diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f62d0023af..6afdbac32c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ test-outputs/issue1327/case-out.json: test/regression/issue1327/case.js
 test-failing:
 	./bin/mocha \
 		--reporter $(REPORTER) \
-		test/acceptance/failing/timeout.js > /dev/null 2>&1 ; \
+		test/acceptance/failing > /dev/null 2>&1 ; \
 		failures="$$?" ; \
-		if [ "$$failures" != '2' ] ; then \
+		if [ "$$failures" != '4' ] ; then \
 			echo 'test-failing:' ; \
-			echo "  expected 2 failing tests but saw $$failures" ; \
+			echo "  expected 4 failing tests but saw $$failures" ; \
 			exit 1 ; \
 		fi
 
diff --git a/lib/runnable.js b/lib/runnable.js
index 7ce2f5cf90..6e4803fd7f 100644
--- a/lib/runnable.js
+++ b/lib/runnable.js
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ Runnable.prototype.run = function(fn){
     var ms = self.timeout();
     if (self.timedOut) return;
     if (finished) return multiple(err || self._trace);
+
+    // Discard the resolution if this test has already failed asynchronously
+    if (self.state) return;
+
     self.clearTimeout();
     self.duration = new Date - start;
     finished = true;
diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index 634c4b2882..4718f0fb9f 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -573,12 +573,11 @@ Runner.prototype.uncaught = function(err){
   var runnable = this.currentRunnable;
   if (!runnable) return;
 
-  var wasAlreadyDone = runnable.state;
-  this.fail(runnable, err);
-
   runnable.clearTimeout();
 
-  if (wasAlreadyDone) return;
+  // Ignore errors if complete
+  if (runnable.state) return;
+  this.fail(runnable, err);
 
   // recover from test
   if ('test' == runnable.type) {
diff --git a/test/acceptance/failing/uncaught-and-async.js b/test/acceptance/failing/uncaught-and-async.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..054d1d857b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/acceptance/failing/uncaught-and-async.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * This file should only generate one failure per spec despite the fact that
+ * Mocha is capable of detecting two distinct exceptions during test execution.
+ */
+
+it('fails exactly once when a global error is thrown first', function(done) {
+  setTimeout(function() {
+    throw new Error('global error');
+
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      done(new Error('test error'));
+    }, 0);
+  }, 0);
+});
+
+it('fails exactly once when a global error is thrown second', function(done) {
+  setTimeout(function() {
+    done(new Error('test error'));
+  }, 0);
+
+  setTimeout(function() {
+    throw new Error('global error');
+  }, 0);
+});