expected_failures);
+    decorators.store_in(*test);
+    decorators.reset();
+    boost::unit_test::framework::current_auto_test_suite().add(test);
 }
 
 std::string& seastar_test::get_name() {
diff --git a/tests/unit/thread_test.cc b/tests/unit/thread_test.cc
index 2aaff614572..3159499bc32 100644
--- a/tests/unit/thread_test.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/thread_test.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_asan_false_positive) {
 }
 #endif
 
-SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE_EXPECTED_FAILURES(abc, 2) {
+SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(abc, *boost::unit_test::expected_failures(2)) {
     BOOST_TEST(false);
     BOOST_TEST(false);
 }